#ok goodnight now <3 talked on the phone w my family for like two hours and i am feeling so much better akdhskdh

[bright-and-burning]

this is beyond insane holy shit… like obviously nobody had any idea that’s why it’s breaking news but like. i had no idea!!! i was deeply not expecting the singular incident to lead to exposing a whole history of this for both teams

[misssparklyprincess]

Distance Relationship

Word Count: 2096

Produce 101

Contestant: Woo Jinyoung

Author: I cried during ep 8 T~T my small pink boy, and i couldn’t come up with a good title name so…

I sighed looking at my phone. ‘Should I text him?’ You thought. It’s right now 11 pm there. As I was in deep thoughts I heard my phone buzz. I quickly grabbed my phone as I saw his name pop up on my screen.  

{Jinyoung} : Are you awake?   {Me} : Yes.. Why are you awake?? you should be sleeping silly.   Secretly I was really happy he texted me even though he needs his sleep for the show. {Jinyoung} : ahhh~ I was thinking about you. {Me} : cheesy haha {Jinyoung} : I know you like it   {Jinyoung} : When are you coming back to Korea?? {Me} : I don’t know, as soon as My parents allow me to go {Jinyoung} : aigoo~ okey dokey I’ll call you soon okay?   {Me} : ok~ go to sleep cutie {Jinyoung} : wish you could kiss me goodnight T^T {Me} : soon I promise xx 

I was so annoyed at the fact that my dad got transferred to some Newspaper company called ’Newspaper name’. Like why not give him a job in Japan so I could stay in South-Korea. I shut down my phone and went back to my homework. It was so frustrating that my parents forced me to with them to ‘Y/C’ for I don’t know how long. It doesn’t make sense. 'Wish they let me enter SOPA there gadh’ I ruffled my brown hair. “skip homework” I murmured under breath, I grabbed my laptop to watch some random K-drama I started last week.   I guess you could say I continued my boring ass life here in 'Y/C’.  

How I wished my parents would come up to me and say “ Y/N you got accepted into SOPA” or “We decided you can go back to Korea” but they would never do that so the only thing I can do is save money for an airplane ticket.  

I worked my ass off everyday at some stupid supermarket, probably the worst place on earth. I didn’t spend any money unless I got some from my parents, everything for moving back to Korea. 'Woah it’s a lot more then I expected’ I thought looking at my bank account. Never thought I would reach €1500. I decided to work a couple more months so I won’t die there. There were days where I thought I might as well quit and stop chasing my dream. Every time I had those thoughts, my boyfriend Jinyoung, would motivate me again. His 'I miss you’ 'I love you’ and 'I wanna see your beautiful face’ kept me holding onto my dream.

{4 Months later}  

By now I had over €2500 and I wasn’t complaining at all. “Mom I wanted to talk about something” I sat down in one of the chairs in her office. Maybe not the best time right now, but I couldn’t care at all. My future is important too. “What’s the matter honey?” She put down her pen and looked me straight in the eyes, making me extra nervous.   "W-well I had made some plans..exactly Ehm I saved lots of money to go back to Korea” I looked everywhere but my mom. I heard her sigh, scratching the back of her neck. "We talked about this remember?” She used that tone when she isn’t agreeing to something. I felt my heart sink to my feet, 'Game over’ I thought. "We moved here as a family and you’re part of this family so you’re staying. Besides where are you gonna sleep? At your useless rapper boyfriends house, who probably still lives with his parents? You know Y/N, break up with that boy, and i’ll introduce you to Edward. The son of my boss” she grabbed a book from the shelves. “He’s not useless” my voice broke. “And I wasn’t planning to stay at his house but at Shanna’s house, she offered me to stay there” I wiped my tears away.   

“I’m saying no to this, maybe your dad thinks differently about this.“ She opened her book "you can leave now”  

I quickly grabbed my phone to text Jinyoung. {Me} : guess I’m staying here forever T_T {Jinyoung} : They still hate me do they? {Me} : you could say that yes… {Jinyoung} : Wish I could change their opinions about me ≥o≤ {Me} : more like my mom, she wants me to date the rich son of her boss   {Jinyoung} : Well tell him you’re taken or else I’ll beat his ass hehehe 

I laughed at his reply, such silly boy I thought. Sliding my phone in my pocket, biting my nail from nervousness. I hesitated to talk to my dad, but I still did. My feet felt so heavy as I walked over to my dad’s office. I knocked 3 times before entering.  

