this year mitch and joe made plans to ring in the new year in wendover. i wasn't necessarily on board with this idea but ended up sucking it up and going with them. gratefully alyson would be there to keep me company. originally mitch was supposed to work until 7 and then we'd head out around 8pm. as the afternoon progressed things slowed down at his firm and he was able to take off early. hooray for the holiday. we still didn't leave until just after 8. joe and alyson picked us up. as i was walking to the truck, i slipped on the ice on our front stairs and landed on my hip and hit my head. i couldn't get up at first and just laid there on the ground. i finally sat up and mitch noticed the cement was pink. at first he thought i had split my head on the stairs but gratefully it was just my pink rockstar that had spilt all over. alyson offered to stay home with me and let the boys go and have their fun. i was hesitant at staying home, and decided i'd rather be with everyone especially after hitting my head so hard. after we loaded up we realized i cracked one of the drinks in my purse and it was completely full of rockstar {i had to be prepared for our all nighter}. it was a nightmare, especially since my camera was in there too. gratefully mitch cleaned off my camera and made sure it wasn't damaged, alyson helped clean everything else off as much as possible. and of course during all of this i was in horrible pain. it was quite the start to our night. a quick stop in salt lake for a bite to eat and we were finally on our way to wendover. we made it just before midnight. we rung in the new year together. mitch and i happened to stand under one of the confetti bombs (?) and were covered with it. it was very festive. i quickly gained the nickname of gimpy for the night. i limped everywhere, unable to put any weight on my left leg due to the tenderness in my hip. mitch and joe found a table to play at and alyson and i looked for a place to sit down and keep each other company. we had a lot of fun people watching. we had breakfast around 3 and then the boys headed back to the table to play. finally we called it a night around 5 and headed back to utah. our trip ended up being free with mitch's winnings. {phew} and i got to spend some good time talking with alyson. besides my fall, i was surprised by how much fun i had. we got home just after 7am and i had officially pulled an all nighter. {i honestly don't remember the last time i pulled one.... maybe studying in my first year of college}. i told mitch i deserved a gold star for being a trooper with no sleep and being in so much pain. after a quick shower and kisses from the boys we crawled into bed and napped for awhile. i guess we aren't always old farts :) happy new year and i pray that none of you suffered any tragic accidents with ice.... i will say i'm glad to report i got a wicked bruise on my hip. i would have been disappointed if i didn't... i needed a battle wound outside of the obvious limp and moaning and groaning from the pain.
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