It was the end of a year and (though not technically) the end of a decade so we went to Sam's Club and Jane ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270250 and Ben had lunch hot dogs ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270251 and then we stopped at The Place to Bead to wish the injured Kaylen a happy new year. ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270252

Next thing we knew, there wasn't much time left in 2009 and there was Dick Clark unable to speak intelligibly ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270253 as Clay ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270254 and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270255 and Seva and Sara ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270256 saw cookies ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270257 and chips ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270258 as Peter ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270259 and Seva and Sara put on celebratory gear ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270260 as Peter took this picture (or a different one) ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270261 of Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270262 and Steven, Clay and Ben ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270263 watched as there were 3 minutes and 8 seconds left ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270264 and we all got ready ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270265 ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270266 ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270267 but time moved slowly and soon it was 2 minutes to go ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270268 and so the champagne was poured ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270269 and then after 18 seconds ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270270 the ball had dropped, the new year was upon us and Dick Clark still could not speak ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270271 but we knew it was a new year ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270272 ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270273 and so as the people in Times Square rejoiced, so did we ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270274 as Peter's iPhone no doubt recorded. ../../../Sabbat/2009/12.31.09Ending2009//P1270275