“Can I talk to you dad?” I closed the door behind me. “I don’t know can you?” My dad joked sitting up straight, mentioning for me to sit down. I explained to him, what I’ve been doing the past months and how much money I saved. At first he didn’t look quit happy, but as soon as he saw my broken face, his expression changed a bit. He said that if it’s really my dream to go back, that I should chase it. I was relieved he thought about it this way. He supported my relationship with Jinyoung more than my mom did. Probably because Jinyoung is a rapper with an chill vibe and not some nerd who wants to spent his whole life sitting behind a desk.  

{Me}: guess what? {Jinyoung} : what’s up cutie~ {Me} : My dad agreed to me moving back to Korea~ {Jinyoung} : Oh my gadh are you serious?? That’s great!!! {Me} : I know right, I can’t wait!! {Jinyoung} : Waoh I’m crying huehue   {Me} : Ahh don’t, you’re making me cry {Jinyoung} : I can’t help it, you just made my day ;) I fell asleep after calling Jinyoung for hours.  

{1 week later}

I couldn’t thank my dad enough, he paid my airplane ticket and gave me extra money. I was so nervous, first time flying alone, going my back to Korea. I hugged my mom really tight, “I’m gonna miss you” she whispered in my ear, “It’s okay” I wiped away some tears, that were streaming down my red cheeks. “Promise us, that you’ll call us as soon as you land okay?” My dad informed me for the 100th time. “Yes dad” I hugged him.   Holding tight on my passport and tickets I walked over to the security. I shouted one last 'I love you’ and went of.

{12 hours later}  

I felt horrible after the flight, I felt like fainting. My knees are so weak and I still have to carry my suitcase. I called my parents when I got my suitcase. I walked over to the gates, looking for Jinyoung. 'ah I can’t find him, how frustrating!’ I sighed. I felt two arms sneak around my waist, making me jump. I turned around, to be greeted by a pink haired boy. “Woah y-your hair” I stuttered, touching his hair. “Not even saying hello or hugging me back” he laughed, “ah right” I hugged him really tight. “I missed you a lot” I whispered in his chest. “I missed you too, my princess” patting my head. I kept looking at his hair, it looked so fluffy. I reached for his hair again, slightly touching it. “That amused?” He giggled. “Why did you dye you hair?” Walking hand in hand towards Starbucks. “ah~ there is no reason to be honest”  He grabbed his wallet.   “It suits you, this makes you the cutest rapper” I smiled at him, he on the other hand looked quite annoyed at my comment. I know he doesn’t like to be called cute but I couldn’t help it. 

“Welcome at Starbucks, can I take your order?” The adorable girl behind the counter asked.   “Yes can I get 2 medium iced caramel macchiato.” Jinyoung said handed her the money.   “Am I really the cutest rapper?” He pouted handing me my coffee.   “Yes I’m gonna call you smoll pink bean” I laughed hitting his arm lightly, not hurting him. Jinyoung kept pouting, he grabbed my suitcase and walked off, leaving me dumbfounded. I guess he must be upset, running after him. I could pass him with my short legs and stood in front of him. He just looked at me, surprised I could keep up with him. I panted sipping my drink before speaking. “Yah oppa~” making my voice a bit higher than usual. “Don’t ignore me please” I whined, blinking my eyes cutely. He looked down at me smiling a bit, knowing he can’t resist my big E/C eyes.   “ahh you drive me crazy” grabbing my hand, swinging it as we walked towards the exit.

I missed this, the warm weather, lost of people and my boyfriend. I forgot how soft his hand are, how cute he can smile, the way he smelled. “Can you stop staring please, it freaks me out” I blushed, embarrassed at my own action, I quickly apologized.   “Y/N” I looked his direction, without noticing his lips landed on mine. They were so soft, I felt butterflies in my stomach, my cheeks glowing by now. His lips moving against mine was like magic, his arms sneak around my waist, as mine held onto his shirt. I pulled away, looking at my feet, with my hands on my beet red cheeks. I could say that this was the best day of my life. Being back in my home country, being with my amazing boyfriend, I mean what else can I wish for?

