Monday, August 16, 2010
Saturday, August 14, 2010
August Picture Update...
Just a few pics of some recent activities
Most recent being....
Tyler's 24th Birthday!
Oreo Ice cream cake from ColdStone :)
I could look at him forever... I think I just might :P
Yes it was as good as it looked... ColdStone always delivers!
Morris showing off his mad balance skills :)
Practicing offensive line.
Deem giving some pointers. Don't know what Tyler is doing... Sleeping??
He wasn't QB but he could chuck that pigskin a fair ways.
See!
Tyler receiving a PT achievement award from Captain Becker. He is the leader for the "Special Pops" PT and gets people back into shape!
Cheesy as usual :)
Baby Gabe playing bowling the day he came over! He beat me! The kid is good...
Super duper pooper scooper cute!!! I can see one of his pigs :)
Haha! I love her <3
One clear day Tyler took me up to the mountain for some pictures !
Over looking the Han River.
Our little trip down town.
Hope you enjoyed this lil' post... Stay cool everyone!!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Beach Weekend and Recent Events
The weather has been so unbearably hot here in Seoul! Tyler and I decided to head to the beach with our friends over the weekend. We woke up Saturday morning at 4:00 to beat the traffic... I surprised myself at how well I rolled out of bed :)So we loaded up the car and headed to the East coast. 3 hours later we arrive. We set up the tent and had lunch and then went for a swim. A very, very, very cold swim. The water had to be 60 degrees. So it took me forever to get used to the water, but I finally did. Got myself a very nice shell collection too! I didn't take a camera because it was raining on and off the whole trip. The rain water was much warmer than the ocean... Crazy right? Went to sleep around 11 Saturday night and woke up at 6:30. Our friends brought lots of camping gear which included a propane cook stove, pans and plates! They also brought pancake mix. I tried many times to get the pancakes to work but, alas, they just kept sticking :( So we just decided bacon and eggs was much easier. After breakfast the boys tore down the tent and loaded the car. I took a much needed shower...
Okay let me just pause for a second to tell you about the shower. It was a huge room with shower heads lining the entire wall and 3 huge tubs of water in the center with ladles floating in them. The shower heads had NO hot water... The only way to get the hot water was to use the huge basins in the center. Mind you, there are NO curtains. So you see everyone and they see you in your birthday suit. ICKY! But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. So needless to say I don't know whether they were staring for good or bad reasons. Remember I am the only, "ample" white girl there.
Okay back to what I was saying... After the car was loaded we headed to a local fish/seafood market. It was smelly but interesting. Guys were coming up to us trying to sell us fish like it was a new car or something! So we decided to try some... All they do is fillet it and lay it out for you. I tried a few bites but neither Tyler or I could stomach it. It's not even remotely close to sushi if that's what your thinking. So they brought us out some soup to cook the fish in. With the fish head in it. Let's just say I ate a lot of rice. So after all that I was still a little hungry and decided to try some fried shrimp. That didn't go so well either because the shrimp was fried WHOLE. It still had eggs under it's tail. So to keep myself from upchucking I just passed on food all together. It took us about 5 hours to get home due to traffic. Korean's all vacation at the same time, and that weekend was vacation weekend... But all in all the camping trip was a success and we had lots of fun and had a good adventure.
Tomorrow is Tyler's 24th birthday! I am now heading for a much needed shower and then to go get his cake. Other than that, my swimming lessons are going so well! I am now coaching several kids and each one of them is awesome. I am very lucky they are all good little listeners. Well I'm off for a cool shower!!!!
Okay let me just pause for a second to tell you about the shower. It was a huge room with shower heads lining the entire wall and 3 huge tubs of water in the center with ladles floating in them. The shower heads had NO hot water... The only way to get the hot water was to use the huge basins in the center. Mind you, there are NO curtains. So you see everyone and they see you in your birthday suit. ICKY! But a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do. So needless to say I don't know whether they were staring for good or bad reasons. Remember I am the only, "ample" white girl there.
