Hello everyone and happy Halloween to those celebrating!! They don't really celebrate over here like they do back home but turns our some English schools, including mine, do at least have little Halloween parties so I had a fun little Friday. The little kids looked so cute all dressed up, definitely just made me want to keep a couple of them even more! haha Anyway, I said I was going to try to blog more and it has been less than a month this time since the last one so I think I'm doing ok. Well since last writing we have made some exciting plans and also celebrated an exciting moment!
Alright, so first we have planned our Christmas vacation!!! Originally we were talking with our friend Lauren who is coming back over here about possibly taking a vacation together somewhere with her and her boyfriend. The four of us were looking into the Philippines or islands around there but they ended up deciding in the end that they were going to stay in Korea to save up money for the next vacation that is going to be at the end of Jan. They have been gone for about 4 months traveling around and this will give them more time to save money back up. This actually ended up turning out to be perfect because we started looking into other options and found that going to Hong Kong was actually pretty cheap, definitely a lot cheaper than going to the islands. Hong Kong is also still south of Korea so its supposed to be a lot warmer still and Logan's dad lives in China already so it would be easier for him to come meet up with us. After looking more into flights and hostels and talking to his dad we decided on shortening the trip to not the whole 9 days we were off, it's of course cheaper to not fly on Christmas anyway, and booked our trip for 5 nights 6 days including being there for New Years Eve! Flights plus staying at a nice hostel all for around $500! I'm super excited and can't wait to get more traveling in, Logan has been before but not since he was in his early teens so he's excited to go back also. I'm also of course a little nervous because after talking to his dad more he has said he is game for coming down with his girlfriend (around my age) to meet up with us for some time. Now I'm not even going to get into how I reacted to having dinner with Logan's mom for the first time but let's just say it wasn't that great. I'm really hoping since I've actually seen him via skype several times and talked to him that it won't be that bad. Plus I'm pretty sure that his dad doesn't or didn't ever blame me for things that happened in Logans past so that should make it easier as well. Either way it's always a little nerve racking to meet the parents for the first time in person so I'm hoping he still likes me after. One thing that Logan keeps telling me will be a bonus is that they're probably going to leave me and the girlfriend alone for some time and since she is Asian I should be able to get some killer deals on things because Asians apparently haggle like nobodys business over there. haha we'll see, I haven't really talked to or seen much of the girlfriend via skype but she seems pretty nice. Not sure what all we're going to do yet besides the night markets again of course, this big garden/zoo type thing, and then going to see the worlds largest bronze buddah. We're also going to be able to watch the fireworks and light show that buildings put on for New Years on the bay which should be super cool and pretty we just have to find the right place to ring it in!
So that was one plan that we have made now for the second plan. Ever since going to Paris earlier last Sept. I have been craving to go back. I had heard the expression before "I left my heart in Paris" but never understood it. Honestly I was expecting it to be great and to love it but figured I would still leave not understanding that phrase and be ok if I went back or ok if I didn't. All I can say is wow was I wrong. I understand it now completely and I am ok with being one of those people that says "I left a part of me in Paris." I know most of you won't understand this at all, but have you ever been somewhere before that made such an impression on you that it makes you emotional when thinking back on it. I get that way when thinking about my trip to Washington D.C. and going to the Holocaust museum there but that's really it. Now maybe I'm just a lot more emotional in my older age or I might just be weird, and yes I know I'm not old I'm just older than I was, but things really do effect me differently than they used to and Paris is one of them. When I think back to Paris I can perfectly see the different streets I walked with a pretty cool lady I met for the trip named Judy. I can see the expressions on my grandma and moms face when we ventured out on and we saw something amazingly beautiful or tasted the greatest ice cream ever! I swear to you that if I went back now to where we stayed I think I could get around to some of the places we wondered to. People have said that the French are rude and mean but we never came across that, they were nice and friendly to us. I have some of the greatest memories from that trip and just thinking back makes me even tear up at times because I want, no I CRAVE to go back there! It's like it hurts to think that I wouldn't be able to go back sometime, I have to go back and I have told Logan this several times before. When I went Logan and I were not together yet but I thought about him nonstop while being there and what it would be like to wonder around the city with him or what it would be like to be able to bring him back here with me some day and show him around myself.
