Baby Gifts

     First of all thank you to everyone who has sent us stuff for our little one in the mail, we really appreciate it. It really feels good that knowing how far we are from home, there's still people thinking about us.

     We decided to take a video of us opening everything we received so that we can share it with those of you back home. Kind of like a virtual baby shower. Please remember that both of us are really awkward on camera, so try not to judge us too much!

I've Already Failed

     So much for my resolution to blog everyday, I totally forgot yesterday, but in my defense I was going all day.
     Started my day at the gym, then waited at a friends house for Swiss to pick me up. Once we got home I began cleaning, laundry, dishes you name it.

     And then I prepared dinner which was gumbo by the way, and delicious.

Yes, I know it's a terrible picture, it was meant for Facebook, not here.

     We also attempted to make macarons again, they came out better, but still not quite right. For some reason the second batch turned out better. I guess that's the hazard when you're playing with a new recipe. Sorry, but I didn't take pictures, maybe later.

     So on the way to Yongsan to get my haircut we got terribly lost (as lost as one can get when armed with google maps and a smartphone). And got stuck on a random expressway, more than once, it was terrible but in the end we had to laugh.

     The good thing about being lost is you find new things. I should have taken pictures, but let me assure you that was the farthest thing from my mind. Anyway, we found this huge open air market selling all kinds of stuff, from fruit to clothes. Luckily I thought to mark it on my map so we can take a trip sometime.

     In the end it took us two hours to get there, which is insane, but I got my haircut.

Ta-da!

     I also got something else. Koreans celebrate Valentines Day a little differently. On February 14th the women give chocolate and gifts to the men, sometimes just as a sign of friendship or sometimes to their romantic interest or husband. Then on March 14th, White Day, the men return the favor. Finally, Black Day, April 14th is a day for singles. Anyway, Swiss got me a White Day gift.

     My engagement ring!!! Yay! Super excited to finally have the bling.

     That's it for now. Annyeong-hasseyo.

Jacoby Burger: Yongsan

     Last weekend we went down to Yongsan to hang out with friends and go see John Carter, but first we had to go to lunch of course. We've been hearing a lot about this Jacoby Burger and decided it was time to give it a try. Suffice to say, it lived up to its reputation.

It's Been Too Long

Let me start off by apologizing. If this post is a little wonky I'm sorry, I'm using my phone for convenience and I'm not shure (wow yes I just did that)sure what it's going to do. Secondly I'm sorry its been so long since I've posted, I really need to stay on top of that. I guess I'll have to catch everyone up later.

Now on to why I'm writing. I have suddenly became super ambitious about being at least moderately healthy. And here's how. (Yes Swiss I relive that's a fragment. Get over it.)

I've already started going to the gym twice a week for a cross fit program. I originally started going just to socialize and get out of the house, and let me tell you it's worked wonders. I love going. I drive now and it gets me out of the house. I've also agreed to try Zumba this week. Why did I do that!? I am so uncoordinated, I said I'd never do it but I'm going to give it a shot.

I'm also going to start drinking *gasp* water. Yup. Two of these bad boys a day. I guess I have to add the picture later. But it totals 64 oz.

Oh and I've. Even drinking 8 oz of cranberry juice a day, Doctors orders. Well, at least trying, but that's included in my plan.

I'm going to start meal planning, so that I actually eat, cause I hear it's kinda important. I figure if I write down my meals in advance I'll stick to it. At least I'm hoping, I'm also helping this will help lower grocery expenses but I guess we will see.

Also I'm swearing off soda, except when we go out, that will be my allowance so to speak, but I've already cut back a lot so I don't think it will be too hard.

So there is my plan. I'm putting it out there to help keep my accountable. I'm also going to make it a point to post everyday. I can do it, I just have to make it a habit.

For now, anyeong-haseyo.

Downtown Uijeongbu: Our Latest Adventure

     I know, I know. It's been a while, but as I said from the start I make a terrible blogger. All of our stuff finally got here and so I've been really busy trying to unpack and organize.

     Anyway, because our stuff finally got here, including our TV we had the guys over for movie night. Which led us to deciding to go out to downtown Uijeongbu. We set out in search of a 노래방, Noraebong, which literally translates to singing room, or more specifically Karaoke.

New Years Eve in Yongsan

     Yesterday we decided to make the trip to Yongsan with a friend. He wanted our advice and help finding a tv for cheap. Unfortunately we got a late start and came home empty handed, but we plan to head back Monday.

Why I Refer to my Husband as Swiss

     Swiss. It's a strange name to call your husband by, I'll admit, but every blog I've ever read has some pet name to refer to their husbands and children. I'd been thinking for quite some time about what to call him. I mean we have our own pet names for each other, but those are ours, they're personal, and not something I want to share. What can I say I'm greedy. And then one day, it just sort of happened.

