The Army-Navy game is an annual college football game between the teams of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York and the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland.

 SIDE NOTE: It is because of this game back in 1991 that I met my husband in 1992.  You see, he was late to this game, and for a cadet at USMA, this is a big no-no.  Hubby was stuck at school 'walking the area' instead of away doing more fun things (like visiting his previous girlfriend).  The day he walked his last hour was the day we met at Michaels Tavern in Terrytown, NY.

Back to the topic at hand....Army-Navy football. The USMA team "Army" and the USNA team, "Navy" each represent their services' oldest officer commissioning sources.  As such the game has come to embody the spirit of the interservice rivalry of the United States Armed Forces.  It is one of the most enduring rivalries in college football.

That rivalry is not only between service members, but their wives as well.....

In case you are not aware of this little fact, Yongsan is a joint military post.  This means the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines all reside together on this little instillation.  When Army - Navy football time rolls around Army & Navy create football teams of soldiers from here on post (yes post, not base). You see them practicing each day and night on the fields around post gearing up for the big game.  Several of the (old) Navy wives get together to create a cheer team.  The Army gets to use the varsity cheer team from the high school since we own this post. 

As in true Army form, the Army spanked the Navy with a victorious score of 46-12!  (We won't talk about the score of the college game here...that is for the next blog.) 

The wife of one of the players ~ I don't know her, but I want her jersey!

So I have to give it up, I love all the Navy cheerleaders.  They were wonderful,  had great spirit and yes, I call many of them friends.

Each of these women (and a few more that are not pictured) give their time to work in the Dawg House at SAMS (Seoul American Middle School) each week!  Ladies you ROCK!  Thanks for giving your time, kindness, and love.  Thanks for being there in the heat, cold, rain and wind....these women deliver under any circumstance....and let me tell you it is COLD in the Dawg House on days like today when it is only 10 degrees fahrenheit outside.  I wish I had a better picture of the DH, but here it is close up...it is a little stand alone building outside with no central heat or air, we have to leave the water dripping in winter months or we have no water....and we need LOTS of water because middle schoolers LOVE HOT ramen on COLD days!!  Notice the windows are all rolled up, this allows ALL the weather in! 

Here are a few pictures from our volunteer luncheon ~

Thanks for all you do ladies!

Boy 2 at work for Commencer.

Playing DS between shoots....
The cases of beer in the background, those are for the mom's in between shoots! ;-) 

Boy 2 LOVED those shoes and wanted to keep them....all I have to say is "thank goodness they don't let the kids keep shoes".

Don't forget to check out this website for more pictures of Boy 2.

Our sandman....

and Boy 2 making a sand angel....

We hope you all have a fantastic Christmas!

We'll be back soon....

All of you know the flower market is my favorite place here in Seoul, but Christmas time at the flower market takes it to a whole new level!  Going to the flower market in December can put you on a Christmas high for days!

I made this cake for a baby shower.  I'm totally an amateur, but I enjoy it.  When I get back to the states I think I will take a couple of cake decorating classes.

I wish I could say that building gingerbread houses is a yearly tradition, but the truth of the matter is that it is not.  I always have good intentions, but about half the time it never pans out, as we get too busy with other holiday stuff to fill our time.  This year I didn't think it would work out again, but while at the commissary, I noticed gingerbread Pop Tarts.  Hummm...I picked them up thinking I should buy these as a special treat for the kids (they NEVER get Pop Tarts), as I turned the box over to look at the ingredient list (knowing fully I was going to put them back once I read the ingredients) I noticed a recipe for a gingerbread house made from these Pop Tarts!  HOLY COW...an easy gingerbread house plus as a bonus my kids get a treat they will love.  I didn't bother to look at the ingredient list at this point.  I just bought them.