Big party at my place. Come on over!

Sure, Why not. Except I don't know where you live and the air fair to New Zealand is prohibitively high.

That's very negative of you

Yea, it could be viewed that way.

family getting together for dinner then going to look at the floats when it strikes midnight

That sounds like fun panchitah.

actually most of the family may be scattered to the four winds, so it may just me mom and i

Hope you have a good time anyway.