{Couple weeks later}  

I got accepted into SOPA, reunited with my friends and family. I got a job at a bubble tea store, I live with my aunt and I talk to my parents basically everyday. Jinyoung and my best friend Jihoon both did audition for Produce 101, and got accepted to be on the show. Unfortunately I can’t see them till they get eliminated or till the show ends with them in the top 11. Supporting Jinyoung and Jihoon as much as I could. Showing up at all the shows, and if I was lucky I could get backstage.   Jihoon got ranked 1st for 4 weeks in a row, sadly for Jinyoung his skills didn’t get noticed at all. The highest rank he could get was 40. Korean citizens should vote for talented not the visual. I sighed watching episode 7. “Woah he is such a sweetheart helping other trainees, how am I still alive” clutching my heart. Texting him was no use, Mnet forbid the use of cell phones. My aunt sat beside me, handing me a bottle of cold water.

“See it in this aspect, his company will notice him more than before you know. He may not be in the top 11 but he does get more attention” she patted my back. I know that, but he deserves the best, I started to doubt what my mom said. Was she right? Is he really useless? Will I ever proof my mom she was wrong? Why do Koreans want good looking Idols and not rappers? What’s wrong with these people? Stan talent for god’s sakes.

As long as Jihoon is in the top 11 I’m satisfied. And I will love my boyfriend no matter what, even when he doesn’t debut. My mom is wrong he is pure talent and she unfortunately can’t see that.   I laughed at my own changing thoughts, I’m so confusing sometimes. I watched his fancam a million times, he looked amazing, his rap is so strong it just blows me away.  

Let’s say I fell in love with an pink fluff ball named Woo Jinyoung.

[snsmissionaries]

6/26/17 -- Elder Del and Sister Sue Ballard, Illinois, Nauvoo Mission

Attack of the May flies....Welcome to another exciting Nauvoo venture

Dear Family and Friends,

Well, Monday AM Shift went by fast as we were not very busy so afterward we ran some errands and ran home to get our dessert to take to the talent show (baking a cake is about as TALENTED as it gets around the Ballard household these days).  Our FHE group somehow was also the last to know we were supposed to bring dinner for our group so one couple went and bought a Subway tray and we made a cake and got some vanilla ice cream to go along with it and that is as good as it gets for our FHE GROUP (5 couples).  The talent show was a lot of fun and we found there are loads of CRAZY old missionaries out here in Nauvoo as well as a lot of talented ones. 

However, another thing no one warned us ABOUT….we have two outside lights on our apartment building which we were leaving on at night as the area is very dark.  Well, we were out walking and visiting some neighbors and came home about 9:30pm and walked up to open our front door and everything, I mean EVERYTHING was covered with these yellow flying bugs.  It was unbelievable and they were bomb diving us so we backed down our sidewalk hoping we had not swallowed any of them and thought great now how are we going to get in the apartment without letting ALL these flying things come in too???  We had a bottle of water in our hand but knew we couldn’t throw that at our upstairs neighbors window or it would break and our back door screen was locked so we couldn’t get in that way.  So here we are standing on the sidewalk, laughing, talking and freaking out about all these bugs when our upstairs neighbor looks out the window and said “what is going on” and before we could say a word she said “I know the attack of the yellow bugs, right” (turned out it happened to them a few nights earlier but we were in bed already and they didn’t disturb us or WARN US).  So we said could you PLEASE come down and turn the lights off (they were in their PJ’s and saying prayers) and we will wait for them to fly off and then come in.  So graciously her husband came down turned off the lights  so in a few minutes the coast was somewhat clear enough for us to get in without being covered or filling our apartment and theirs with these “yellow flying creatures”.  No one warned us about this Nauvoo experience like they have the “chiggers”.  Turns out they are “May flies and they apparently attracted to lights and have a very short life span! 

