Even if we aren't shelling out to stand in Seattle Center
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Spend the final moments of the year fiddling with our phone
Possibly sending cheery text messages to loved ones, but more likely trying to figure out if we can play KEXP on our device to sync up with the fireworks show
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Spend our first couple hours of the new year sitting in traffic to get home
True of basically anywhere that is adjacent to a view of the fireworks at the Needle
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An appropriately Seattle-take on fine dining
Saying au revoir! to this year with some PNW good-for-you food.
Wanderlust Hospitality
Falling asleep before 12
Because...well, take your pick: The lack of Vitamin D, too much legal weed, the general world weariness of trying to keep up with all the various political causes we support.
Meet some of our neighbors for the first time as we all go huddle to watch the fireworks
(Even though we've all lived there for years.)
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Celebrating at house parties
Bars are fun, but nothing like keeping that low-key Seattle energy alive at your friend's abode.
Cindy Schultz
Get hype for a bowl game Especially with UW on deck for this year's Rose Bowl...Seattle P-I archives
Have your coat ready to go at 12:10
You'll stay through the whole show, but just barely.
JOE DYER
Leave Seattle in favor of somewhere more glamorous
Vancouver B.C., NYC, Bellingham -- whatever suits your fancy
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Get all dressed up...only to then cover it all up with a whole lot of layers
Cue up the Google search for "fancy rain gear"
JOE DYER
Steel ourselves for the polar plunge on the other side of our sleep
Start 2019 off right: Excitedly freezing with a bunch of folks around you.
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How does Seattle do New Year's? Typically with a display at the Space Needle and a bit of cloud cover, though wind has a chance to cause a fireworks cancellation this year.
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It's not that the city isn't filled with a festive bunch -- we can swap wine and party with the best of them -- it's that New Year's is, well, tricky.
Past a certain point it's not quite as much of an excuse to get blotto, or stay up late, or any of the other things you're more naturally inclined to do as a young person. No, now it's about getting home not too long after midnight, and maybe even eagerly looking forward to getting a start on the next year your resolutions.
