New Artwork

On our most recent trip to Seoul together, Chris purchased some beautiful metal artwork for me! I've been going into this shop every time I am in Insadong and I had to show Chris what I have been admiring. He loved it too and thought that I should have something! He is so good to me!

We bought two pieces. The first one was created to hang from the ceiling near a light source. Since we are renting and didn't want to make a hole in the ceiling, we improvised:

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The second piece is a dish like sculpture. You can put water inside and float a candle or flowers. It is beautiful!

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We will always have these original pieces from a Korean artist!!

Birthdays!

Since my last post Chris and I both celebrated a birthdays! Both included dinner with lovely friends....and then some cake! Here's a photo re-cap:

Marie's Birthday:

Yummy Mexican Dinner

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Fantastic Lava Cake for dessert!

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Chris' Birthday:

Strawberry Cake with Chocolate Frosting, per birthday boy request

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He's so cute!

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Yongpyeong Ski Trip

This past week Chris' company planned a ski trip. Yongpyeongsan ("san" means "mountain" in korean) is 3 hours from where we live, on the East coast of the peninsula. It was beautiful, but cooooooold. I got some good skiing in. I was nervous since I haven't skied since I was in college. I only fell once, but it was because a snowboarder took me out at the ankles! Chris was recovering from a cold, so he wasn't able to come, but I got to hang out with a good friend and her fun daughters. I hope I get to ski again at least once this winter. How cool is it that I can say I skied in Korea!! There are a lot of things I miss living here, but I am beginning to realize this is probably a once in a lifetime chance and I'm so grateful to be experiencing all that I can.

Flower Market

One of the great places to shop in Seoul is the flower markets. There are several different ones and they all have tons of beautiful flowers to choose from. Last week we went shopping for flowers for a baby shower and I picked up a few and made a bouquet for the house!

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