HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011!!!
For New Years, we went downtown to Pete's Dueling Piano Bar with a group of friends. It was packed! Earlier in the day I went shopping at Forever 21 in search of a killer dress, with lots of sparkles and not BLACK - oh, and also for cheap :)
Low and behold, I found this little number!
Only $15.50! I couldn't believe it. Course, I had to get the bling too. (ie: earrings, bracelet) Also, at Forever 21.
The shoes are actually my wedding shoes! :)
The Boys, all spiffed up :)
My mom, dad, sister-in-law Nicole, brother Maxx and niece Neveah came over for some shots of Tequila. They ended up staying at my mom and dads, dancing to Madonna records (Neveah LOVES Madonna), ordering Pizza, watching Jay Leno and the ball drop in NYC.
We left about 10:15 for downtown, and by the time we got into downtown they were already setting off tons of fireworks above us, about 10:30pm. Traffic was super congested, and people (mainly in black - what is it with black?) were everywhere. Parking was hard to find, as per the usual in downtown, so to save ourselves any more hassle we pulled into a large multi-level lot (also per the usual) on 3rd and Brazos for $13. Then we took a buggy (bike which pulls a 3 seater sort-of-wagon) up to 6th and Nueches where Petes was, and tipped the biker $10 (they are only paid by tips). Of course, all of downtown was blocked off for the massive amounts of people everywhere. Seriously - Austin is one of the funnest places to be for a large event. The excitement just pulses everywhere. Either that, or its the booming of the base through every club.
Originally, we were only supposed to pay a $10 cover per person. By the time we got to the door about 11, the cover was $25, but the bouncer was super cool and took all three of us for $40! Super nice guy! We pushed our way through the crowd into Petes and upstairs to the table our friends had reserved. The pianists were awesome! Non-stop hits of all kinds played though midnight, and everyone, young and old were on their feet clapping or singing at the top of their voices - it was awesome! We met tons of new friends. Here's the view:
Petes, from the entrance
Dueling Pianists from the Top
New friends made: Sam, Larissa, and Rosemary (don't mind the time/date, its not updated :)
Top: Vanessa, her friend, Larissa
Bottom: Me, Rosie and Larissa
The Boys (just a few of them) Rodrigo, Rodolfo, Andre and Chris
Vanessa <3
Then, before we even knew it, it was
Wooooo!!!!
Our 2011 New Years Kiss!
Rodolfo and Rosie <3
We sang the Auld Lang Syne, and danced, and popped the cork off that bottle!
Each table received a bottle of Champagne and glasses, also Party Hats and crowns.
Rodolfo and Rosie
Rodolfo and Rodrigo
Just after the new year we rushed outside to see the party unfolding on 6th:
2011 Ball!!
Rodolfo took to dancing in the street (one too many Red Bulls...or vodkas, not sure)
So, that was our 2011 New Years Celebration! It was a total blast!
We hope yours was even better!!
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