So Tuesday was another slow day in the Temple (where are all these crowds they keep telling us about???) but on Wednesday I was to report to my new position as “sealing office coordinator” and Del as “veil coordinator”.  My job is just like being back to work as a secretary or Administrative Assistant (look out MULTI-TASKING as this job gives it a whole new meaning) and I thought I RETIRED long ago.  But I put on my “happy” face and asked for the Lord to help and support me and we made it through the night without incident.  The sister training me and her husband were supposed to be on until July 5th but when she left that night she said goodnight, “this is my last night…we are DONE”(they have been Temple workers for 26 years), I was dumbfounded, I wished her well and told her I hoped we would see them often visiting the Temple.  So ready or NOT I am on my own henceforth!  Wow! So is Del.

YEAH!  P-DAY finally arrived and one of the couples organized a group to go to Quincy with a guide that knows all about the historic sites, etc.  and so we meet at 8:30am and 16 of us carpooled to Quincy for the day. We went with the Peterson’s and started at the Quincy Historic Museum with a 1 hour video of the Pioneers and how the people of Quincy housed and took care of them when they had to flee Missourri.  (picture)  During the winter of 1838/39 almost the entire Mormon population in Missouri was forced to leave and the 1,600 residents of Quincy opened their homes and hearts to nearly 6 ,000 refugees.  The original Nauvoo Temple Keys (a collection of 16 keys) from the descendants of Artois Hamilton who operated the Hamilton House Hotel in Carthage at the time Joseph and Hyrum were martyred are in the museum.(picture)  As a gesture of gratitude Brigham Young gave the keys to Hamilton  for him sending the bodies back to Nauvoo.  In 2002 President Hinckley went to pay tribute to the citizens of Quincy along with the Mormon Tabernacle choir in order to show the churches gratitude for the kindness, hospitality and civility offered the pioneers at that time he dedicated a stone monument to Quincy by the Mississippi River where the Mormon pioneers crossed.(picture)    From there we went to the John Wood home (picture with Del and Sue) where most went on a tour of the home but because of all the stairs to climb we chose instead to drive around town and see some of the beautiful older homes in the area.  John Wood was elected mayor of Quincy three different times. In 1856, he was elected Lt. Governor of Illinois in one of the first victories by the newly formed Republican Party. There are a lot of the older mansion type homes for sale and we understand that one reason is their property taxes are exorbitant in this area on a $300,000 home they are $6500 a year).  No wonder people are selling and moving away.  From there we met back with the rest of  the group at a small restaurant called Fat Backs and hold on…..it was EXCELLENT.  We were all so excited as it was so tiny and didn’t look like much but our tour guide is the one that selected it and he lives in Quincy.  I had a brisket sandwich and Del had the platter and the meat melted in your mouth.  What a nice SURPRISE….good food and very reasonably priced….we will go back for sure.  Came home and rested for a while and then the Peterson’s walked over and said lets go to Sunset on the Mississippi which is a cute one hour musical presentation done outside on an open area stage with about 30 young adult age missionaries and about 50 senior adult missionaries.  It is singing, dancing and skits….so glad we were NOT called for that mission!  They do a great job and make all the pioneer type costumes too.  It was a fun and enjoyable P-day.

Friday once again we had a large group of about 200 youth from Oklahoma and so we stayed busy (Sue-standing ushering the youth and Del –sitting doing the recording ) from 7:45-2:45 but all went well and there were some great kids who were so excited to have the Nauvoo experience.  Saturday it was a little slow but it is a much shorter day 6:15 to 12:45.  We put food in the crockpot for lunch, so we ate and COLLAPSED for the rest of the day.  Then reality set in and as the primary song says “Saturday is a special day, It’s the day we get ready for Sunday; we clean the house and we shop at the store, we wash our clothes and we shine our shoes, And we call it our “get-the-work-done” day, so we can be ready for Sunday!”  I hope I am ready because I am FLAT out of energy and we have tour 4 hour drive to get back and forth to Canton on Sunday.  

