Some of my college friends and I have been getting together in NYC every New Year’s Eve for the last 15 years. The evening always starts out the same way: We go to a local cheap Chinese restaurant (must have free wine), and gorge on dumplings, sesame noodles, and other favorites. Then we go back to someone’s apartment and have a “Year End Wrap-Up.” Everyone tells a summary of their year, and the group toasts that person when he or she is done.
The group has been getting larger and larger, so often this takes until 10 or 11 p.m. Then we chill, play cheesy board games, watch the ball drop, and stay up all night. :-)