I stayed up past midnight this year! After x country skiing almost 9 miles, I rested and then drank a cup of coffee at the beautiful Inn at Thorn Hill in Jackson, NH. Our reservation in the dining room was at 9 PM, so we sat in the bar for about a half hour and watched the various people... I made up names for all of them! Every night is a 3 course dinner at Thorn Hill, but it was a bit more festive on NYE, with decorations, etc. We were done around 11:20, so back into the lounge we went, ordered a split of champagne (actually Prosecco) and back to people watching we went. One couple looked like a much older woman with a younger guy, so I started calling him the gigolo. Silly, yes, but we had a good laugh. The next morning, on closer looking, I realized she just had an old fashioned haircut and clothes. Then there was the very inebriated couple, dancing in the middle of the bar, very aggressively swing dancing, bumping into DH's chair. Well, we watched the ball drop on the tV, finished our drinks and went to bed. Too bad I couldn't sleep!