Every year, Mark & Jenn Lowenstein invite a bunch of friends to usher in the New
Year with them in Stowe, VT. It’s a great long weekend, filled with good friends,
lots of conversation, reviewing of people’s current reading material, comparison of
places to live and usually lots of caffeine and a moderate amount of alcohol. Over the
years, certain traditions have been established – the new year’s eve feast
(BBQed steak and formerly chicken), party games (truth game, dictionary game, scrabble)
and a festive meal out. To capture this history, cause it seems to be merging/blurring
together, here’s a photo mosaic of the years past along with selected comments. You
can click on any picture to zoom in. Obviously, this is based on my impaired memory,
so corrections are welcome! E-mail me at
[email protected] and I'll get your updates in.
Thanks Mark & Jenn for hosting - it's a great tradition that Donna & I (and I'm
sure everybody) looks forward to all year long and has great memories of for the years
afterwards!
| Dec 31st |
Dinner (ie – who was there) |
"The Chair" Photo |
Other Info |
| 2007 |
 |
 (Adam
away) |
Weather: Winter! Record (?)
snowpack, 20s. Snowed 48 hours straight. Incident: Hannah moves up to adult
table.
Restaurant: Maybe next year?
Fun Event: Skating, Forts, Skiing, Bonfire, Quelf. |
| 2006 |
 |
(we forgot!) |
Weather: Nice - 20s, one of the few
weekends of winter/snow pre-February. Incident: Jon's Grandfather.
Restaurant: Maybe next year?
Fun Event: Sledding. |
| 2005 |
 |
 |
Weather: Nice - 20s, light snow. Incident:
Amanda joins adult dinner.
Restaurant: Ann's Breakfast Diner.
Fun Event: Great skating on pond. |
| 2004 |
 |
 |
Weather: Rain, then warm. Not yet
winter. Incident:Kids take over the dining room.
Restaurant: Ann's Pizza Shack.
Fun Event: Sledding, Swimming Hole. |
| 2003 |
See incident |
 |
Weather: Sun, Snow, Rain on way home. Incident:Mark
& Jenn in Florida - rest of us decide not to break in.
Restaurant: The Laurentien (Frankels go to Ste Agathe)
Fun Event: Wendy skis. Ice Fort. |
| 2002 |
 |
 |
Weather: Some of everything - cold,
sun, snow, rain. Incident:Mouse returns
Restaurant: Edson Hill
Fun Event: Indoor & "knob" hockey. |
| 2001 |
 |
 |
Weather: Constant light snow Incident:
House almost rented!
Restaurant: With 6 kids? Check em out!
Fun Event: Bonfire (see photo) |
| 2000 |
 |
 |
Weather: 36 hours of snow (18+ inches) Incident:
Water again. (See photo)
Restaurant: StoweHof
Fun Event: Kids rope tow (see photo) |
| 1999 |
 |
 |
Weather: Nice, snow nowhere but Stowe.
Then rain! Incident: Y2K - Not!.
Restaurant: FoxFire
Fun Event: Watching CNN on 12/31/99 |
| 1998 |
 |
 |
Weather: Really Cold Incident: Power/Water.
No satellite for JJ.
Restaurant: Edson Hill
Fun Event: Boot Hockey |
| 1997 |
 |
 |
Weather: Megasnow Incident: Two
mice
Restaurant: Asiago
Fun Event: Downhill skiing, until Mark’s final run of the season. |
| 1996 |
 |
 |
Weather: Really Cold Incident: Buying
red peppers??
Restaurant: ?
Fun Event: |
| 1995 |
 |
 |
Weather: Ice Storn? Incident: See
weather
Restaurant: Culinary Inst?
Fun Event: Neighbours nearing hysteria |
| 1994 |
We didn’t make it – too busy having
a baby. Anybody got that picture/who was there?? |
|
Weather: Incident:
Restaurant:
Fun Event: Honky & Quacky? |
| 1993 |
 |
N/A |
Weather: Incident:
Restaurant:
Fun Event: |
| 1992 |
We didn’t make it. |
N/A |
Weather: Incident:
Restaurant:
Fun Event: |
| 1991 |
We were there, but I don’t have a photo. |
N/A |
Weather: Incident:
Restaurant:
Fun Event: |
| 1990 |
Was this the first year? Were we there? How
can anyone possibly remember? |
N/A |
Weather: Incident:
Restaurant:
Fun Event: |
