This year we’re celebrating New Year’s by giving away a little bit of extra cheer. A bunch of blogs are getting together to give away books, gift cards and other prizes.
It sounds like a terrific New Year’s tradition to me. Way better than a hangover!
We’ll probably have toasted the New Year with something other than champagne at our house, too. More likely hard cider. Champagne may be the traditional beverage, but I just plain like cider better. And isn’t this supposed to be a celebration?
And, I’ll admit, we’ll probably stay home. Not just because we’re new here and don’t know people yet, but because it’s wonderful to have found the right person to share celebrations with. We’re celebrating starting a new year in a new city, and a fresh start.
How do you celebrate New Year’s Eve? Is it a time for wild partying? Or do you prefer a quieter celebration?
And speaking of celebrating…
This New Year’s Blog Hop has THREE grand prizes. You as a reader can go to EACH blog and comment with your email address and be entered to win. Yep, you can enter over 200 times! As for MY prize, I’m giving away a $10 Amazon Gift Card, just in case there’s anything left on your wish list. Follow the Rafflecopter to enter.
Now what are those prizes?
1st Grand Prize: A Kindle Fire or Nook Tablet
2nd Grand Prize: A $300 Amazon or B&N Gift Card
3rd Grand Prize: A Swag Pack that contains paperbacks, ebooks, 50+ bookmarks, cover flats, magnets, pens, coffee cozies, and more!
To find the othe 200+ Authors & Bloggers Click HERE!
I stayed home with the endings of a cold. Not very exciting.
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Happy new year!
My family stays up for new year’s eve til midnight, when we set firecrackers. Then we sleep in the next day, haha.
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Thanks for a fun giveaway! I went to a party where the drama llamas came out in force…. siiiiigh
Home with the family, eating cheesecake around the fireplace.
My New Years is typically spent with family
I’m home with a cold too! Happy New Year!
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Home with my honey wrapped up and watching tv. Thanks for the giveaway and Happy New Year!!!!! I can’t wait for all the new books that will be coming out in 2013!
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I would love an adult night out NYE someday but with kids it’s just never a possibility. We stayed in and had a few drinks and watched a movie.
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I don’t do much for New Year’s Eve, just curl up with a book, and maybe watch some television
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Quietly, with my family.
Happy New Year
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Snuggles with the hubs and a bottle of Asti
Kassandra
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Spent New Years home with hubby. Nice and quiet, the way I enjoy most.
The same way you do., but with champagne. LOL. Hubster and I stay in and share a bottle.
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My New Years is typically spent with family
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Happy New Year! We don’t exactly have a tradition. Last year was quiet, this year we partied.
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Stay home and watch TV. Happy New Year!
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Happy New Year! I spent it with family and friends!
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Spend it with family.
Happy New Year!
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We don’t do anything for new years.
Thanks for the great hop.
magic5905 at embarqmail dot com
Just a quiet day at home (this year we watched the Rose Bowl).
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Thanks so much for a great beginning to a New Year. I read and watched the ball drop.
kp_kazamei(at)yahoo(dot)com
We have a quiet night at home.
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Quiet day with boyfriend, friends and family! The best day!
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We just stay at home with family and maybe play a game or two, pretty tame since we have a toddler
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I celebrate with family.
I just hopped here!
Happy New Year!
We just watch fireworks at midnight then made some noise <:)
Anyways, thanks for giving us chance for such great giveaways!
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We drive to the lake and watch the fireworks.
chelseawoodring at hotmail dot com
We celebrated New Year quietly this year because my two kids are still too young — but we attended mass on New Year’s Day and went out to lunch together and that was a wonderful way for us to start 2013.
Thank you for the great giveaway!
- Tin (khriscc at yahoo dot com)
Hanging out and eating too much. Happy New Year and thanks for the giveaway!
~Krista
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We rent some good movies..bunches of great snacks and then watch the ball drop with a glass of sparkling cider..love that stuff..smilz
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Spent it with my family. Happy New Year! Thank you for sharing your heart and your soul with us through your books for another year!
angelheart618@gmail.com
Thanks so much for the chance to win. It’s a great way to start the year!
I stayed home with the family and watched the ball drop on tv. Nothing exciting but was great nonetheless.
No major resolutions beyond reading a lot (let’s go 50 books!) and staying active (jog, jog!), but I hope you have a great year
Thanks again!
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I used to go out and party but now just stay home and chill, watch movies.
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played games
happy new year! Thanks
mrsbrinius at comcast dot net
going to try to lose weight this year
Stay home and watch TV
wendy.pogrant@yahoo.com
Happy New Year!!!
I go out and party with friends!
At home, we celebrate new year with a film marathon (Star Wars trilogy this year).
Thaks a lot for the giveaway! and happy new year!
celine.guissart@gmail.com
We stay home sick normally we go out to a party we are invited to this year didn’t go as house was sick and parties we go to are normally family friendly unless we get sitter.
