i may shed a tear...

or 2.

or have a good old fashioned cry.

i am leaving the land of fabric.

tragic. {yes, i'm a relatively dramatic person}

but, it is a sad realization...

i will no longer be able to venture into a large warehouse or into a 5-story building to buy fabric from 1,oooW (.80) to 5,000W ($4 something) a yard. minkee is about 7,000W! won't find that in the good ol' usa.

no worries. i have stockpiled.

and i've heard before that walt disney world

is the happiest place on earth.

i think not.

no freaky costumed people here.

koreans following me around with coffee. yes.

do you see the happy?
and more happy...how can you stand it?
truly amazing how much i fit into my little basket.

it. was. heavy. HEAVY.
dongdaemun.

i said good-bye on saturday. boo. hoo.

and the exciting news...charlotte made her first trip to dongdaemun. so happy to visit it my last time with her!

the first trip is always overwhelming. she was able to overcome it & bought a few things!
kellie...she is modeling one of the MANY headbands they have on this floor.

it is crazy. another thing i'll miss--especially with 2 girlies!

RIBBON. hair accessories. ribbon. sewing tools. fabric.

did i mention ribbon?
our fabric shopping crew...brave ladies ventured out in the rain.

the sacrifice. :)

we found a restaurant at dongdaemun this trip. um, it's good we were unaware of this earlier--i would have gotten my energy back & kept on spending money. worked out well on the rainy day.

l-r: kavita, janelle, charlotte, susan & kellie
hey, they had a list of what was on each floor.

we thought you just aimlessly walked around.

get lost.

walk the same area 4 times.

craziness. way too organized.

so, that's it. that's all the fabric.

{okay, so i may make one more trip to happy quilt, but we shall see. shhhh...it'll be our little secret!}

Bloggy love,

Happy Birthday, Aunt Erky!

Round #2...

We love & miss you!

500th post...

Wow. I feel like we should do something special for this momentous occasion.

I can't believe I have written 500 blog posts.

Okay, probably not that shocking to you all. This is actually 501.

Here's your special treat for the day.

This makes me laugh. And laugh.

Here are the girls wishing UB a Happy Birthday!

{cha cha cha!}

Did you catch Beks not doing a thing?

And Abby playing 20 questions?

Oh, and the video was too big to send UB...

Thankfully, he & Pawpaw called us today, and the girls got to sing it in person!

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vacuum baby

these girls.

beks actually likes this.

she probably just likes the fact that abby is paying attention to her,

but she asks her to do it.

and they laugh. and it makes me laugh.

vacuum baby, vacuum.

bloggy love,

blah.

I really don't like posting without a picture.

But really.

I don't feel like looking for a cute one right now.

Maybe by the time I get done ranting, I'll be in the mood.

Maybe.

Maybe you would be surprised that I was an English major in college.

Just know that my concentration was in Old English Lit.

So there.

So when I start sentences with "so" and "and"...you should know that I know better.

And I know that I use too many "..." and not correctly most the time.

I'm over it.

ANYWAY...

I made a dinner that no one liked.

Not even me.

But at least I didn't moan & cry the whole time.

{and have to go directly to bed because of it}

I drank my wine, but I didn't cry.

I can't find a place for us to live in D.C.

Yes, I still have until August.

But, I'm over it.

And I'm tired.

And cranky.

My kids will tell you.

That's all for now. Pray for our move & our new home. We really are excited to head back to the good ol' USA. Girls & I {and the hairy mongrel...Indy, not Brad!} will be back in about 3 weeks. I'm sick with leaving, but excited to go. I do like this military life. Not the part where we have to pack up our stuff, but the moving to a new place. I like it. Of course you might need to remind me I said this in 4 months or so. :)

I am now off to listen to JJ Heller. She & Dave make me happy...and make me think about what is really, truly important. Take a listen.

Bloggy love,

and spring#3...

And we finally got to see the cherry blossoms!

Spring was trying to miss us this year, but we managed to find it!

One more time...click here to add your own photos! :)

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spring photo...#2 :)

Here is a rare moment when Beks decided to sit still...

{with a big ol' handful of popcorn @ Everland!}

Go ahead...share your photos too!

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