Okay back to what I was saying... After the car was loaded we headed to a local fish/seafood market. It was smelly but interesting. Guys were coming up to us trying to sell us fish like it was a new car or something! So we decided to try some... All they do is fillet it and lay it out for you. I tried a few bites but neither Tyler or I could stomach it. It's not even remotely close to sushi if that's what your thinking. So they brought us out some soup to cook the fish in. With the fish head in it. Let's just say I ate a lot of rice. So after all that I was still a little hungry and decided to try some fried shrimp. That didn't go so well either because the shrimp was fried WHOLE. It still had eggs under it's tail. So to keep myself from upchucking I just passed on food all together. It took us about 5 hours to get home due to traffic. Korean's all vacation at the same time, and that weekend was vacation weekend... But all in all the camping trip was a success and we had lots of fun and had a good adventure.
Tomorrow is Tyler's 24th birthday! I am now heading for a much needed shower and then to go get his cake. Other than that, my swimming lessons are going so well! I am now coaching several kids and each one of them is awesome. I am very lucky they are all good little listeners. Well I'm off for a cool shower!!!!
Friday, July 23, 2010
Lots of Company
Monsoon season is in full swing here in Seoul! That means lots of time indoors and extra naps :) I did however get lucky one day and got to go up to Camp Morse and take some pictures! This tiny camp is on a a mountain (literally) so it's got a great high vantage point for pics.
This last week Tyler's leave form came through and we bought our plane tickets home! Hoping Missy does just as good this time. She didn't make a peep the whole 18 hours last time! What a good little pup :)
Last weekend we babysat ALOT. Basically the entire weekend. I was so proud of Tyler. He even made homemade ice cream for the boys. The kids we watched were all terrific. We had a lot of fun. And this weekend Tyler's friend David, from college, is coming to visit. He arrives tonight so we are taking him for some fabulous prime rib and catch the new Inception flick. Saturday morning I will be feeding 4 boys a home cooked breakfast. Hope they are as excited as I am! Oh, and best of all... Tyler, being awesome, is taking me "home accessory" shopping on Saturday afternoon! I'm super stoked!!!
Tyler also got an achievement award from the Army for his leadership in physical fitness. He makes sure that if soldiers fail their "PT test", he gets them back in shape for the next test. He's like the instructor for morning fitness class. He's the best!... I might need him to coach me :)
Okay that's the latest on the little Hammond fam. Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to do more house wife duties!
This last week Tyler's leave form came through and we bought our plane tickets home! Hoping Missy does just as good this time. She didn't make a peep the whole 18 hours last time! What a good little pup :)
Last weekend we babysat ALOT. Basically the entire weekend. I was so proud of Tyler. He even made homemade ice cream for the boys. The kids we watched were all terrific. We had a lot of fun. And this weekend Tyler's friend David, from college, is coming to visit. He arrives tonight so we are taking him for some fabulous prime rib and catch the new Inception flick. Saturday morning I will be feeding 4 boys a home cooked breakfast. Hope they are as excited as I am! Oh, and best of all... Tyler, being awesome, is taking me "home accessory" shopping on Saturday afternoon! I'm super stoked!!!
Tyler also got an achievement award from the Army for his leadership in physical fitness. He makes sure that if soldiers fail their "PT test", he gets them back in shape for the next test. He's like the instructor for morning fitness class. He's the best!... I might need him to coach me :)
Okay that's the latest on the little Hammond fam. Thanks for stopping by! I'm off to do more house wife duties!
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Top 20...
This post is not really like me at all... I hate giving out lots of personal information but I believe this post is mostly for myself and realizing all that has turned around for me and how God has decided to bless me. So here goes....
I am just entirely too happy to be out of touch with my home town and it's people. Have you ever looked back at your old hang out and realized nothing and no one has changed??? Here are some reasons why I love not being connected to my past :)
I am just entirely too happy to be out of touch with my home town and it's people. Have you ever looked back at your old hang out and realized nothing and no one has changed??? Here are some reasons why I love not being connected to my past :)
- I have seen so much of the world!
- I have learned to broaden my view of many things.
- I have learned to "like" so many more things.
- I have an awesome life!
- When I pray, I only thank God for what he has given me.
- Tyler <3
- We have so many options as to where we want our life to go... pretty much limitless :)
- People from my hometown are down right mean.
- It's just plain boring!
- Drama...
- Drugs... Not that I did any but the fact that everyone else does them!
- Knowing everyone's business and them knowing yours. (btw I just purged some "friends" on my FB :)
- Knowing they are the ones missing out on life!
- Getting to meet great new friends!
- Becoming a coach/photographer.
