Tuesday, January 12, 2010

yes, you can have whatever you like.










So a few friends and I decided to spend Christmas and New Years in Thailand and Cambodia. We went to an island called Koh Chang for 5 days and Cambodia for 3 days. It was a whirlwind of a trip, with a lot of laughing, singing, swimming, scooting, loving us.

A few pictures to describe the trip....

A little blessing...



So, me and Charissa, one of the 8 over here decided to surprise the rest of the girls and give them a little Christmas present. We contacted all their families and had them send us notes and traditions they do at home for Christmas. Since, most of the girls did not go home for Christmas it was a good surprise for them all. We sat them down one Sunday after church, after feeding their bodies with bread and wine and we surprised them with our gifts and the letters from home.
Tears were shed
Laughter was spread
Love was all around.

I do love my friends, and am so so blessed.

Typical weekend.








Typical weekend:
spend the night at one of the girls' apartments friday night along with everyone else... This usually means 2 girls in a twin size bed and 5 or 6 on the floor with a few blankets. After a restless night sleep, its off to Butterfingers for a delicious breakfast. Love to just be with eachother, laughing, smiling, praying, eating, drinking, just being us.
One weekend in December a few of us decided us to go to Namsan tower, one of the most popular towers in Seoul. A few flying people made out of wire and random names and drawings are quite common in Korea. At the top of the tower there are a bunch of windows with different locations written to show the directions specific countries are in.
Below the tower is a chain fence covered in locks. These locks have been placed here by couples or families or just people that love each other and want to express how much they care. The locks are locked to the fence and the keys are thrown somewhere so no one can open the lock; therefore their love is secured. Always and forever. So we decided to take a few minutes and walk around and try to find the ones written in English. There were a few, but we had fun trying to find them. Interesting tradition in Korea, only in Korea. But I love it.