My wife and I will be going to watch night at the black Baptist church where we are members. Watch Night is a traditional celebration, remembering that night when slaves awaited the stroke of midnight the year that slavery was abolished. It's a very special night, with much music and celebrating. I'm going to be sitting with my wife, listening to the Men's Chorus sing. This is my 10th year with the Chorus, and the first time I've ever been there and not sung with them. But, this is New Year's Eve, too, and given the choice between spending it with a lot of guys (dear friends, even) or my wife, it's not hard to figure out what I'm going to do.

Jerry