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super kewl giveaway, thanks for participating! We stayed at home with the boys, ringing in the UK new year, watched a movie, and put the boys to bed by 9
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I celebrate the New Year with a mellow night of reading! (:
watching fireworks with my family
Thank you for the chance!
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I just stay at home and watch it on TV
thanks for the giveaway
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Usually stay in to watch the ball drop.
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My family gets together so the little kids can play together and then the big kids get to play poker.
jkgf27@verizon.net
I normally just watch Dick Clark’s New Year’s show
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
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with family
Happy new year!
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My husband and I stay home for New Years Eve. I just do not want to be out on the roads.
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A great way to start off the new year – my son was born on New Year’s Eve morning back in 1983 – talk about out with the old and in with the new! We try to go downtown on New Year’s Day to see the Mummers, if he isn’t getting together with friends on NYE!!!
Felicia
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I celebrate by catching up on sleep. haha Boring, I know, but I like to sleep!
Thanks for the fun and Happy 2013!
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We ate snacks and watched the Twilight Zone marathon with the kids.
Thanks for the chance to win and Happy New Year!
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Hubby and I stayed in and had a nice quiet and relaxing evening watching Batman Rising, which ended right before midnight, just in time for our New Year Kiss. Very enjoyable evening.
Happy New year
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Sat at home and went to bed!
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We have a nice dinner at home.
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Happy New Year!
My resolution is to spend more time on myself. I spread myself to thin. Maybe getting a cloning machine up and running would help!
~*Drea*~
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Happy New Year,thanks for the chance to win.I did nothing.
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We normally stay inside. I don’t fancy battling with traffic or tipsy drivers.. so we stock up on food, watch movies, play music & games.. have fun until it’s time to go to bed!
it’s a nice night.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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I prefer parties! Lot’s of fun
Thank you for participating in the New Year Blog Hop!
Best Wishes in 2013
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I tend to stay in
Happy New Year!!
bacchus76 at myself dot com
I watch the ball drop and than spend the night reading a new book off of TBR pile till the wee hours. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE! I’m going to lose 25 # and read 52 + books this year.
Judy
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Sat at home in pain from a slipped disc.
I slept through it again this year.
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I love to follow when I come to these hops. So many great sites to add to my reading list. Happy New Year!
I stay home on New years eve watch t.v.
Thank you very much for the great giveaway and fun blog hop!
I wish you a very Happy New Year!
Latisha D
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don’t celebrate anymore, just another day – regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com
A quiet nite at home with my sexy man, watching tv
Happy New Year
Missie Jones
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a nice quiet evening at home reading, snacking & drinking till time to watch the ball drop. happy new year
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Spend New Years with my Bff usually doing something fun. Thx for the hop stop.
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We are very low key around our house. We have friends over, the kids play, the adults play board games and try new drinks. Lots of food, laughter, and fun. Not to mention, the doggy gets lots of attention from everyone.
Happy New Year.
Mel
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Thanks for doing the hop!! We like to spend the day hanging out with family! It is a nice time and a good way to start the year!
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We watch the ball drop and watch the Parade the next day.
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I stay home.
Thanks for the chance to win!
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Entering for Grand Prizes.
Thanks for the contest.
slehan at juno dot com
I celebrate with my family!
Happy New Year to you!
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Hi! Happy New Years! I spent the day with my family. We watched movies, put together a puzzle and toaster in the new year. Thanks for the awesome hop and all the giveaways! This is so fun! I love these hops! I always meet new authors, reconnect with old ones and my TBR list grows by leaps and bounds! Thank you!! Have a great day! Best wishes and many blessings to you!
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My holiday is always quiet. My mom and I traditionally have our “midnight meal” on New Year’s Eve (consisting of appetizers and snack foods) while we wait for the ball to drop. (We used to watch the Twilight Zone marathon on SyFy, but since we cut cable in 2012, we didn’t this year.) We sip on sparkling pear juice instead of wine.
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It depends – sometimes spending it home with my family, sometimes partying crazy! This year I stayed home with my family!
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I usually sleep thru new years since hubby has to work!
Happy New Year
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Happy New Year! My New Years traditions are easy, I spend time with my family and friends. I can’t think of a better way to ring in the new year. My resolutions this year is as always to loose a few pounds and spend a little more time with my family.
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thanks for the hop
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Usually stay at home read a book or watch a movie.
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My tradition used to be watching monster movies, but now that I have kids the monster movies are out. For a while we watched Disney countdown, but thankfully we don’t have that channel anymore.
We don’t really have a “thing” anymore.
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Angelia
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I like staying home with my family. Thank you for your giveaway!
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I like to spend New Years on the couch with my boyfriend and pup. Thanks! katieamanda1(at)yahoo(dot)com
Eating with family and friends and drinking champagne!
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We celebrate the New Year at home with family and friends. Thanks for the giveaway. Happy New Year!
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Thanks for the giveaway! No real traditions, it tends to be a quiet night at home for my new years.
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