Ok another thing they didn’t warn us about GOLF BALL size HAIL!  So about 8:30 pm Saturday night we get a call from our Emergency phone tree telling us the Temple President was leaving the underground parking garage of the Temple open all night as there was a storm warning in our area of GOLF sized HAIL, coming and he urged everyone to move their vehicles to the underground parking area to avoid damage.  So Del got dressed as we were getting ready for bed and drove the car about ¾ of a mile to leave it and then walked home.  But that was not the big problem it was that we knew we had to get our car back early Sunday AM in order to leave for Canton by 7:30.  Well, guess what lots of lightening, a few drops of rain, but NO storm or HAIL came to our area and so at 5AM (Happy Father’s Day) Del walked to the parking garage and got the car and then came home and went back to bed for an hour, got up AGAIN and we got ready to leave for church. There were areas within a 70 mile radius of us that did receive severe hail damage to vehicles and homes.  Sunday we drove by ourselves to Canton  as the other couple had out of town company.  We enjoyed our time together, talking, laughing and enjoying the scenery (corn, soy beans and lots of road kill with the big turkey buzzards coming down to enjoy a nice Sunday dinner).  Got home  about 3:15 and had a nice dinner (which Del the Father’s Day guy prepared…WHO let him add this part???) (I made custard for dessert) and then relaxed the rest of the day.  Del heard from all his kids so he was a HAPPY Father.

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday were all fairly slow days at the Temple.  People keep telling us it is going to get busy and then we will be happy for the quiet times but so far, other than in the baptistery, it has not happened!  I did my new sealing coordinator assignment on Wednesday and Del did his coordinator job all on our own and almost everyone survived??  There is so much to learn in my job that I should have it down by the time we leave the end of October!  It was a long day as we had a 1:30 meeting and then were at the Temple from 2:30 to 9:15 but luckily the next day was P-Day and we didn’t have to get up early.  In fact, we didn’t have anything planned for the day so we could just laze around and do whatever and we LOVED it.  Cleaned the apartment, did some laundry and some friends stopped by and we visited but all in all we just were lazy.  A nice change from the go…go…go.  But Friday it is up and at it again at 5:30am and off for a BUSY baptistery day.

Had a great Friday  about 120 youth from the Chicago Stake and about 2/3’s of them were Spanish speaking which made it interesting since no one on our team spoke Spanish.  However, we had Spanish cards available so our people could follow so we made it through.  Another wonderful experience we had was that Kathryn’s (Derek’s wife-Del’s son) brother Jim, with 3 daughters and a son came to the baptistery to do work and I had never met them before.  They are from St. George, Utah and it was so fun to meet them and to get to be with them as they performed the ordinances. What a great family.  Saturday we were on the noon endowment session and had two living endowments along with 24 other in the session which is nice size for this Temple.  This week the Temple Presidency decided there would NOT be second followers in the sessions unless circumstance required it.  So you can have as many as 52 people and you are on your own.  It takes a little longer but it works.   So on this Saturday shift everyone else is off by at least 1:15, however, because of the session we didn’t finish until 2:15.  We ride with our upstairs neighbors most days so they ended up going home and coming back to get us but we have done that before with them so it all works out.  When we got home decided we should go to Keokuk as had to get salad makings for our Family Home Evening (5 couples) dinner on Monday as we are going to see “The Promise” and then have dinner at the Peterson’s.  On our way we stopped at the little Mexican restaurant in Hamilton as we finally found something we like on their menu, Paella and we even have enough left over for Sunday too!  (Wouldn’t want Del to have to cook two Sundays in a row!)

Weather has been great, SO FAR,  and no temperature above 95 yet with some rain this morning and the humidity is still tolerable.  Today it was actually cool when we headed to the Temple and the high is only 80 for today and humidity about 40% so I guess we can say sorry Arizona as know you are all about to suffer from HEAT STROKE!  I am sure our days with the high humidity and intolerable weather are yet to come.

Well, it is off to bed so we can head out in the morning to Canton and spend most of the day there.  We have a fireside at 6:30pm but Del has a sore throat so we will wait and see how he feels once we get home.  Hope all is well with everyone.  We love you all and are so grateful for your love and support.  Thanks for sharing our Nauvoo adventures and we love hearing back from you.

Love you all,

 Elder and Sister Ballard