On December 21, 2013, my family and I threw a New Year’s Party to celebrate the new year.  We did a lot of activities while waiting for the 10 second countdown.  First of all, we waited for all of our guests to come so we could start eating.  There were more people than I expected.  Although the more people, the better.  Next, we ate until we were stuffed.  Many of the visitors brought different types of food so there were so much to choose from!  After that, we started the exchanging gifts (similar to Secret Santa).  The person that I was giving my present to was my brother.  The person that got me and gave me a present was my uncle.  He gave me a really pretty dress.  Then, we just started giving out presents to each other.  My two sisters gave me clothes and money.  My parents got me a 3DS and I was really happy.  Next, we were done with the presents so we sang a little on our karaoke machine.  All of us gathered in the living room and sang really loud.  The time was getting closer to 12:00 so we turned on the T.V. and there was one minute left.  We all waited for the 10 second countdown and it was finally here.  Everyone counted down as loud as they could and when it hit zero, everyone yelled, “Happy New Year!”  Finally, we were all tired and went home.  New Year celebrations with the family are always fun.