Save before the ending. Play the ending both ways.
Well, I guess not save. Should auto-save at the last chapter?
Priority: Earth twice in one night? I don't think my heart could take it.
I cried like a kid during most of that sequence including after I met up with an old friend.
That is, until the game decided that WTF territory was it's new found home for the last 15-20 minutes of the game. Then I picked my ending and I got teary eyed again. I'm a sap. I'm also the type to start a new Shep in ME2 (use the save editor to set plot flags I want from ME1,) and just play straight through the series from there. I get a feel for my Shep the most that way.
@Jobac: I did green my first time.
@Chestbeard: Aye, but then Joker is all alone..seriously, that was my sappy process going into the ending the first time.
By the way, so I'm not entirely going off-topic, anyone got that Varric pic done ME style link around?