Happy New Year!!!!

We hope that everyone had a safe and happy holiday season and are as pumped up about 2012 as we are!!!!

Well, Tim and I left behind 2011 with a bang and rang in the New Year surrounded by some of the most amazing, wonderful, fun and creative people we have ever encountered. Thanks to all our Peace Corps Volunteer friends who have become like a family to us in 2011. We love you guys and truly hope we will be able to sustain our friendships for a long time to come.

The week before NYE, Tim and I traveled to New Amsterdam for a long overdue visit with the Region 5 folks. We spent almost a week playing addictive card games, strolling through a new city, cooking excellent food and enjoying a chillaxed day at the one and only clean, sandy beach in Guyana. Then we all packed up and headed into G/town. We had booked 3 rooms at a hotel with hot showers and a swimming pool so that we could all be together on NYE and the night worked out so perfectly. The hotel hosted a party, with an open bar and dinner at midnight so we ate and drank to our hearts content for FREE (free is a big deal when you are a PCV). We danced the night away and laughed until our faces hurt.

Now we are home for a quick minute before we have to head back out of site tomorrow for our final Peace Corps conference (Close of Service/COS). It is weird to think that our time in Guyana is so rapidly approaching. From talking to other Guy 22 PCVs this last week, I think we are all very excited for the unknown adventures that await us in 2012 but also a little scared to be leaving our routine in Guyana and heading back to the relentless grind in the USofA.

Tim and I have a foggy picture of what 2012 is shaping up to be. I have gotten 4 acceptances from law schools, still no word from the Dream school, hopefully more to come soon. So far, things are looking good on that front. We will be making more solid plans to travel after COS and have a better idea of our ETA in America soon.

In terms of the dreaded new year’s resolutions, we both are resolved to leave behind our criticalness in 2011 and make 2012 a year without judgement of each other, others and ourselves. We are committed to making family and friends a priority in the new year and are dedicated to maintaining relationships with our loved ones. That’s the plan. Now here are the pictures:

Pina Coladas at the beach. Paradise

The countryside in Berbice, Guyana

Beautiful Berbice Bridge at night

2012!!!

Sara, my dear sister and friend, I will miss you SO much!

Tim and Megan being goobers! Check out Heather's moves in the background