Final Preparations

Countdown approximately 1 and a half days until departure:
Well I am amongst the final moments of enjoying the familiarity of my life in Colorado. I just finished a very memorable Christmas Eve with my family, minus Molly my sister who I miss very much. I think in the spirit of Christmas and even more importantly just appreciating my family I should let everyone know how thankful I am for them. Not only have they been an integral part of this move to Korea, they have made my final days very special for me.
My going away party was last night at The Bank on Colfax. (Which was small due to a semi-major ice/snow storm and it being so close to Christmas) But, that didn't stop my parents from pulling out all the stops. My dad, who keeps reminding me that he will try to hold it together until I leave, recorded the whole thing and interviewed all five of my friends who were able to make it. My mom, bless her heart, kept trying to take "candid" photos of the whole thing while conveniently blinding my friends as they were being interrogated on camera by my dad. This was probably not what my friends had in mind when they agreed to slowly tugging it through horrible conditions to make an appearance at my party. Regardless, I think everyone had a great time and there were definitely no complaints from my friends when they realized my parents picked up the tab for the entire night.
On a side note, my mom realized last night when we arrived to the bar that this was the same bar that she had hosted one of dad's birthday parties many years ago. But the real irony was that the night they had the party there was a massive blizzard that seriously impacted the attendance (WEIRD).
I couldn't have asked for a better send off. Now all that is left is facing the reality of my decision to move to...umm....where again? Oh ya Geochang, South Korea, you've heard of it, right? Either way I am not the first to do this and definitely not the last. Lets just pray that my embarrassingly copious amount of luggage actually makes it to the final destination and that the person that is suppose to pick me up is there when I arrive in Busan.
One Love,
Erin and Riley