Going Away Party

Last Sunday (August 2nd) I celebrated my approaching adventure with some family and friends.

My mother, father, and I decorated the house with brightly-colored banners, lanterns, and flowers to set the mood. Dad also baked a delicious strawberry cake that has been a tradition for my birthday since I was a baby! They even put candles on my cake and sang "For She's a Jolly Good Fellow" instead of "Happy Birthday" in a last minute parody that made everyone laugh. People came back for seconds, and soon the whole cake was gone!

My honorary Uncle Ed brought me a plethora of classic American food like spam, wonder bread, and vienna sausages just in case the Swiss did not have such fine cuisine. Needless to say, we had a laugh and threw it all away the next day after trying and failing to feed the spam to our poor cat.

My Uncle Riki is a photographer and took lots of pictures, including the beautiful ones that are here in this blog post. He also brought me pictures he had taken of my family in portable frames to take with me on my trip. His only request? I visit the Swatch factory for him!

Everyone brought lots of sweet cards and presents, and I even got some Swiss Francs to use on my trip!
The best part, however, was getting to spend time with my family before I leave. We talked all afternoon. I think that I will really miss them most this Christmas when I think of how we spend holidays and birthdays together.

For all my family reading,
I love you all and I can't wait to see you next spring when Mum gets back out those tablecloths for a welcome home party!

 --Sam and Spam :)