Enough about Paris though that's not what this is completely about. Since being over here it has become easier to save up money and cheaper to travel around than it is in the states so today I came up with a plan. Now those of you who know me well might know that I'm really not good at making plans for very far in the future. I'm not sure why it's always been hard for me but I'm slowly becoming better at it. Today after talking to Logan and getting him to agree as well I came up with a plan for us that I am VERY excited about and if we stick to it I will be very proud about. We are going to work hard teaching and taking tutoring jobs if they come around for 2 years straight, either here or after a year here moving to somewhere else to do the same, and each month we are going to put a good amount of money into a hide away "jar" that we will NOT touch! Now we are also continuing to put money into savings back home that we wont touch but then also having a separate savings here too and after the 2 years we are going to go travel around Europe!! I am so so excited about this, we even both went ahead and put a couple hundred away for this Oct. even though it is over, we want to get every little bit we can in! We don't have a set amount for each month but have agreed if we're tutoring for that month so have extra money coming in that we maybe put a little more into the savings for that month. I know that there's a chance this still won't be enough after two years to really do much but for now I am excited and hell bent on making it work! This is the furthest away plan I've ever made, not to mention I'm also counting on Logan and I being together in two years still, that alone is crazy and exciting for me to think about. :)
So those were the plans that we've made. The exciting new is that we celebrated our 1 year anniversary this weekend. I know not as exciting at you were probably thinking but for me it is pretty exciting. I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS thought that I would be where I am at now with a man that I love this much. I'm also not sure that I would be here if it weren't for him to be here supporting me and telling me I can do it every step of the way. Like I said, not a big deal for you guys but a big deal for me and an even better feeling when we're putting money away for a trip 2 years from now, just a nice feeling.
Ok ok enough with the gushy after all I'm not a Hallmark card! haha ;) Well that's about all I have for now so I am off to curl up with my book before bed.
Hope everyone is doing well and lots of love,
S
Alright, so first we have planned our Christmas vacation!!! Originally we were talking with our friend Lauren who is coming back over here about possibly taking a vacation together somewhere with her and her boyfriend. The four of us were looking into the Philippines or islands around there but they ended up deciding in the end that they were going to stay in Korea to save up money for the next vacation that is going to be at the end of Jan. They have been gone for about 4 months traveling around and this will give them more time to save money back up. This actually ended up turning out to be perfect because we started looking into other options and found that going to Hong Kong was actually pretty cheap, definitely a lot cheaper than going to the islands. Hong Kong is also still south of Korea so its supposed to be a lot warmer still and Logan's dad lives in China already so it would be easier for him to come meet up with us. After looking more into flights and hostels and talking to his dad we decided on shortening the trip to not the whole 9 days we were off, it's of course cheaper to not fly on Christmas anyway, and booked our trip for 5 nights 6 days including being there for New Years Eve! Flights plus staying at a nice hostel all for around $500! I'm super excited and can't wait to get more traveling in, Logan has been before but not since he was in his early teens so he's excited to go back also. I'm also of course a little nervous because after talking to his dad more he has said he is game for coming down with his girlfriend (around my age) to meet up with us for some time. Now I'm not even going to get into how I reacted to having dinner with Logan's mom for the first time but let's just say it wasn't that great. I'm really hoping since I've actually seen him via skype several times and talked to him that it won't be that bad. Plus I'm pretty sure that his dad doesn't or didn't ever blame me for things that happened in Logans past so that should make it easier as well. Either way it's always a little nerve racking to meet the parents for the first time in person so I'm hoping he still likes me after. One thing that Logan keeps telling me will be a bonus is that they're probably going to leave me and the girlfriend alone for some time and since she is Asian I should be able to get some killer deals on things because Asians apparently haggle like nobodys business over there. haha we'll see, I haven't really talked to or seen much of the girlfriend via skype but she seems pretty nice. Not sure what all we're going to do yet besides the night markets again of course, this big garden/zoo type thing, and then going to see the worlds largest bronze buddah. We're also going to be able to watch the fireworks and light show that buildings put on for New Years on the bay which should be super cool and pretty we just have to find the right place to ring it in!
