South Korea

This is me, eating a traditional Korean meal at Korea House in Seoul. We ate on the floor. Well, we were sitting on the floor. It was really good.


Red Mango! It's frozen yogurt and it originated in Korea. Though it's now competing with Pinkberry in the US. My husband prefers Red Mango, so I had to get him this picture.


That...is North Korea. But I couldn't take any closer pictures. There's a line where you can't take pictures in front of. You can't see much, but that's okay. You can see enough. ;)


This is a vat of bugs. For sale. For lunch.


In Korea, during the Autumn Moon Festival, it's a tradition to go to your hometown and make a meal for your dead ancestors. After the Korea war, many people couldn't go back to their hometowns. So this is an altar that points to the North. South Koreans come here to remember their dead family members since they can't honor them in their hometowns.


(That's my dad) Look at that wad of cash! Actually, it's about US$200. The exchange rate is 1,200 wan to the dollar. It's always a little nerve-wracking to see that amount of cash. 10,000 wan for a taxi ride?! Wait. That's $8.

Welcome Back!

Hi everyone,
Sorry I've been gone. I just got back from Hong Kong/South Korea yesterday afternoon and I haven't had time to get much done.

But it was a great trip! Met a business partner of my dad and the partner's wife. Actually SAW North Korea, though did not enter it. Crawled through a tunnel that the North Koreans built to march into South Korea. Ate TONS of Bulgogi and kimchi (even if my sister and mom hated it). Also, ever had Red Mango? The frozen yogurt? So started in South Korea! So we got that there too.

And it made me love Hong Kong even more!! I wasn't there long enough. Fortunately, we'll be in Hong Kong for about 10 days for Christmas, so I'll get to do all the favorites: Modern Toilet (the toilet diner, where you sit on toilets to eat and everything is shaped like urinals and such), Solo Mio (our favorite Italian), etc. I love HK!!!

I need to post some pictures. Hopefully I can do that tonight. How's your summer going?

Happiness, Silliness, and the Like

I like to bake. A lot. It makes Steve a little irritated because I make a TON of dirty dishes. But I can't help that. I made bagels the other day and it was great. Here's the next goal I have set for myself...

CINNAMON ROLLS!!!
I'm so excited to try them. I think I'm going to try them over Memorial Day.

So I found out that I am fo sho going to South Korea this summer! I am so excited. I know this is going to sound gross, but I'm thinking about trying dog's meat soup. If I can get my brother to do it, then I can go. Once he's in, at least I know that someone will go with me. I don't really need to wander around Seoul by myself.


My goal in life at the moment is spoiling my neice. Sure, her parents don't entirely want it, but I think it might be my job. So when we go, I'm thinking about getting some things for her.

This absolutely adorable dress is called a hanbok. They make them specially for certain occasions or just have them for everyday. This one looks like it'd be a first birthday special occassion one. As long as my sister-in-law doesn't mind, Lillian is freaking GETTING ONE.

That's my excitement so far. Silly excitement.

My happiness for today/this week is:
1) Steve is getting his bonus soon. Which is really nice so that we can pay some things off and such.
2) Though I'm not entirely excited about working Movie Awards, it'll be good to get some comp days, otherwise, I'm not going to be paid during all my time off.
3) I'm just feeling like God made this a beautiful day!! He is so freaking good to me for no reason and I'm trying to appreciate that in all the things I do and say and think.

How are you guys? How has your week been and all?