Sunday, February 24, 2008

I was to have landed in Seoul, Korea sometime today......didn't happen. 14 reasons why I should not go to Korea were assembled on the left side of the list, only 10 on the right. The scales were tipped, and at the 11th hour, I pulled the plug. Regrets? None. OK with the decision? Yes. Now to start unpacking.

Yesterday, Saturday morning, I got a reminder of my decision; my passport with an official Korean VISA was delivered.

For those wondering, one of the 14 reasons was I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to attend my daughter's graduation, May 22nd. Actually, I would have attended regardless if I was given permission, and it would have been the end of the assignment. My style is to give it 100%, and not quit, so I sent 'them' my letter of intent to withdraw.

For those not wondering, don't read that last paragraph.

So what about the other 13 reasons? All I will say is that friends, old & new, played a part in the decision. Thanks to all of you that wanted to see me get my 'butt' out of Wisconsin. More thanks to those that didn't. You know who you are! lol

In order to make this blog entry a bit more interesting, I've included a few pics of the crew at Jonathan's who were celebrating my staying. (that's what they told me)

Brett, Nathan, Lyndsey, Coral, and Philip.

The other photo is my 'brother' Ray. A new friend, com-padre, and co-president of the Patron Social Club (Fond du Lac chapter).

The ice photo is trying to capture one of the worst winters in the history of Fond du lac.

Enjoy! And it feels good to be here.