In other news: my holiday has been great so far. Thursday I went on a field trip to the Children's Park near Achasan and saw the animals with my monsters. It was a beautiful day and my kids made me feel like a celebrity, calling my name all day and running to give me hugs and pulling my hand to show me something. I truly enjoyed being their teacher because we were outside of the pressure-cooker classroom, there were no right answers, and hey, Danielle Teacher can do cartwheels! And of course, it was my 2 year anniversary.
My Thursday only got better as I left the park to meet soon-to-be hubby and we did a little ring shopping aaaaaaaaaaand... I totally found my ring. It's being handmade and I'll get it... well, I don't know when. It will be available the 10th of this month, but who knows when Kenny will actually deem it the right time to present it. I've fallen in love with it. It's different than anything else I've seen and although it's still shiny and pretty, it's also simple and my style. I think I truly allowed myself to be a girl about the whole thing and it took Kenny by surprise. But I have a right to be giddy and excited about it. So I am! I'll be sure to let y'all know whenever I get it.
It may seem weird from a western view that I've already been proposed to, that my wedding was in the planning stages before that proposal took place, and that I still don't have my engagement ring after being engaged for over a month. But that's usually how it works in Korea. The wedding is pretty much planned and taken care of and then the girl waits and waits and waits and the guy makes a big show of the proposal and presents the ring. I guess it comes from the fact that wearing engagement and wedding rings is something that is becoming more popular in the younger generations here and is not generally regarded as necessary. But I'm glad Kenny was up for it!
Enough mush. Onto the goodness that is my gift to you today. Yesterday we ventured a drive out towards Suwon to the Korean Folk Village. Kenny's parents warned that we shouldn't go anywhere, especially in a car, on a national holiday in Korea, but we pooh-poohed on their negativity and went anyway. We begged his father to borrow the navigation system and went on our way. I drove. This video is what happens when Danielle drives in Seoul. I know that Koreans have only been driving for a few years compared to the United States and the laws are a bit behind when it comes to safety issues on the roadways. Needless to say, it's crazy. But we had fun and even if we almost died a few times, it was worth it. Enjoy the long lost rage that resurfaced behind the wheel. I know you guys are probably missing The Rage a bit, and to tell you the truth, I am too. After watching this clip, you'll probably be able to hear my voice a bit clearer in any rants to come.
P.S. He says "Pity on me" at the end and not "Pee on me."
Man, I just love you more and more with each post. I kid you not. We need to hang out. Oh, wait, you live how many continents away from me?
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Anyway, I love the video - you're so hilarious! I get freaked out driving around these parts; I can't imagine driving in another country. (You should see me when I am forced to go into a roundabout. The entire time I'm all, "DO I GO? NOW? WAIT, NOW? CAN I GO? WHAT IS THIS? WHO AM I? I HATE MY LIFE!")
And it does sound like he said, "Pee on me." I love how you're all, "WHAT?" Hahaha!
haha. Am totally laughing my ass off! "MORON!!!"
ReplyDeleteGreat post. It sounds like the excitement is getting more and more palpable as the wedding approaches.
ReplyDeleteI feel the difficulty of dieting for a wedding as well. That sounds so subversive of my masculinity but hey, I want to look decent for my wedding, and handsome for Ahreum. But the good desserts St Edmund Hall keeps including with my meals make things quite difficult. It's much harder to say no when the pudding is part of you pay package.
Consequently, I have decided that there are two new diets which must be tried. My first point of call, the justice diet: http://www.structuredprocrastination.com/light/justice.php. This looks philosophically sound: 'The basic premise of the Justice Diet, like all diets, is that the world is run on just principles, so if one suffers, one will be rewarded. On most diets, the suffering consists in one or more of the following: not eating anything, eating vegetables, and exercising. The Justice Diet thinks these forms of suffering are simply wonderful, and Justice Dieters are encouraged to not eat, eat vegetables and sweat as much as they feel like.
But the Justice Diet recognizes a fourth form of suffering, passing up food. It seems only fair that dieters should be rewarded not simply on the basis of what they eat, but also on the basis of what they wanted to eat and could have eaten but chose not to eat.'
If that doesn't work, I'll try this, the Nietzschean diet: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39313. Talking point: 'One must strive to eat dangerously'.
i think i heart you.
ReplyDeletemostly because i relate to the rage.
buuuuuuuuut... i'm glad you found your ring! =)