Wrapping things up.

Well, today begins my last week of employment until I move to Korea and I think things are finally starting to sink in.  Last week I had my first teary eyed goodbyes and I have a feeling that things are only going to get worse as I get closer to leaving Milwaukee and then Minnesota.  Leaving does have its benefits though...take this picture for example:

That is me...with my feet up, on my boss's desk, sitting in his new chair, before he ever got the chance to do so.  If my employment with the Bar Association was not ending on Friday I would have kept the adventures with his new chair limited to this:

However, hoping that he will not see the picture of my feet on his desk until my employment is over and, even if he does, knowing that he has a great sense of humor, I am pretty confident that my actions will receive nothing but laughter...right, Jim?!

Anyhow, I also made a little more progress on my bucket list and closed Wolski's! I got the bumper sticker and everything, now I feel like I am actually a resident of Milwaukee and not just someone taking up space on the Eastside. 

I believe that is all, I have to go work now...I am currently in Madison recruiting new members for the MBA, but I got here a little early and had some time to kill, I wanted to look busy and professional so I pulled out my lap top and began typing furiously as if I had a zillion really important things to do.

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Save the date!

June 19th.
CRAZY!
I will be on a Korea bound plane on June 19th, it still hasn't sunk in...though I am sure that will change pretty soon.
This week is starts my second to last week at the MBA, it's crazy to think that I have been out of school and working there for a year.  It is going to be a little sad leaving there...but only a little, I don't want my coworkers to think I like them or something...
Also, I have been accomplishing some bucket list items!  Well, just one more.  I got my tattoo! I'll post a picture and allow you to figure out the details...

27 days until I move to MN. 33 days until Erin's wedding. 34 days until I leave.

Learning the lingo.

After several weeks of only looking at my learn to read and speak Korean book I have finally decided to open it, and it really doesn't seem too difficult! Well, sort of.  The alphabet, Hangul, is probably going to be pretty easy to get down, so I am hoping to know it within the next few weeks.  Learning to actually speak the language, I have been told, is a bit more difficult. I am hoping to know a few key phrases such as: bathroom, beer, and I don't speak the language, before I head over there...we'll see how that works out.

holy. moly.

Freaking out a little bit...just a little. My visa was approved and now I am sending flight info. I mean, I know this is really happening, but now it is really really happening.

Holy. Moly.

Welp, this all better work out.

I QUIT MY JOB!

Oh wait, I mean, on Monday it deeply saddened me to let my boss at the Milwaukee Bar Association know that my employment there will be ending as of May 27, 2011...honestly, I'm pumped.  I dig most of my coworkers and working there has been interesting to say the least, but I am certainly ready for something new!  As I write this I have only four full weeks left...time is going to fly!

In other news, my school has  received all of my documents and is applying for my work visa, yay!

I'm also heading to MN this afternoon, this will be my last trip home where I will be returning to Milwaukee at the end of the weekend...I am going to miss those drives.

Oh...Chicago/Arcade Fire...rocked my face off! If that is my last trip to Chicago before I leave that is totally ok with me.

Bucket List

Milwaukee, in my mind, is quite the delightful city with a lot to do and a lot that I have yet to experience, so I created a bucket list of things that I would like to do before moving.  Yesterday I got to cross two of those things off the list! Though, I now realize, pictures would make this a much more exciting post...i'll work on that.  Anyway, as I was saying, I crossed two things off of my bucket list yesterday!  I finally got to experience a Sobleman Burger and, holy wow, that was delicious, I feel like it is criminal that I have lived in Milwaukee for five years and have never been to Soblemans...but that has been accomplished and it may have to happen again before I leave so there is photo documentation.  I also got to cross off going to Turner Hall's Beer and A Movie which is well, going to Turner Hall, getting a beer and watching a movie.  It may not sound too great if you are not familiar with Turner Hall, but it is actually a really awesome old building that is used for concerts and different shows and now movies and beer.  For $5.00 I got to see Black Swan, and for $4.00 I got to enjoy a tall boy of PBR...I would say it was an evening well spent!

Here are a few other things on my list:
(I'll try keep their status up to date)

- Sky diving
- A tattoo...I am debating on whether or not to reveal of what and the location...
- Jazz in the park
- Riverboat tour that goes to the breweries

- Close Wolski's

- Bum around Chicago for a day

- One last epic dance party at Yield (One needs to partake in said dance party to be able to understand why I need at least one more before I go)

- Grilling shindig on the roof of my apartment

- Brewers Game

- The Mitchell Domes

- Mexican food on the Southside

- Salsa/Swing dancing at the warehouse

- Live outdoor music, anywhere!

Well, that's what I have for now...hopefully I will be able to accomplish these before I head out!

Also, I am going to see Arcade Fire in Chicago tonight which may qualify for taking "Bum around Chicago for a day" off of my list! Yay!

$52.55 Later...

and my documents are on their way to Korea!

Pretty pumped. I am getting so excited about every step, each making this whole moving thing more legit than the last.  It is starting to sink in a little bit that I am actually going...but only a little bit.

I have also started a countdown of sorts...27 days until I am done at the Milwaukee Bar Association...CRAZY!