Happy 2010!

Well the New Year, and the new decade, is here, finally. We had to wait an extra hour for celebrations here because the Bangladesh government decided last week that it was finally time to change back the clocks from Daylight Savings Time. They declared that at 11:59pm Bangladesh would set the clock back an hour, so as we all waited for the New Year we had to switch the clock back right as it would’ve arrived! Actually, 2009 was a pretty good year for us, so we don’t mind getting an extra hour of it.

For our grand festivities we kept it simple. We hung out at home with Taborok and had some drinks. There was a party on our rooftop that we were invited to, but it was a barbecue and we ended up skipping it and staying home instead. Also, it was a little late for Atticus to go to a party! It was nice just chatting the night away. Of course, in what we’ve now seen to be a New Year’s Eve universal, we all got a little happy and had the Bangla language equivalent of the “I love You, Man” moment.

Atticus worked hard to make it to the New Year. This is the first year we’ve let him stay up, and he put in a great effort. Actually, in fairness, if it weren’t for the time change, he made it, but after we had to set the clock back he jus didn’t have another hour in him. He fell asleep on the couch. He still had a great night getting to stay up and chat with the grown ups.

Well, we hope as the New Year comes to you all, everyone has a wonderful time and a great year ahead full of happiness.