I don’t have too many wild New Year’s Eve stories. My wife tends to enjoy smaller, more quiet celebrations. Since we have been together since 1992, that covers a good chunk of time. We have had some fun times, but nothing too crazy.

Before that, I worked a lot on New Year’s Eve at Harborplace. I didn’t drink in high school and looked forward to making money on NYE instead of boozing it up in college. I had enough insane nights the rest of the year.

One year in that gap between college and meeting my wife, I had a really good time at the Power Plant in downtown Baltimore. Some of my sisters were going down with their husbands (one was only engaged at that point) and some friends. I had a friend bail out on me at the last minute, so they took me down and my sister talked the guy working the door into letting me in.

Even though I was the only one without a date, I had a blast. There was a lot to drink, live music and just all-around good people watching. Since then, however, the wildest New Year’s Eve we have had included poker, board games and home-brewed beer at a friend’s house.

That couple is away for the holidays so we won’t be headed to their soiree this time around. Instead, we’ll do what we did last year – watch a movie, catch some TV and ring in 2011 as a family. Hope you all have a safe and happy celebration, however crazy or tame it may be.