New Year's Eve is one of my favorite holidays. More specifically, it's the afternoon — not necessarily the evening — on the last day of the year that I enjoy most.

Before I moved to New York City, I was enamored with Nora Ephron’s view of the Upper West Side, as seen through the eyes of Kathleen Kelly.

I usually only call home when I have either really bad news or really good news to share. It’s true, I’m pretty incapable of making small talk.