Hey, hey, party people. (That’s just something new I’m trying out for this year. It’s also something I’ve decided to no longer try out for this year. Live and learn.)

It’s time for your favorite feature, our monthly installment of 10-on-10. Let’s start with the list of our fair comrades.

I decided to make this month’s post a whole hat tip and salute to the last day of last year, December 31, New Year’s Eve. The one and only. We had the great fortune of being only an hour away from New York City this year, so decided to do it up right and head into the city for the celebration. We booked a hotel room (rewards points for the win!), got train tickets, and trekked on in…

…with about 700 million other people. But I suppose that’s to be expected. We skirted around Times Square with great care, ate some delicious steak in a restaurant that dates back to the 1880s and hangs clay pipes on its ceiling (Buffalo Bill Cody used to frequent the establishment; Colorado west shout out!), then descended into the depths of the city to party with the mole people. Or to catch a subway to Brooklyn. One or the other. You can decide, “Choose Your Own Adventure” style. We saw old friends, popped some champagne, talked about records and turn tables and puppies. It was a really charming way to ring in 2015. Here are some photos! Ten photos to be precise, because that is how it works.

This was our view at the hotel. Seriously, I thought we stepped into a dream. Gotta love those rewards points programs. (And husbands who wrangle all the info about said rewards points programs so I don’t have to.)

We almost didn’t make it to midnight.

Midnight! We made it! 2015!

And finally, the first light of the new year. I hope you all have an adventurous, happy 2015.