Back In Ulsan

To all you loyal followers out there (I know there are lots of you) I am sorry I haven't written in over a month! Things have been very busy around here. After our mom's left I was busy in planning and preparation for my trip back to Canada. This involved a lot of Christmas shopping for everyone back home. On November 28th Dennis dropped me off at the airport and I started my very long journey back home. I had to fly from Ulsan to Seoul, transfer airports, fly from Seoul to Vancouver, and then fly to Calgary. It was a very long day of traveling but it was all worth while when my friends (Alana, Ashley, and Dustin) picked me up from the airport in Calgary, they even had a banner welcoming me back to Canada. My mom made us a great lasagna dinner so that we could all catch up over at her place. The following 10 days in Calgary are a total blur of running errands, going to appointments, catching up with friends, wedding planning and of course seeing a Flames game! I was so happy to get to spend time with my close friends in Calgary and it really made me homesick! This is a picture with my great friends in Calgary that I went for dinner with!

On my trip home I also got to spend a lot of time with my mom. She was just visiting Korea but we didn't get much quality time together so it was great that every morning we had our oatmeal and coffee together. We also made sugar cookies, went to a movie, and watched hours of "Keeping up with the Kardashians".

I finished my trip with another great dinner with friends. It was hard to say good bye but I had to head to Vancouver to see the rest of the family and finish the shopping I had to do!

I was lucky enough in Vancouver that Allison (sister) was also visiting. We hadn't see each other in many months so it was a very joyful reunion. Ali and I got to spend lots of time together while in Vancouver, whether it was shopping or just going for coffee I had a great time with her. It was so nice to see her again! We both commiserated on the fact that we were in a new city with non of our friends and we had to make a whole new social life. It is a good thing that Ali is such an amazing person because people flock to her. She got a new puppy while in Vancouver and will be joining her in Ottawa in January. In Vancouver I had the chance to catch up with some great friends there too (Jenny H, Ellen,Matt). I even got to see D's sister for a quick visit and present exchange. We went out on Friday for my last night in Canada and it was a blast. First we went out as a family for Allison's birthday

Then the older kids met up with some of our friends for some drinks. I should have went home earlier and had one less drink as I flying back to Korea the following day but it was so much fun seeing my friends that I couldn't pull myself away.

The next day I got on a plane to head back to Korea. It was a long flight back to Seoul where I didn't sleep much, but it didn't matter as I was so excited to get back to Ulsan to see Dennis and Arnold. I missed them so much while I was away and wished that they could have been in Canada with me! Arnold has been glued to my side since I have been home, which is nice. As I type this he is curled up on my lap!

Now D and I are getting ready for Christmas. Our tree is set up and decorated and there are lots of presents under it! We can't wait for our first Christmas together.

Have a safe holiday season and I will write again soon,
J