Shopping in Korea

Last night I had a chance to do a little shopping in the myungdong area. As you can see this is a very popular district. Every international brand you can think of, it's a bit overwhelming.

Almost Home

I'm at the half way mark of this work trip. It has really gone fast and there has been some interesting things along the way. I've experienced a little of the Hong Kong Rugby 7's and now that I'm in Seoul it's the Nuclear Summit. Two very contrasting events.

Saturday Night in Hong Kong, One big party on the street for the Rugby 7's!

Sorry, no photos of the intense security in Seoul for the Nuclear Summit. What happens is when a world leader is passing from the car to the hotel elevator everyone must stop and there is a wall of security guards that usher in and block any view. If you come across them while driving, traffic is stopped until they pass, with a very long police escort. It has made for an interesting first two days in Seoul.

I'm off

Let this business trip begin. I will say it was a little hard to leave this morning. I will miss my family like crazy but the time will fly.

What a Week

 Let's see, the week started out with Xavier having a very bad reaction to his last shots. However, this was not confirmed until after a morning of panic. There were a few hours where we thought he could have the contagious 5th disease. I suppose not that big of deal, except I'm leaving for a business trip next week and I couldn't really leave if I was exposed and never had it! By the afternoon we were all breathing a little easier, knowing that he was not contagious and it would go away in 48hours.
 It's almost Friday and I have what feels like a million things to do before I leave on Tuesday. Yikes, I better get my list out and start checking things off.
Look for a few posts from the road.

Happy Valentines Day

Remodel Progress

Technically this bathroom remodel was to be wrapped up this weekend. With most remodels things take a little longer then anticipated. We ran into a minor set back, bugs! Yes, that's right as my husband was installing the last section of wood planks he noticed bugs. We couldn't tell if it was just the last section of wood that had bugs or if all the wood was infested. Regardless, the wood has been removed and taken to the dump.
The wall may have set back the completion of the project, but he was able to move forward on the plumbing fixtures. The new toilet was installed and the sink is in progress. Notice the barrel from the office, it's our new sink base. As you can see the slate counter still needs installed, but since we have a guest coming next weekend we decided it was better to focus on getting the key pieces working.

Preschool!!!

It's a little crazy to think that we are already planning and researching preschools. Xavier just turned one. This is Seattle and with all things education there are waiting lists. Since January we have been doing research, attending preschool fairs, (yes there is such a thing), and touring a few schools. It was a pretty clear picture, after the preschool fair, what school we were really interested in. After some preregistration paperwork we received word that Xavier can start in the fall. He will start in the half day program learning Spanish and Mandarin. We are so excited for this new phase to begin.