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3/14/2010

This is it, we are at the end. The going away parties started on Friday and they still have not stopped. However, they really aren't going away parties, they are just 'till we meet again' parties! Once you have been a military family long enough you know you will run into people you know wherever you go. And as proof, we already have play dates set up for everyone once we arrive in Texas.

Friday night was a night out with the Seoul Sisters, we started our adventure at My Bed in Iteawon....

We had a bit of miscommunication in the beginning; I guess my Konglish isn't as good as I thought.....however actor/owner Hong Suk-chun (Tony to me) came down in person to chat with me...

This is when I was telling him his staff jacked things up....

This is him making things all better....

And this is when he made things all better and bought ALL my drinks for the rest of the night.

Did I mention that My Thai is my FAVORITE Thai restaurant in all of Korea? It's true, I eat there often & the spicy beef salad ROCKS!

Here are a few pictures of the girls....

This picture is why I am wearing a scarf for the rest of the night. I didn't realize that if you wore a beige bra with a black shirt it would show up on film....oops, my bad.

This picture makes us look like we have to go to the bathroom.

This is when my sweet friends surprised me with an awesome bracelet! It has the names of myself, Hubby and all the kids written in Hangul. How fantastic is that?! I absolutely LOVE IT!! Thanks everyone!

After finishing up at My Bed, we headed down the street for a little more fun, this time, NoriBong style!

OK....WHERE are we going?!?!

Thanks for a great night girls!!

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New Name?

3/12/2010

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I need help! I plan to start a new blog when I move to Texas, but I haven’t thought of a catchy name for it yet. Help by submitting blog names in the comment section. Obviously the new blog won't be as exciting as Six in Seoul, but I'll do what I can. If you have any ideas let me know!

Here are a couple of thoughts to start with ~

Six in CenTex (Central Texas)
Hen Nation
Life in the Hood

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Hens Unite

3/12/2010

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Spring?

3/11/2010

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On Monday I packed all of our gloves, hats & scarves and sent them in our shipment to Texas. On Wednesday this is what we woke up to:

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Another Reason I ♥ Korea!

3/11/2010

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Caramel Macchiato from Flying Pan Blue in Iteawon

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Rewind ~ Moving Day Update....

3/10/2010

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Remember how I told you Korean's were the masters of space manipulation? Well, it is true, they did it. They managed to put all our stuff in 7 crates AND they were in and out of our house in 8 hours! No joke.

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Kim's Car Wash in Iteawon

3/10/2010

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If you live on post and find yourself in need of a car wash, Kim's Car Wash is the place to go! If you exit gate 52, (the Commissary gate) turn left, get in the right lane, pass the big Starbucks on the right, then the street with v off...go to the right: (right here:)

You will see Kim's Car Wash on your right hand side. It looks like this:

They wash the outside and vacuum the inside. The cost is 19,000 won for a normal size car & 25,000 won for a mini van. It normally takes about 30 minutes to have your car cleaned, so I always walk down to Starbuck for a coffee while I wait.

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Commencer - Take 8

3/10/2010

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Since moving here back in April 08, Boy 2 has worked every season for Commencer. We have gotten to know the entire staff of this awesome company very well. Last week Boy 2 did his last photo shoot for Commencer. It was a very fun, but sad day.

He wouldn't mind being paid in donuts!

Sometimes they have to hold him down to change his clothes...

Having fun with friends!

The Commencer band!

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SAES Reading Night

3/10/2010

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On March 2nd we celebrated Dr. Suess's birthday by having reading night at the elementary school. Everyone got to wear their pajamas to school, and for some reason my kids think that is really cool!

There were several activities going on throughout the night. There was a bookmark making contest andI thought this bookmark should have won! ;-)

The Dolphin Store was open for your shopping pleasure....

We danced the Hokey Pokey....

And listened to the choir sing!

In the end we listened to special guest read stories to the children.

But in the end, this is the part I will remember the most...

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Camp Better America!

3/8/2010

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Camp Better America is a camp that is going to do AMAZING things for military families across the America. Camp Better America is dedicated to helping military families reconnect after a deployment. CBA wants to help them personally ~reconnecting with their families after a deployment, professionally ~ helping them by giving them resources and tools they need to do whatever it is they want to do in their future, and mentally ~ by having people who have 'been there and done that' available for them to talk with. CBA is going to have their first camp at Ft. Hood, Texas in May, and I am excited to be a part of this fantastic team!

Right now we are looking for people to attend the first camp, we have a criteria list for this first camp and we need to find 4 families that would like to participate. This first camp will be the camp that we learn the most from – the families that are selected are going to be accepting the opportunity to let us figure it all out with them so their feedback is essential and will be used in future camps. Here is some additional information in case you or anyone you might know would be interested.

The kids will need to be out of school Friday, Monday and Tuesday - in the future the camps will be on long weekends but for this first one we needed more time.

From Ft.Hood the drive is 3 hours and 20 minutes.

They must commit to the full camp stay.

They will not be paid, however they will not pay for anything, it is all provided for them for FREE. They will stay at a beautiful ranch in a Main House with the other families.

All need to be recently returning from deployment
All need to be stationed at Ft. Hood
All need to be in their first marriage
All have 2 to 3 kids between the ages of 8 - 12 (preferred)

The use of HBOC (this is an oxygen system) is available to soldiers if they are interested - considered an alternative healthier approach to PTSD than drugs with serious side effects. We may or may not be able to use this at this first camp. It's good for anyone to use for any kind of stressful experience.

They must not be allergic to animals. This is an outdoor environment with the possible exposure to poison ivy or oak. The use of horses and dogs will be there.

There is also a swimming pool and will be no life guard on duty. This camp is also located on the beautiful Brazos River with steep drop offs.

They must be okay with being separated from children for different events. Kids will have some fun activities with certified Child Life Therapists while adults are involved in adult activities. There are plenty of family activities on the schedule as well. There is a scheduled "date Night" for couples.

We will be filming the entire family and conducting on camera interviews and will be able to use their stories in all media outlets. TV show, web and for promotional services.

We will be using their testimony in all media outlets. They must sign a non- disclosure agreement for at least a 2 year period of time.

They must sign a liability waiver to come to the camp as well as production waiver.

We would like to know if there are any "dreams" these families have - meeting someone is sports, entertainment, any trips they have dreamed of going on, etc.

If you hvve anymore questions please feel free to leave a message here and I will get back to you.

Also if you would like to see Camp Better America at your duty station, let me know that as well!

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New Name?

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Another Reason I ♥ Korea!

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Commencer - Take 8

SAES Reading Night

Camp Better America!

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