{"id":32647,"date":"2015-12-15T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T18:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=32647"},"modified":"2015-12-31T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2015-12-31T19:28:37","slug":"goodbye-2015-and-hello-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/goodbye-2015-and-hello-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye 2015 and Hello 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31580\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MailerSuite_LastFirst_vFINAL_Blog.png\" alt=\"MailerSuite_LastFirst_vFINAL_Blog\" width=\"900\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MailerSuite_LastFirst_vFINAL_Blog.png 883w, https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/11\/MailerSuite_LastFirst_vFINAL_Blog-300x102.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>So you got your party hats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, noise makers, streamers, balloons, confetti, and champagne all ready to go. You&#8217;ve decided which geocaching event to attend, or which geocache to find on December 31 and January 1 to earn your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/say-hello-to-2016-with-two-new-souvenirs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodbye 2015 and Hello 2016 souvenirs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. But how will you share it with the world?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>We got you.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post your great New Year&#8217;s photos to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoGeocaching\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/geocaching\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/geocaching\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0using the hashtag <\/span><b>#Geocaching<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and\u00a0this downloadable <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/d17wd0umvxxjds.cloudfront.net\/blog\/GeocachingResolutions.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goodbye 2015 \/ Hello 2016 template<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (see photos below). Tell us your favorite memories from\u00a02015 and your geocaching resolutions for\u00a02016.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can hardly wait to see what the New Year brings\u00a0everyone!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-32649\" style=\"max-width: 700px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-96-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-32649 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"Goodbye Hello\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_32649\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_32649\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; width: 100%;\" class=\"slide-32650 ms-image \" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"slide-32650\" data-date=\"2015-12-14 12:23:47\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d3mo08i005h0zn.cloudfront.net\/blog\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Acct-GH-700x500.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"700\" alt=\"\" class=\"slider-32649 slide-32650\" \/><\/li>\n                <li style=\"display: none; 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