Announcing the First Morning: Friends, Breakfast, Coffee – and a sunrise.

I woke to this first morning of 2012 and it was early, like dark early. The sun was going to rise soon and it hit me.

Celebrating the morning of the beginning of the year is far deeper than the revelry of the last night.

There was a time I too found the partying, drinking, etc. to be the traditional way to end the old year and bring in the new. I lost that excitement years ago. It seems there are a good number of you who did too. You stayed in last night. Some admitted that to me that it was depressing that they would be alone this year for this big night … I get it.

But is a fake lighted ball dropping and introducing the new year exciting? Really? Is all the revelry fun? Really?

I found the beginning of the first day, at sunrise, to be really meaningful. And a few others did too. Those that were up.

Next year I am planning a sunrise breakfast with close friends. We’ll celebrate with fun and food and coffee! I asked my friend Cindy (who was also up EARLY) if she thought I could find a band for that! In her sharp, witty way she suggested, “Maybe a band from Sun City…” Ha-Ha!

I am announcing the Celebration of 2013! The First Morning: Friends, Breakfast, Coffee.

I think spending it around people you know and care about sounds so much better than the celebrations we now accept as fun and significant events.

Cindy already had suggestions for the event. There will definitely be a great view of the sunrise. Not a falling, lighted ball. This will be fun.