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| New Years Day - 2011 |
Derek planned a "top-secret" date for New Years Day...he and another of our friends, Adam, planned to take Melidy (Adam's fiance) and I ice-skating in Seoul. Unfortunately, Anlee is not very good at accepting secrets and Derek is really bad at lying. Derek ended up confessing the secret and Melidy, smart lady that she is, ended up guessing the big plan. Regardless, we enjoyed our New Years Celebration.
The Fekkes' began the morning at McDonald's, breakfast of champions. It might not sound so appealing for you guys back at home, but it is definitely a 5-STAR experience for us! Hotcakes and hashbrowns! Yummy.
We jumped on the train in temperatures hovering around 20 degrees and made our way to Itaewon. Thanks to the best parents in the world, Derek enjoyed using his Christmas present from mom and dad - a gift certificate to WHAT THE BOOK, our favorite bookstore.
This is Derek in a bookstore:
...browses the shelves...picks out a book..takes the book to the computer...looks it up on Amazon...reads the reviews...5 Stars is a winner...checks his mental archive of books his dad suggests...if they are compatible, then they are a winner...
The best part of this is seeing how happy he is when he gets to call home and share his finds with his Dad! Anlee's favorite part is stamping Derek's books with Derek's letterpress.
After a hot chocolate at Starbucks and enjoying reading the introductions to all our new books (which will need an extra suitcase to make it home in), we enjoyed a light snack at Taco Bell. We know this sounds unhealthy and maybe even boring...but, it's a feast. Trust us!
The reason that ice skating is such a big and amazing date for us: one year ago Derek asked Anlee to be his girlfriend. In asking, he also said he would like to take her ice skating. Anlee said YES as you know, but when it came time to go ice skating, Derek was really, really sick. So, they had to postpone. All things in their right time, right! Well, that's what we think. We had an amazing date in the heart of Seoul, City Hall. The sky scrapers towered over the rink, the palace next door was covered in snow, we were shivering so fast we were able to stay warm AND IT ONLY COST 1,000W ($0.75)!
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| I spy a BUNNY! |
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| Melidy and Adam joining us for a group date! |
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| The gang! |
We seriously couldn't ask for better friends. These are the go-to's here in Korea. They guide us, love us, keep us accountable, encourage us, and celebrate the joy we have in Christ together! We love them!
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| Just in case you are wondering, those are matching jackets! |
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| Engagement photo for Adam and Melidy |
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| Steam in Seoul with a beautiful waterfall and Christmas decorations. Mostly covered with ice this time of year. |
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| What is this?? Icicle on the stream |
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| The stream in the city |
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