The best going away party EVER!

So before I left, my beloved host family in Sacatepequez threw me the best going away party EVER! Here are the photos : )

Some people were napping....

other people were working/karate chopping each other. We filled, I mean FILLED that pinata with candy! Here's a great view of the patio all decorated! (Guatemalans are SUPER into decorating, we must have working for three hours on getting everything all set up). Before we ate, we beat down a pinata. They let the little guy take a swing without a blindfold since he still lacks all coordination lolThis girl reminds me of myself as a kid. She's super rough and tomboyish and can always comepte with te guys. She definitely did some damage to that poor pinata!

But it was host sister that finally cracked it once and for all. I was so proud to catch this action. See the candy flying through the air? When it finally broke, half the candy flew into the pile (the kitchen sink!)

But no one seemed to mind scooping it out!

There were TWO great cakes. Cake # 1:
Cake #2 and some hungry guests: (cousin, aunt, godsister and her kids)

We enjoyed our a piece of both cakes and of course a cup of Pepsi under a canopy of balloons!

Host dad decided to wear the destroyed pinata as a tribal headress.

All in all it was a marvelous day! We laughed, we cried, we gorged ourselves on cake, we opened presents and told jokes. I will always remember this family because no matter what we're doing there is always a lot of love and a lot of laughter. They spent a significant amount on this goodbye party. This was just one of many ways that they show me how much they care : )

What? I was helping pop the balloons so we could clean up.