I Know I'm Breaking the Rules

     I've read somewhere that you're not supposed to post more than once a day, but I just couldn't resist, so here I go, breaking the rules. I just had to say, I am obsessed with my camera. I love it, I seriously forgot how much I loved it, I haven't used it since I got my iPhone left culinary school almost a year ago.

It's Christmas Eve!

     A very merry Christmas Eve to everyone, I know that in a lot of places it's still the 23rd, but in that case early Christmas Eve. Thanks to a last minute schedule change, I am now spending it alone, gotta love the Army, but that's ok I'm wasting my time baking, instead of cleaning like I should be.

Do as I Say, Not as I Do: How I Made Chocolate Chip Frisbees

     If you ask my mother she would tell you I can't bake for crap, which isn't entirely true. If you ask my husband, I'm more baking than savory. So which is it? The truth is I love baking, just as much as I love cooking, but sometimes my absent mindedness gets in the way.

RANT

     I'm not one to normally get up in someone's face in defense of another person, oh wait, yes I am. I was able to keep my nose out of it this time, but man did I want to tear this person to shreds.

So Let Me Just Say Something

     Have you ever tried trying to find potting soil in Korea, or any kind of dirt for that matter that's not $800,000,000 $2 per liter? No well let me tell you a little something about it. It sucks.

     We have a planter box and I've been trying to find some sort of dirt to put in it so I don't have to trek all the way downtstairs to walk (we live on the 9th floor of a high rise) Copper ten times a day. Its a large planter box so it's going to take a lot of dirt to come even remotely close to filling, let-alone covering the bottom. Let me tell you, it's harder than all heck to find dirt here. We finally found some at the PX in Yongsan, guess how much it was? Well I don't exactly remember but it was something like $16 for 8 liters. Whuck? You're kidding me right? And actually a friend looked for us so I was like "That's not so bad, $16 for 8lbs, I can do that," and then he said "no, 8 liters." Then all thought of buying said dirt went out the window.

It's Been a While

     The fact of the matter is I make a terrible blogger. Just as I've never been able to keep a diary, I can't seem to post a daily blog. It's not as if I don't intend to keep up with it, I really do I just lack the drive to do it.

     So now six months later and what feels like a jillion miles away I am finally writing again.

     Maybe is the fact that I'm in South Korea!? Whuck! When and how did that happen! Or maybe it's the fact that my husband is pulling a 24 hour shift so I'm avoiding sleep.

What an Amazing Weekend

     So this is the first weekend I've got to spend the night with my husband since he started AIT, and let me say, it was a great weekend.

     We watched movies and slept and basically just lounged around.

I Have a Hard Time Organizing my Thoughts

     So I've been having a hard time gathering my thoughts to make a coherent blog post. There's so much stuff I want to say, but I don't know what to focus on. How am I supposed to separate what matters and what doesn't?

     One of the great perks about being an Army wife is having to change plans at a moments notice.

The Long Days Are Worth it When I See Him

    So I've been having a difficult time adjusting to life out here in Georgia. My days and nights are mixed up, I can't get out of bed in the morning and when I do I usually just go watch tv and end up falling back asleep. Then, midnight rolls around and I'm still wide awake, usually trying to get the puppy to sleep because he's wide awake from sleeping all day too.

The Day We Met

Sometime in April, a Saturday...

     I was attending culinary school at the Art Institute of Sacramento, this was about the fourth week of the quarter and I was taking World Cuisine. It was a small class, only about 10 people total, but only 5-7 that ever showed up.

Well, This is New

     Well, first of all, I'd like to apologize to anyone I may have stolen the title of my blog from, if I did, it wasn't intentional.

     Secondly, this is all so new to me, blogging, being thousands of miles from home, being an Army Wife, and lets just say, it's certainly not the easiest.

     While my wonderful husband was away in Basic Combat Training (BCT) I felt the urge to start a chronicle of our life together, as crazy as it may be. It just seemed right, of course at the time I was busy working and packing for the move out to Georgia, so the time just passed me by and I never wrote a word other than the hundreds of letters I sent to my hubby.

     I've always loved writing and what makes a better story than real life trials and tribulations. I will do my best to do the story justice and remain as true to it as possible, but I know that words will only get me so far and I do have a tendency to embellish, what can I say, I read too much growing up :) .

     Now the real question is where to start, and how much do I really feel I can share on a blog where anyone could potentially see. Do I start from the day I met dear husband (DH) or do I start from the day he left for BCT?