Our send off & One week to go

So Natasha & I had originally thought we'd do a big shindig with Spanish themed entrees and a feature of the wine at the bar we work at as a big send off, but with the pressure & planning associated with our quickly approaching departure date, we decided on:

"Hey you, person whose nice to us, come say goodbye, and we'll make sure we're both here Saturday"

Sidebar: we forgot to specifically invite Brian, which I feel awful about because he's been very excited for our trip and actually gave us the movie which we have been lending out to explain the camino to the community, so we are sorry Brian, we will miss you.

Anywho, 2 hours into our shift on Saturday there are 3 people in the bar, and we are feeling sad.  & then this happened...

Now to big city folks this appears a small crowd, but to us it was pretty much all of our favourite regulars. 

As the night progressed, we were humbled by the generosity of each of our friends as they paid up their tabs. A particular individual who is very dear to both of us, went above and beyond. 

 I cried. I'm a cryer, I'll be that girl crying every time something sentimental happens and will likely succumb to fits if hysteria when we reach Santiago lol.

So we just wanted to dedicate an entry to those who appreciate and believe in us. 

We have a fair amount of confidence on our own, but goals are more achievable when people reinforce your self-confidence. Thank-you guys so much, hopefully we did a good job teaching you how to find our blog lol.