So that was one plan that we have made now for the second plan. Ever since going to Paris earlier last Sept. I have been craving to go back. I had heard the expression before "I left my heart in Paris" but never understood it. Honestly I was expecting it to be great and to love it but figured I would still leave not understanding that phrase and be ok if I went back or ok if I didn't. All I can say is wow was I wrong. I understand it now completely and I am ok with being one of those people that says "I left a part of me in Paris." I know most of you won't understand this at all, but have you ever been somewhere before that made such an impression on you that it makes you emotional when thinking back on it. I get that way when thinking about my trip to Washington D.C. and going to the Holocaust museum there but that's really it. Now maybe I'm just a lot more emotional in my older age or I might just be weird, and yes I know I'm not old I'm just older than I was, but things really do effect me differently than they used to and Paris is one of them. When I think back to Paris I can perfectly see the different streets I walked with a pretty cool lady I met for the trip named Judy. I can see the expressions on my grandma and moms face when we ventured out on and we saw something amazingly beautiful or tasted the greatest ice cream ever! I swear to you that if I went back now to where we stayed I think I could get around to some of the places we wondered to. People have said that the French are rude and mean but we never came across that, they were nice and friendly to us. I have some of the greatest memories from that trip and just thinking back makes me even tear up at times because I want, no I CRAVE to go back there! It's like it hurts to think that I wouldn't be able to go back sometime, I have to go back and I have told Logan this several times before. When I went Logan and I were not together yet but I thought about him nonstop while being there and what it would be like to wonder around the city with him or what it would be like to be able to bring him back here with me some day and show him around myself.
Enough about Paris though that's not what this is completely about. Since being over here it has become easier to save up money and cheaper to travel around than it is in the states so today I came up with a plan. Now those of you who know me well might know that I'm really not good at making plans for very far in the future. I'm not sure why it's always been hard for me but I'm slowly becoming better at it. Today after talking to Logan and getting him to agree as well I came up with a plan for us that I am VERY excited about and if we stick to it I will be very proud about. We are going to work hard teaching and taking tutoring jobs if they come around for 2 years straight, either here or after a year here moving to somewhere else to do the same, and each month we are going to put a good amount of money into a hide away "jar" that we will NOT touch! Now we are also continuing to put money into savings back home that we wont touch but then also having a separate savings here too and after the 2 years we are going to go travel around Europe!! I am so so excited about this, we even both went ahead and put a couple hundred away for this Oct. even though it is over, we want to get every little bit we can in! We don't have a set amount for each month but have agreed if we're tutoring for that month so have extra money coming in that we maybe put a little more into the savings for that month. I know that there's a chance this still won't be enough after two years to really do much but for now I am excited and hell bent on making it work! This is the furthest away plan I've ever made, not to mention I'm also counting on Logan and I being together in two years still, that alone is crazy and exciting for me to think about. :)
So those were the plans that we've made. The exciting new is that we celebrated our 1 year anniversary this weekend. I know not as exciting at you were probably thinking but for me it is pretty exciting. I NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS thought that I would be where I am at now with a man that I love this much. I'm also not sure that I would be here if it weren't for him to be here supporting me and telling me I can do it every step of the way. Like I said, not a big deal for you guys but a big deal for me and an even better feeling when we're putting money away for a trip 2 years from now, just a nice feeling.
Ok ok enough with the gushy after all I'm not a Hallmark card! haha ;) Well that's about all I have for now so I am off to curl up with my book before bed.
Hope everyone is doing well and lots of love,
S
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