{"id":1963,"date":"2008-12-31T22:54:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-31T22:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2008-12-31T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2008-12-31T22:58:28","slug":"the-year-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/learningaloud.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/31\/the-year-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"The Year Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

We have spent the past few days with family at a cabin in Wisconsin. Everyone but us has now gone home and we will leave in the morning. It has been a very relaxing time with family.<\/p>\n

The most unique event of the day was a virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). These are friends Cindy made during her travels and she stays in touch. The coming of the New Year seems a bigger event in Russia. They give presents and welcome Father Frost much as we do on Christmas eve.<\/p>\n

We exchanged several vodka toasts each followed by a pickle. There appears to be an order to the toasts. I remember the second round is to remember your parents. They were eating caviar on toast. Hard for us to match that, but the cost in Nizhny is a fraction of the cost in the U.S.<\/p>\n

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We won’t be able to toast the New Year with all of our friends, but consider this a virtual toast – To you and\u00a0 yours, may the New Year treat you with kindness and engage you with new adventures.<\/p>\n

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We have spent the past few days with family at a cabin in Wisconsin. Everyone but us has now gone home and we will leave in the morning. It has been a very relaxing time with family. The most unique event of the day was a virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). … Continue reading The Year Ends<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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