Monthly Archives: November 2012

A year in photos – Days 246-252

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October 28 – November 3

Days 246 – 252

A year in photos – Days 240-245

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October 22-27

Days 240-245

In order to help me to get up to date on my blog and to keep my subscribers from receiving far too many emails, I’ve decided to cluster my overdue posts into weeks. Enjoy!

My 50 Favorite Pictures of Hawaii

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October 13-21

A year In Photos Days 231-239

Leaving Texas was very hard for me. Since moving to Korea to teach in February 2011, this was  only my second trip home to the States in a year and a half. My first trip home was back in January and I was only there for 2 weeks. It flew by! This time I was home twice as long, but it still didn’t feel long enough.

I’m was so thankful for our stop off in Hawaii because it was absolutely gorgeous there and so relaxing! The Grand Hyatt Kauai was stunningly beautiful. Couldn’t have asked for a better resort! And the Hyatt Waikiki had fantastic room views.

Here are 50 of my favorite Hawaii pictures. Click the photo to see a larger image.

A year in photos – Week 4 in Texas

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October 7-12

Days 225-230

I’m really mad at myself for not taking more pictures in Texas! I really had to scramble to find enough photos for my year in photos project. I think it was a combination of being so busy, breaking my point and shoot camera right before coming to Texas and not carrying my iPhone around because it only seemed useful when I had access to a wireless internet connection. I apologize for not having more photos of the place and people I love so very much.

Week 4 was my final week in Texas. Dave and I had a blast and we kept busy nearly every minute of every day. On Sunday we had an amazing brunch with my mom and Nana then went to see Kooza by Cirque du Soleil. The plot of the show was a little odd, but the tricks and performance were incredible! We loved it! On Monday we went to the State Fair of Texas with my mom, JJ, Jen, Mendi, Parker and Kenzie. We had a good time. We spent Tuesday at the mall and then had dinner with my dad and Sandy. Wednesday was another shopping day and then we went to the rehearsal and dinner. Thursday was JJ and Jen’s wedding. Dave and I did a bit more shopping on Friday, then frantically packed up 4 full boxes and shipped them back to Korea. That evening we had game night at Josh & Mendi’s. So many people showed up and we had a really great night. Everyone seemed to love Dave and I think he had a really good time in Texas, which I’m happy about.

A year in photos – Week 3 in Texas

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September 30 – October 6

Days 218-224

Week 3 was a very busy week! I had a great time with my family and friends. I met up with some old co-workers, Shane and Matt for Indian food and games. We played this hilarious new game that I’d never heard of called Cards Against Humanity. I also went to Dallas and had dinner and drinks with my friend Natalie. Saturday was an especially busy day because I needed to go to the airport in the morning to pick Dave up! I was so excited that he was finally going to be in Texas and excited to show him off to all of my family and friends. Later that night was Jen’s bachelorette party so Dave got to rest at the hotel while I went out and celebrated my future sister-in-law.

A year in photos – Week 2 in Texas

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September 23-29

Days 211-217

During week 2, I spent a lot of time with my brother Josh, Sister-in-Law Mendi, my niece Kenzie and nephew Parker. I had a bunch of different doctor’s appointments and I felt pretty crappy most of the week. Luckily, Mendi took good care of me. Kenzie had a school performance on Thursday and I was so happy that I happened to be in town for it. Also, on Friday was my 10 year class reunion!

A year in photos – Week 1 in Texas

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September 16-22

Days 204-210

I had a great time back home with my family. I thought I month would feel longer, but it all flew by!

Since I got so behind on my blog, I thought I’d just put up a photo gallery that shows some of the fun that I had while back home.

During week 1 I had a great time with my mom and then went to central Texas to visit my dad. I drove back on the 22nd and had a night out with my brothers and friends.

A year in photos – Day 202

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Friday, September 14

Joni and I spent almost 24 hours en route to the US, but because of the time zone, I actually arrived in Texas on September 13th. My mom picked me up from the airport. It was such an exhausting journey. My brain never works right for the first few days after the trip back home. Jet lag kills me!

Aside from the 8 hour layover in Japan, the flight was pretty painless. We were on a night flight so it was nice and quiet and most people slept. I drifted in and out of sleep, but I have a difficulty sleeping in airplanes. We were really fortunate… we asked to be put on a wait list for closer seats and we ended up being bumped up into the first row of economy so we had ample leg room.

So you get a bonus picture because I technically took that picture on the 13th due to the international date line.

I had lunch with my mom and Nana on Friday and then my mom took me to pick up my rental car afterwards. The women working there weren’t overly friendly or helpful. They just gave me the keys to the car and said I could find it by pushing the lock button and listening for the horn. They didn’t inspect the car with me or anything. When I got to the car, the inside was dirty. There was grass all in the floorboards. I knew I could have complained then and there, but I really liked the car they gave me so I figured I could put up with the grass.

A year in photos – Day 201

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Thursday, September 13

You might remember I posted a blog a while back called Back in Texas! It talked about how I kept a big surprise from Joni. Thursday was the day I revealed the surprise to Joni. Here’s a bit of the post to refresh your memory.

I’ve been keeping a secret from Joni for a while now and she finally found out the morning Dave and I took her to the airport. We left the apartment at 5am and I brought a pillow with me in the car. When we got to Gimhae Airport to drop her off, I was still holding my pillow. She laughed and said, “You’re taking your pillow in?” I opened the trunk and said, “That’s not all I’m taking in!” and pulled out my giant fuchsia suitcase. Dave had secretly loaded it that morning before she woke up. She had no idea that I was flying back with her. She was so surprised and so happy!

I had such a great time with Joni in Korea. It was so exhausting, but I loved being able to show one of my very best friends this place I call home. At the airport we exchanged some money so I ended up walking around with 3 different currencies.

A year in photos – Day 200

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Wednesday, September 12

Day 9

We spent most of the day relaxing. It was Joni’s last day in Korea. We did venture out a few times that day. We got our nails done one last time and Joni finally tried 팥빙수 (patbingsu), a popular dessert shaved ice and red bean dessert that Koreans eat during the summer months.