Camping!

Wind Creek State Park was wonderful! We camped and hiked and had a lovely time.

Weekend Update With Alycia

Not as funny as Seth Meyers, I can assure you. But an update nonetheless. :-)

Campus tour from Jules, an evening with Pippin (and Fassy), and fun with family = great weekend.

Today was

A good day. I promise this isn't going to be a running blog, but I ran a whole mile, walked two tenths, and then ran another mile! Total distance on the treadmill was 2.3 miles. And most of it was running! Woo hoo!

I also got to take a friend out to celebrate her 16th bday and she let her little cousin tag along. It was a lovely afternoon for everyone.

Unfortunately, it's my sister's 20th birthday and I did NOT get to take her out or do anything with her. But I sent card & $, texted, called, and sang. So I'm hoping all of those make up for not actually being there. I also publicly blogged about it- HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BABY SISTER!!! (see picture to appreciate her cuuuuteness)

Oh! And I have some shmancy photos to share. The other night, Shin and I were invited to join his boss' family at a fundraising event featuring Laura Bush. We got dressed up real profesh! Laura looked decent too. ;-)

Great Day!

I got a raise! Woo hoo! It was totally unexpected, and totally awesome.

I bought ticketS for us to visit my mom, sister, and grandma!!! (And step-dad and grandpa and step-sister and Belgian waffle and Norwegian elkhound... we're visiting a lot of peeps) It's a big deal that Shin is going with me because we didn't think he could. So that's doubly exciting.

And possibly more exciting for me in this moment, I RAN A MILE! Now, you may not think this is a big deal. Shin definitely did not grasp the significance. But basically, my whole life, I've never thought I could just run a mile. I have no problem walking forever. I like walking, nay, I LOVE walking. But I've always thought I hate loathe running.

Tonight I was at the gym with Shin and we literally dragged ourselves there just to walk. I was so sleepy and so tired, I was proud of myself for going just to walk. And every time I'm at the gym I always respect the chicks with tight butts who just run and run and run and run and run for. ev. er. So I was telling Shin that I can only run for like two minutes and then I have to stop or fall dead. At the end of our walking time, I wanted to see how long I could actually run - I assumed it would be like three minutes MAX. I hopped on the treadmill and I just kept going!!! It wasn't easy, but I didn't die! I really didn't die! I ran a whole mile and could have done more, but we had to go and I wasn't mentally prepared to go further than that.

Next time... next time I'm aiming for 1.5 miles. :-D We'll see how this goes.

Anyway, I truly a great day. I hope you had a good one too!

Remember that one time...

We went to Korea. And I finally made a photo book from Shutterfly (that I got for free- just had to pay shipping).
 

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Shin's bday pt 2

Americans celebrate with birthday cake... Koreans lurve seaweed soup. Shin's birthday dinner was a success. He said 'best miyeok guk EVER!' and I've been making it every year for three years. Felt pretty good to finally get it right. It's not my favorite dish, but I'm really glad it turned out tasty for him.

I also got him his favorite cupcakes from our favorite cupcake making friend. And his favorite lemonade from Chick-Fil-A. Basically everything I got him was perishable. But I believe the way to a man's heart is thro... Jk. I'm pretty sure there's more to Shin than his stomach. But he does like when I get him his favorite things.

Happy birthday week end :-D

A Time for Birthdays!

Today is my husband's 32nd birthday. We met at a Bible study on our college campus almost 5 years ago, and it's been a fantastic adventure ever since.

Neat thing: We met studying the book of Ecclesiastes. Everyday I try to read a little bit of the Bible using One Year Bible Online. Today's verses are the very beginning of Ecclesiates! (proof: http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/september.asp?version=51&startmmdd=0101)

I think these verses are perfect for his birthday:

A Time for Everything
3 For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven.
2 A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant and a time to harvest.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to cry and a time to laugh. A time to grieve and a time to dance.
5 A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones. A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
6 A time to search and a time to quit searching. A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear and a time to mend. A time to be quiet and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate. A time for war and a time for peace.

We've gone through a lot of these 'times' and I look forward to many more years and birthdays together.