we all laid in bed until about 11 - so late! - when ryan was finally brave enough to stir. i had been wide awake since around 830, so was glad someone made the first move haha. and, miraculously, my ridiculous sinus pressure was gone! those magic pills must be working. moseyed around a bit, then ryan suggested we go out for an american breakfast, which sounded good to me. but by the time we all showered and got ready it was about 1pm. and by the time we got to butterfinger pancakes, it was nearly 2pm. and then we had a 45min wait. so we found our way into a coffee shop to wait since the weather was less than pleasant out. finally got to eat, the portions were huge! i knew i wouldn't be able to eat it all, so i got just a small gingerbread & pecan pancake plate. yum. best part? when they asked what kind of butter you wanted, including the choice of "i can't believe it is butter". HAHAHA. it still makes me chuckle.
satisfied, it was around 4pm by the time we left. what a productive day! headed back to the apartment for a bit to book our hostels since we're leaving tomorrow. of course, leaving things til the last minute lends itself to a sense of adventure. but it also lends itself to disappointment when you can't get what you want. which i've come to expect from this year. what can you do. i guess at least we got rooms somewhere.
from there headed over to where i got my bus tour, as there was a christmas light show at 8pm at city hall. it was COLD out, but the earlier dreary rain had given way to gently falling snowflakes. so i got my white xmas after all. thought about G and how i hoped he'd get his first white xmas in seattle. and for the first time this trip, felt good. i mean - like at peace. i'd been thinking so much about a certain someone who has made me miserable for the past 4 months, and being in seoul was difficult b/c everywhere (literally) you go, all you see are couples. i wasn't sure if it was b/c it was the holidays and people naturally want to be around the ones they love. or if it was just the culture of the city. either way, there were several occasions where i had to hold back tears as i've never felt more alone in life than i have the past 4 months. all i wanted was to be experiencing this with him. but tonight was different. and i finally felt a calm that i hadn't felt since my yoga retreat in august. i finally felt i could let him go. i finally felt hope again. and that is a very good feeling.
from the interestingly entertaining light show, we made our way to chef mile where ryan had made plans to meet up with some friends for a nice austrian xmas meal. it was 3 courses, topped off with mulled wine. jos and i actually split it as we knew we couldn't eat it all by ourselves. and it was already 9pm. the meal was tasty, the mulled wine even better. said our goodbyes to our dinner-mates and headed back to the apartment. we still had to pack, so no korean movie and DD cake for us! having to be up by 445am made for some hasty packing but we managed to have lights out by 1230. phew.
goodbye korea. you've been fun.
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