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I hope we have time before I leave!!!

it’s beginning to look a lot like christmas….

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이번주말에 친구들하고 동해에 갔다왔어요. 그곳 이림은 추암인데 정말 너무 아름다워요.

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YAY!

Today we received info from the US embassy that we can begin the next step in the visa process!  I'm so, so excited.  The funny thing is that this morning I tagged Junseok in Jersey City pics on insta (one place we'd like to live when we move) and I almost asked him in bed this morning if he had received the embassy email yet.  Lo and behold, 2 hours later we got that actual email!

I'm not sure how slow or fast things will move from here but we're already a month ahead of schedule :)  When we submitted our first round of papers we were told 2 months and it was just a little over 1 month that we received today's news.  

I'm so, so happy and I can't wait to start this next journey!

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간접화법 연습

지난학기중 간접화법을 배웠는데 잘 배우지않았어요. 시험을 봤을때 간접화법 규칙을 외우지만 말할때 간접화법 잘사용할 수 없어요. 역시 3급중에 간접화법을 계속 사용해서 날마다 연습해야하거든요. ~~~~~~~ 준석은 요즘 살이 졌다고해서 이번달부터 일요일에 3번으로 운동할거 라고했어요. 사실은 저도 살이지고 요즘 몸이 약해져서 건강하게 먹고 운동하자 고했어요. 우리는 결혼식 때문에 살이 빼지고싶다고 했어요. 1년쯤 남아서 시간이 있어요.

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진짜 예쁜 생일 점심! 우리 친한친구는 생일 케이크 사러 줘서 감사해요. 클래식 캔들 너무 좋아해요. 특히 29개 있었으니까! 태야는 어떻게 예쁘게 만드는지 잘 알아요. 예쁘지??? 오늘은 생일주말이 끝나다 ㅠㅠ 월(목)요병

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월요일에 홍대에 가서 트리크아이 미술관에 구경하고 재미있는 사진 찍었어요. 거기에 아이스미술관도 있는데 진짜 재미없어서 거기에 가면 오천원을 절약하고 가지마세요. 그리고 아이스미술관에 들어올때 이상한 앞치마 입어야돼요. 홍대에 있고 재미있는 것을 찾고있으면 트맄아이에 가보세요. ^^

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준석부모님 집에서 밥을 먹을때 놀라는 식탁에서 이렇게 앉아요. 놀라가 사람이라고 생각해요. 제일 좋아하는 활동이 먹는게예요.

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새 시작

서강에 공부하기 다시 시작한지 4일 되고 이번학기에는 제일 열심한 공부하는 학기 되면 좋겠어요. 그래서 오늘은 내가 오늘부터 이블로그에서 한국어 연습할게요. 한국에 산지 5년쯤 됐는데 아직도 한국어 능력이 부족한데요. 역시 내가 쓸때 실수 많이 하니까 틀린것이 있으면 나한테 얘기해도 돼요. 새로운 시작! 할 수 있어!

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어제 내생일이어서 준석이랑 한남동에 있는 스테이크식당에 갔어요. 식당 분위기가 좋고 음식이 참 맛있는데. 우리는 저녁후에 이태원에서 술 마시기로했는데 내가 넘 졸려서 식당근처에서 술한잔만 먹은 다음에 집에 갔어. 게속 마시고싶지만 몸이 안돼라고 했어요. 내가 나이 진짜 많다 ㅜㅜ. 글쎄 아직도 생일이 좋았어요.

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Bday weekend started out delicious with my favorite person and favorite pup.

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Friday night thoughts

I have a little buzz going after dinner and a couple drinks. While drinking I started to realize "wow I really feel old". Not just joking around like "omg I'm getting old" type stuff, like I'm approaching my last year of my twenties. I feel like I've been in my twenties forever, which has been great and all but it seemed like it would never end, to my delight. But alas it is ending and I'm in disbelief. Time goes by so fast, every year faster. But somehow the past decade has seemed like an eternity. If I think back about my past ten years, it's as if I've lived 8 different lives since the beginning. So many big changes throughout the years, each one seemingly so important at the time. Each of those 8 lives so different from each other. I guess the good thing about approaching the end of an era is being able to see how far you've come since the beginning. I would trade for my 21 year old metabolism and skin any day.... But my 21 yr old mind... Nah, I'll keep that as a nice memory and move forward with my head held high. I'm still so bad at being an adult. And still slightly afraid of becoming one 100%, but I do know now that the best way to enter into the start of the end (of my 20s) is to be with someone you love, someone who loves you and someone who truly believes that things get better with age. Soon I'll believe him more.... As for now I'll live my last year in my twenties in just a tad bit of denial. ;)

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first busy day in a while!

tomorrow i have a full schedule in what seems like ages. tomorrow is the first day of classes at Sogang, which means I gotta be out the door by 7:20.  back home by 2:30, prep for tutor, run errands, tutor at 5, and a mani at 6:30.  i haven't been this busy in a long time.  probably would be helpful if i could get some decent sleep tonight... insomniaaaaaa

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Floral Troubles

So I found a florist and gave her my plan and she got back to me with estimates for everything.  The great news was that I think the florist really understood my vision.  The bad news was that my parents were not okay with the cost.  Everything came to just over $6,000.  

I know it seems like a lot but in my defense it wasn't just for flowers. Included were decor items like gold candle sticks, gold frames, and little details.  Also included in the price is the fee for them styling the entire space.  Something my parents just don't comprehend.  I know I could do it myself but I don't wanna have too much on my plate the day of.  

Anyway so we went through the list and chopped some things and reduced others.  I think we were able to get it down to about $4,000.  My mom is going to visit the florist and figure things out.  I just hope she's nice to her!  My mom likes to get in a huff when flustered.  Gah, I wish I could do this myself, in person.  

Oh the woes of planning a wedding abroad.... 

Also, now I'm wondering what the typical floral budget is .... is this outrageous?

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We finally decided on a pic and format for our save the date.  (I forgot to change the date on our mock-up)  It's funny because almost all of Junseok's friends and family ask why we are getting married so late, as in planning it over a year in advance.  I guess they are so used to being able to plan and book a wedding within months notice.  I've explained that it takes a while to plan a wedding and venues get booked sometimes over a year in advance.  Especially for the "good" wedding months.  Even with my explanation I still feel like they think it's weird.  

Truthfully, we could've probably had a spring 2015 wedding.  But I think I was a little anxious at the thought of that time frame, and I felt more comfortable with a September wedding.  Besides, I've always, always said I wanted a September wedding.  It's the best month of the year!   I'm so happy to be welcoming September again.  And cannot wait for September 2015-- a wedding and my big bday-- 30!  yikes!

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A few of our engagement photos. It was a really quick session, not too well planned, and I forgot my shoes! I was so so mad. Anyhow, for two very awkward unphotogenic people, I think they came out okay. I hope our wedding day pics are better. Honestly, being in front of the camera is so awkward for me and the pictures show it. I'm thinking we should do date snap here also just for practice! I think though on the big day, we will be so full of emotion that we won't notice the cameras. I hope at least!

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Pics from Nola's 3rd bday. Me torturing her with the party hat :)

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Baby Nola