possibly maybe: С Новым Годом!!!

For all you non-Ruskis, or those that don't share accommodations with one, that's Happy New Year (pronounced S Novim Godom). And for those that don't know, New Year is the biggest holiday of the year in Russo-land. I'm not gonna give a history lesson here, but it's basically like Christmas...Ded Moroz (Russified Santa in blue) comes and brings gifts, and there's lots of eating and drinking, toasting and watching singing-dancing shows on TV. Mr. Putin gives a little speech outside of Red Square before the bells dong at midnight, and then more singing-dancing songs! Glory be to Maxim Galkin!

Since our little family includes a Russian, we try to make the most of the holidays going on. So after Christmas at my parent's on the 25th, we come home and decorate our Christmas tree (Yulka) for Novy Gode. We drive all around the metro Atlanta area going to various Farmer's Markets, Russian Grocery Stores, and Buford Highway liquor stores to find all the necessary goods for the big day. Pig preps everything on the 31st and we get ready for our feast at midnight with Mr. Putin and then singing dancing shows till the early hours of the morning. It's the beginning of the holiday season...Old Christmas (Orthodox calendar) is on the 7th, and Old New Year is on the 13th...more toasts, salads, and singing dancing shows yet to come!

Ok, so it hasn't been as wild as it was in Moscow, but we make it a fun cozy event for us. Anyway, thankfully I've had January 1st to recover, and now it's time for orientation at PC tomorrow morning!