SoberRide on NYE

Happy New Years Eve everyone!! I am so excited to bring in the new year with all of my friends and family tonight! I hope everyone has something fabulous planned. A group of my friends and I got a table at Ozios on M Street. They're throwing a masquerade bash tonight, and Andrew got the hook up! I am super excited. This is probably going to be one of the last times in a while that all my guys, Wes, Kirk, Kevin, Sam, Sami, Jojo, will be together.

My friends from school Chris and Ryan are here visiting, and they booked a room at the Hilton on Connecticut Ave. for two nights! Wes, Kirk and them also booked a room, so we don't have to deal with hailing a cab that will agree to take us all the way back to the suburbs! God, that was a nightmare last year, not to mention that a cab to Fairfax is about $80. So yeah, a hotel room is a BIG sigh of relief.

For those of you who might be driving, please DON'T! The SoberRide program offers free taxi rides to people who are 21+, and it runs through Sunday morning. The service covers a cab fare up to $30. Area residents can call SoberRide toll-free at 800-200-TAXI each night from 10pm until 6am.

SoberRide is available in:

• The District

• Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, E. Loudoun and Prince William counties, the cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, Manassas and Manassas Park)

• Maryland (Montgomery and Prince George's counties and the cities of Rockville, Bowie, College Park, Gaithersburg, Greenbelt and Takoma Park)

So, for those of you who shouldn't be getting behind the wheel, DON'T! Just call 1-800-200-TAXI. I wish everyone a safe and fun night as we bring in the year of 2012. HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

xoxox Nicole