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December 31, 2015

New Years Eve in Montauk

None of us had any plans for New Year's Eve! Ellen decided to try to rent a house last-minute, but we were having trouble finding one that was dog-friendly for all of our dogs! Out of the blue, Kim mentioned that her sister was staying at an amazing house out in Montauk and that if we wanted to make the trek, we welcome to spend the night celebrating out there, dogs and all!

Thursday, December 31st

Last day of 2015! Spent the morning cleaning the kitchen and taking care of my plants.
cactus ˆ kitchen ˆ plants
me
Smell ya later 2015.
me
maddy
Took Maddy for a walk and and she gave the chickens one last heckling for the year.
chickens ˆ la plaza cultural ˆ maddy
ellen, piper
A little after 2pm, Ellen drove over to the East Village and picked me up.
driving ˆ ellen ˆ piper
piper
The lapiest lap dog!
piper
hans, the dude
We picked Hans up at work and he hopped in the back so that he could wrangle The Dude.
dogs ˆ hans ˆ the dude
maddy
Montauk bound!
driving ˆ maddy
maddy, me
Three people, three dogs!
maddy ˆ me
hans
The Dude likes to lounge.
hans
hans
Hans doesn't mind...
hans
...but he goes through a LOT of lint rollers. Hahah.
We arrived at the house Amalia was staying at just before dusk and it was incredible!
beach ˆ house ˆ new years eve
Like a futuristic beach house from Star Wars.
By 7pm, everyone had arrived and we settled into the beach-front living room...
living room
jeet, meredith, sarah
...to play Cards Against Humanity. Juliette was really excited to be partying with the grownups!
cards against humanity ˆ new years eve ˆ jeet ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
maddy
Maddy fell asleep with her lil chin on the table. <3
sleepy ˆ maddy
After we finished cards...
juliette
It was time to break out the celebratory gear for some pics.
new years eve ˆ juliette
ellen, hans, jenny penny, juliette, the dude
The Dude wanted to join the party.
new years eve ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jenny penny ˆ juliette ˆ the dude
hans, juliette, the dude
Dog kiss!
hans ˆ juliette ˆ the dude
Later on we played a game where everyone writes a secret down and puts it into a bowl. You pass the bowl around, read a secret aloud and try to guess who it belongs to!
new years eve
LOL. Entry-level easy.
note
amalia, karen
Party dog!
dog ˆ amalia ˆ karen
ellen, maddy, meredith, piper
Four ladies I love. <3
cheers ˆ new years eve ˆ ellen ˆ maddy ˆ meredith ˆ piper
josh adcock, meredith
As midnight approached, we moved to the party outside onto the deck!
fire ˆ josh adcock ˆ meredith
amalia, maddy
All the dogs too.
amalia ˆ maddy
Final countdown...
david, ellen, hans, josh adcock, karen, meredith, sarah
Happy New Year!
david ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ josh adcock ˆ karen ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
hans, karen
Hans getting ready to...
champagne ˆ new years eve ˆ hans ˆ karen
ellen, hans, meredith, sarah
...pop it off for 2016!
champagne ˆ new years eve ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ meredith ˆ sarah
jenny penny, josh, karen
First pictures of the year!
new years eve ˆ sunglasses ˆ jenny penny ˆ josh ˆ karen
Late-night pizza party.

Friday, January 1st

Woke up bright and early the next morning to take Maddy...
maddy
...out for a beach walk!
beach ˆ maddy
maddy
Best way to kick off a new year!
beach ˆ maddy
Star Wars looking house.
beach ˆ beach house ˆ house
When we got back...
beach house ˆ house
jenny penny, juliette, karen
...we found other people had begun to wake up!
jenny penny ˆ juliette ˆ karen
ellen, piper
Ellen's morning out, for the win!
pajamas ˆ ellen ˆ piper
juliette
Making dog friends
dogs ˆ juliette
When everyone in the house was awake, we hit the beach again...
beach
jared, me
...so everyone could watch Jared and I take a January 1st Polar Bear Swim in the frosty Atlantic!
beach ˆ polar bear club ˆ swim ˆ jared ˆ me
jared, me, the dude
The Dude running after us barking is the best.
beach ˆ best ˆ new years eve ˆ polar bear club ˆ swim ˆ jared ˆ me ˆ the dude
jared, me, the dude
Here we gooooo
beach ˆ best ˆ new years eve ˆ polar bear club ˆ swim ˆ jared ˆ me ˆ the dude
jared, maddy, me, the dude
We probably only lasted about 60 seconds or so, but we got in all the way and that's what counts! The Dude even got in a bit with us to make sure we were going to be alright! Maddy barked and barked from the warm safety of the sand.
beach ˆ best ˆ new years eve ˆ polar bear club ˆ swim ˆ jared ˆ maddy ˆ me ˆ the dude
We dried off back at the house...
beach ˆ beach house ˆ house
...and then headed out to find a place to eat that was open on New Years Day.
Starting the year off right with some peanut butter & chocolate chip pancakes!
breakfast ˆ food ˆ pancakes
ellen, hans, jeet
Headed back to the house.
ellen ˆ hans ˆ jeet
ellen, hans, jared, jeet, meredith
We packed up later that afternoon and drove to a nearby hotel so we could enjoy one more night out in the Hamptons before driving home.
hotel ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ meredith
jeet
Took one last beach walk with Gurj before the sun set!
beach ˆ jeet
jeet, me
Happy 2016!
beach ˆ new years eve ˆ jeet ˆ me
Our hotel was super 80s looking. And at night they really went for it...
hotel
...projecting a crazy laser dots all over the building. Pew! Pew! Pew!
hotel ˆ laser
ellen, hans, jared, meredith
We ordered dinner in...
food ˆ hotel ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ meredith
ellen, hans, jared, meredith
...and spent the evening doing puzzles and having a mellow evening together.
hotel ˆ new years eve ˆ puzzle ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ meredith
piper
Snuggling in.
piper

Saturday, January 2nd

ellen, hans, jared, jeet, maddy, me, meredith, piper
On Saturday morning, we checked out and said farewell before splitting up into separate cars for our drive home. Here's to a brand new year - love you all lots! ;)
new years eve ˆ ellen ˆ hans ˆ jared ˆ jeet ˆ maddy ˆ me ˆ meredith ˆ piper