Why Hello, Korea

친구들, 안녕 (Hi Friends)!!! 

I am so thrilled to be in Korea. I haven't been here in 3 years, the summer after grad when I lived in a random countryside town for a month, teaching English. And since this is the last extended break I'll have for a while, I'm so thankful that Hubs and I were both able to score free plane tickets to Seoul!

Not a long update this time, but I will leave you with some photos of what I've been up to in the 2 days I've been here. Hubs is not in Seoul yet; he will arrive tonight. Yes, our free trip came with a caveat - we both had to make the 22-hour trip alone. On different airlines. My mother in law thinks we're so weird to be flying alone. ;)

Without further ado, the snapshots of my weekend:

Photo credit for all these pictures goes to my dad, by the way. Me, Mom, Grandma in the elevator... can you tell we were excited to be together again?? I have a beautiful (and never aging!) mother. =)

Deep discussions while waiting for our bus

Enjoying the plethora of cute cafes

Rippin' up the streets looking for bargain finds. I must say, I rather like this summer's street shopping landscape in Seoul. Korea knows its fashion. :)