My wife and I used to hold a new years party when we first got married and we would invite the friends from the two sides of our lives before. It would usually work out pretty well, but we kind of got out of the habit of doing it. Now some of those friends have moved away and some new ones that have replaced them don't get as long as well, so we kind of stopped doing all of that. It's actually interesting because I am the sort of person who likes to know who is going to be at an event so I know what I am walking into. I really need to double check and make sure I am not Finnish.
I think I am going to have to create a personality checklist of Finnish traits, so you can test yourself!
New Years might be too much pressure here, as people tend to expect more from the night. We try to spend it with small groups, but normally end up just us.
Would you consider organizing the events again?
Not in our current house, we just don't have the room for everyone. Maybe in he summer, but it seems like everyone always has their own stuff going on. At our old house we were able to have bonfires and stuff like that. It's actually more likely we would just try to organize a large camping trip where everyone shows up.
A camping trip would be great. A couple days just hanging out, grilling and having a beer :)
Yeah, that's what we have done in the past. Usually only about six of us, but I know some people have huge groups of friends they go with.