Bon Voyage

So, Georgia is as we speak on a 13 hour flight to Tokyo. This morning on the way to the airport, we were crammed into a minivan with 3 kids under the age of three... so yes... three car seats. David and Natanya (the parents) up front and Georgia and I sitting on top of one another in the back seat. We had to climb over one kid to get there! Once we were in, David piled in my sister's many bags. (I have no idea how she is going to deal with all of that on foreign soil trying to find her bus.) So anyway, to help the boys understand, Natanya kept saying that Miss Georgia was getting on a plane and would be gone for a really long time. She said, "Levi is going to be 4 years old before Miss Georgia gets back." Levi (the 3 year old) didn't get it. When Georgia got out of the van of course tears were shed and Uri (the 2 year old) started crying as well. Levi just looked confused. After helping Georgia check in and crying my ass off- the van pulled back up from circling and Levi immediately asked, "Where is Miss Georgia?" I was obviously not going to answer that one for fear of losing it. Again. So guess who did? Uri, the two year old, replied, "She's on airpane for a weally long time."

Grease Marathon

Georgia is leaving in 3 days and we have talked about having a Grease Marathon with our previous roommates ever since we all went seperate ways. Well- Amber, Andrea, and Jodi all still live with one another but that is beside the point! ;) So tonight is going to be full of cheesy music and bad hair. Sounds awesome, right? Seriously, I love the movies and am really looking forward to viewing them with fun girls. And I am looking forward to sneaking more time in with my sister. She called on Saturday and wanted me to run errands with her. I joined and surprisingly, Brent came with. She said in the car, "He must really like me to come out on a Saturday like this." And she's right. She is an adorable girl and has blossomed so much in the past few years I can't begin to describe it. I love her dearly. All I can say is I am "Hopelessly Devoted" to my big sister.

I feel good.

Work is good. Family life is good. Life is good. Well, I guess you can say work is stressful because I still don't have access to all of the systems I need 6 weeks into the job. And I guess you could say that family life is not so hot with mom and dad in Virginia and Georgia ditching me for South Korea in 2 weeks. But LIFE IS GOOD. I have the sniffles because the weather is changing from fall to winter when fall truly only lasted for a month. Brent is getting a full fledged cold so I am inclined to take care of him and pamper him... I love to take care of him. I am actually hosting a going away party for Georgia tomorrow night and I am really excited about it. It should be fun seeing her the center of attention. It's such a huge deal to leave the USA for an entire year. Willingly! I wouldn't be able to leave Brent behind. He is home to me now. I know I am going to miss my sister and am trying to focus on the fact of how exciting this is for her. My dad said she will take good pictures but better not marry a Korean. LOL. Of course there may have been a racial slur thrown into the mix although he is not racist. Wow, right? I can be strong about this. I can be strong about the struggles we all face on a daily basis. I feel good.