Rockaway Beach, Oregon 2012

I lay in the sand staring up at the empty sky. In the background I hear the sound of the roaring ocean past a bright, warm crackling fire. Next to me the one I love, a half dranken bottle of Don Perigon and my favorite little dog ornamated with a bright yellow glowstick around his neck. No crowds, No crazy parties and No sparkly dresses. This was the best New Years Eve ever and the beginning of a beautiful year.

As we all know, it is highly plausable that how you spend your New Years Eve predetermines how you will spend the rest of your year. Now, I am sure this is not always the case. But to be safe, this year I wanted to make sure I spent the night exactly where I wanted to be, with whom I wanted to be, doing what I wanted to do. The funny is, I did not know exactly what that was. So decided the best thing to do was to get in the car and drive. We packed up the car and the dogs and drove West.

It wasn’t until the next day after a night of car camping, we found the perfect place to bring in the New Year. Rockaway Beach Oregon. Rockaway beach is a quaint, one road beach town located between Cannon Beach and Newport. The people are friendly, there is one market, a few bars and restaurants and small shops. The beach was sandy and the waves huge. Out in the distance an arch, similar to the arch of Cabo. It was a beautiful place to be.

Quickly we found a place to spend the night, took a quick nap and continued on with the last day of the year. Dinner was decided to be at a not so classy Mexican Joint/PUB. It was perfect. People were friendly, drinks were strong and food pretty decent. Decision was made to return here in a couple hours to bring in the New Year. A place I never pictured myself being when 2012 arrived but I knew it was exactly where I was supposed to be.

15 minutes before mignight we find ourselves making use of the video game machines and smoking one last cigarrete before the New Year. When we went back inside the countdown had started. 5…4…3…2..1 Happy New Year! At this moment my body tingled all over and a contagious smile crept upon my face. The most amazing feeling. People everywhere coming together all over the world to celebrate a new beginning and hope for the future. Surrounded by strangers in a place I’ve never known before with the one I love. Time called for a midnight kiss and a bonfire at the beach.

As I sit in front of the fire and watch the ocean waves, I am the happiest girl in the world. New Years Eve is not about what party you go to, how many people you are with, what you wear or sees you wear it. It is about the promise of a new beginning. It is about hope and Happiness. You only know how to find your true happiness. I found mine in this beautiful little town, with a bonfire, beach and the other half of me. If this is what the rest of my year is going to be like…This just may be the best one yet