- Trying lots of new worldly foods.
- Experimenting with fashion :)
- Life/financial stability!
- Knowing my family thinks the same way I do.
- Support from them even though I am half a world away.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Coach Sam :)
Yes it is true! I am now giving swimming lessons and have indeed become Coach Sam! I am very proud of my little swimmer! I also start teaching his dad today! Not sure how it will be teaching an adult but I am really excited.
Had an AWESOME interview this past week for a very fiscally enticing job. Hopefully, hopefully, the lady liked me as much as I liked her. By the end of the interview we were discussing our dogs and fashion... So in my mind it went really well!
On a school note... I am thinking of finance, in some form or another, for my major. I know I HATE numbers but the income is crazy for those area's. I am emailing a few schools to see what exactly the course layout would be like. I definitely don't want to be in over my head :)
This weekend, 3 day!, has been dark, wet and completely wonderful! My husband loves weather like this. I am simply loving the fact that I can just take pause and enjoy my weekend at HOME! We are entertaining a lot this weekend for the 4th. I love cooking... Have I mentioned that :P Hoping for a no-rain 4th... Not sure that's going to happen since monsoon season has officially begun!
A new photographic opportunity was presented to me the other day by a fellow Army wife... There is an ENGLISH speaking photography teacher here! Hoping to maybe get some lessons from him :) Seoul is not a very photogenic city, so any help here is much appreciated!
Well I'm off to go prepare for my swim class! Stay cool and have an awesome 4th!
P.S. I must mention my impressive knack for breaking things... I believe this goes way past accident prone... The bottom of my FULL coffee cup fell out yesterday! I mean what the????
And yes it's okay to laugh, I already know you are! :)
Had an AWESOME interview this past week for a very fiscally enticing job. Hopefully, hopefully, the lady liked me as much as I liked her. By the end of the interview we were discussing our dogs and fashion... So in my mind it went really well!
On a school note... I am thinking of finance, in some form or another, for my major. I know I HATE numbers but the income is crazy for those area's. I am emailing a few schools to see what exactly the course layout would be like. I definitely don't want to be in over my head :)
This weekend, 3 day!, has been dark, wet and completely wonderful! My husband loves weather like this. I am simply loving the fact that I can just take pause and enjoy my weekend at HOME! We are entertaining a lot this weekend for the 4th. I love cooking... Have I mentioned that :P Hoping for a no-rain 4th... Not sure that's going to happen since monsoon season has officially begun!
A new photographic opportunity was presented to me the other day by a fellow Army wife... There is an ENGLISH speaking photography teacher here! Hoping to maybe get some lessons from him :) Seoul is not a very photogenic city, so any help here is much appreciated!
Well I'm off to go prepare for my swim class! Stay cool and have an awesome 4th!
P.S. I must mention my impressive knack for breaking things... I believe this goes way past accident prone... The bottom of my FULL coffee cup fell out yesterday! I mean what the????
And yes it's okay to laugh, I already know you are! :)
Monday, June 21, 2010
1 Month Update!
Wow it has been a full month since I posted last! So much has been going on... I will just do this in bullet form to make it easy on myself!
- I finally got to test out my camera in a formal setting... My good friend Margie had her baby shower last weekend and I got some really great shots!
- We also had a luau last weekend! Tyler did the bartending and it was a hit to say the least! Everybody had such a great time and the weather was super wonderful. Oh and some random man decided he wanted to eat the eyes out the pig... Gross! I got pics but believe me you don't want to see them. So here is a pic of Tom Cruise instead :P
- The day after the luau, my Japanese friend Yuki Kawasaki came to visit us in Seoul! I hadn't seen her since I was a Jr. in HS! She and I had so much fun! We did some shopping, went to a traditional Korean musical and went to the spa. The spa was completely different from anything I'd ever done in the US. But a great experience nontheless! Here's a pic of us before the musical :) Ty and I can't wait to go see her in Japan!
- And for a family update... Dad is doing sooo much better! He felt great for Father's Day which was wonderful! He's not taking anymore "big meds" and now is able to do more things and take long walks! So great :) Rocky and Marissa are still keeping up with the renovations on the house. I can't wait to see it when we are home for Christmas! My little sis just went on the first camping trip of her summer break and had a really great time! My mom, of course, is working too much like always. She should really slow down!
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