My Going Away Party

So I know i said my next one would be my last one... but I guess i still have a couple more blogs in me.

We got back from the germany tour and I realized that I hardly had anytime here and I wanted to be able to say goodbye to all my exchange student friends and what better way that to have a party. I looked online for places I could have it and saw that I could reserve a table online at the Haxenhaus. So I reserved a table to 50 people and for 9:00. Now it was just a matter of getting the word out. Luckly facebook has many powers and after trying to write everyone a letter I just posted my going away party as an event and told people to do that. I than thought that hardly anyone was going to show up to my party, and margy had to leave early because she had to wake up early in the morning. So I e-mailed the place again and this time asked if I could change the table from 50 to a 25 and the time to 8. Everything was all set than.

On the day of my party however was really stressing me out. What happed was my host mom left to Hamburg for the weekend and my host brother went and stayed with his dad. I asked the Arings if I could sleep at their house but they had to much to do that weekend. I than asked my friend and she said that I would be able to. Well after My host family already left my friend said that I wouldent be able to stay the night because she forgot she had to go to this birthday thing. So I was home alone but at least I had a key to get in the house... well back to the main point. The morning of my party my host familys parents came over to take care of the cats. The night before I set my key on the T.V so than I would be able to just quickly grab it. BUT my host familys mom took my key and locked me in the house. I dont know if it was on purpose or what... but you can imagine how mad I was that I was locked in this house and I had my going away party to get to.... I panicked for about 4 hours and than called Margy and she explained that there was a spare key... I Found the spare key and was out of there.

When we arrived in Koln and I mean we as in Margy, Heide, and I. We waited at the train station for some people to show up... but no one was there. We than went to the Haxenhaus and once again no one was there. I was sad because I thought no one was going to show up... and it sucked. I asked the manager if we could just sit at the table and he got it mixed up and when I asked to change the number and time... he just changed the number of people so I was reserved at 9... and margy had to leave at 10. I was thinking that this couldent possibly get worse. at 8:30 I kind of gave up hope and told Margy and Heide to wait at the Haxenaus and I would go to the train station and see if anyone needs help finding the place. I arrive at the train station and am just sitting there and all of a sudden my phone just starts going off... Margy is yelling( well speaking loudly over all the other people) on the phone telling me a group of people just showed up and where am I. Than Jessica and her boyfriend and friend showed up at the trainstaion so I took them to the place. It was all working great now... I reserved a table for 25 and at first there was only 20 people but the later the night got the more people showed up... by the end more than 50 people where here at my going away party...it was great. After 12:00 my time at the place was up and people were starting to head home. Jessica though asked if I would want to coem clubbing with them.....of course everyone knows what my answer was YES. So we go to this really really Awesome disco. It was 100 times better than any other I have seen but it was really strict to get in. They almost didnt let me in because of my shoes....huh. but I did get in and I was dancing and having fun the whole night. I will describe this disco a little bit to you. There was a movie screen up front than a HUGE disco ball above and there was a stage in the middle a dance floor around the dancing stage and than a stair case that went upstairs to another dancing floor that went around the outside. There was fog machines, and strobe lights, and lights, and great techno and house musick it was great. I was party with them until 4 in the morning and than we went to bonn to have some pizza and than I took a taxi and got home. It was a great going away party, and was more than I could of ever asked or hoped for.

In the end I think I am really going to miss being here in Germany because I have made some really good friends, not only exchange students but people in my school to but this wont be the last time I see anyone I will definatly see them once more in my lifetime.