After Sunday Spring League games we went on a double date with Wally and Jonghoon to Frypan for chicken and sodas.  Along the way to a cafe we saw a mannequin with 

craftily placed flower bags on display.

Our lovely mocha design.

 1.5 couples :D  We had a good time...when JH could have been studying to pass his Teacher Exam but maybe he'll take some knowledge from our conversations to help him pass the test...ugh, just wishful thinking.  FIGHTING, JH!!!  

Dongdaemun culture and park station

From the non-stop ridiculousness we concluded this is to make fun of Korean "sexy" dancers.



Be warned:  This is quite loud.  AKA Turn volume down.

Husband is awesome

Thank you husband for a yummy breakfast I got to enjoy at work.

Green tea frappe on a May eve

With Fivi. Glad to have some chat time with a Bible study member. :-)

Best kinds of breakfast

Are after 6 am Monday workouts.  Especially when it's a workout you almost skipped out on for an extra 2 hours of sleep. And I made good use of Arnold's quote today (just tried to verify on Google, guess it's just from a movie)...if you don't feel like throwing up after a workout you didn't work hard enough. So I must have done it right. When the trainer grabbed sit up mats I thought I was going to die...thankfully it was just partner stretching. 

Saturday hiking south mountain

Spent the afternoon hiking in southern Seoul. Then ate some pajeon and makkeoli.

Bible study

We're making eggplant parmigianas  tonight. So hungry right now though.

Lol

Saw a sign for "PMS Korea". But it's for professional marketing science. No one did an abbreviation check on that one.

My 6 am

Happy Teacher's Day

5th graders are building something. A guest is in each class working on this project. Some students are inside the "fort".

 

I got some flowers and cards today.

 

Weekday shopping

Costco is so much better on a Monday night!

Mother's Day (in the States)

Had a great chat with my mom for Mother's Day!  Compared biceps with my 15 year old sister....15?!?!  She just turned 14...sad.  Heard some jokes from Felix.

Was nice to feel like I was home...but also makes me wanna cry.

Break class and then time to start my Monday!  But I already have with my 6 am workout.

Date night

After studying for 3 hours we're headed for Mexican food for date night!

The body healing system is awesome

My right arm scab from 2 weeks ago at crossfit bootcamp.

If I had the pictures

Walking home I saw three white men playing jazz on a corner. One with a cello. Then I saw a lot of flowers being sold for parents day. Then I saw 30 university students with a balloon tied to their wifi headphones jamming and singing in English. They had two glow bracelets each.  Mind you you can't hear the music, only their voice and watching them jump in sync. What an adventure walking through one of the busiest streets of Seoul.

Polish

Add some bling!

Tonight's outfit

Warm weather calls for coral!

Plus I recognized a young girl and then realized a whole slew of former students were in the stationary store. So cute. I waved while they kept bowing and were too shy to talk. They are 6th graders now. They looked so big...tear :'(

Sports day at my school

Kids getting ready for warmups.

A group did taekwondo with music. I helped post the team scores on a board.

Pollen count was super high today but kept a mask on with sunglasses.

Got out 2 hours earlier. Yay!

Galaxy s3 phone came out in Europe. Liking the voice command works better...maybe just the software update will help my current s2. Hoping. Want to use more voice for messages.

Hay fever

Look how much pollen is on my desk from just one day....eeww. That's just a small part of the surfaces I work at.  Aagh!

Got tablets of antihistamines yesterday and a nasal decongestant so I'm taking 4 separate symptom reliever/controllers.

Therrific Thursday

After my 6 am workout I got a breakfast set. After cleaning my sweater from a previous coffee stain I get a new one after just an hour of wearing it clean.

Our lunch has frozen persimmon!

Syrup for iced drinks

Have an iced coffee and sugar granules aren't cutting it? Make classic syrup! Just one part water to one part sugar.

Step 1: pour one cup sugar
Step 2: pour in one cup boiling water and stir
Step 3: find an empty bottle

Voila! Syrup ready for any beverage!

You can boil sugar and water together. In Korea lots of apts have a separate water boiler that heats up fast. So our syrup was ready in no time. 

I've been wanting to do this for a long time.  Was super fun.

Holiday.

After my first official boot camp class and a great brunch with friends Adam and I are checking out a flea market. Yes, i'm protecting myself from pollen.