New Year's Eve

Nouri flew out from New York to celebrate New Year's with us this year. It was sad having our first New Year's without Mary. Dieter wrote a really sweet short note about marking the transition this year - both marking Mary's death, but also taking a moment to reflect on the history and evolution of our family's version of this holiday. It's funny to think, for example, that the round candelabra that we have maybe wasn't always in existence: it's one of those things that existed as long as I can remember, so in my brain it must have always existed! But Dieter reminded us that him and Mary cobbled together the celebration with us as a way to mark the year and help their small kids (me and Nouri) understand better the passing of time.

Here's some pictures from the evening. First, just scenes from the earlier part of the evening (before candles and gifts and watching UHF):