What a year...so far

One year ago today Darin and I were in Cleveland, Ohio for what I thought was just going to be a cool concert and a little shopping. Did he ever surprise me. It has only been 1 year since that magic little question was asked and what a year it has been. Most people, after having been engaged for one year, are still in the midst of planning their big day. Not us! That day was exactly 5 months and 3 days ago and it didn't stop there. We decided one day was not enough so we had a few weeks of non-stop parties. And then to cap it off we decided to move to another continent. And what do you do? You throw us another party! We are so lucky to have you all in our lives to share the ride and to support us in our crazy plans. Hang on to your seats, there is plenty more to come! (Come on, think of the parties when we come home. It'll be before you know it!)
{We didn't put any pics of the wedding on the computer so we can't share. This is one that Annie, one of my kindergarten kids, drew of us. Can you see the resemblance? She was very proud.}

In the meantime, we are trying to enjoy every minute of our time here. We spent another day exploring the city of endless possibilities. The goal was to buy new shoes, as my hikers have decided to literally fall apart. In a city that has probably 50 thousand shoe stores, you'd think I could at least find one pair. NOPE! Am I too picky? I'd usually say yes but when you have size 10 feet you can only shop in the mens department for your shoes. They don't think women have feet larger than an 8. We had to give up, at least for now. We are planning a little hiking trip in the next few weeks so here's hoping I find something, somewhere. {This is Myeongdong, where we went shopping today. Can you say busy? Sometimes the crowds can be pretty overwhelming.}

The trip was not a waste, however. We met some friends for lunch (possibly the best Subway sandwich we ever had), grabbed some Halloween loot at Costco for the kids at school (we vowed not to open the bags at home or else there is a good chance of us slipping into sugar-induced comas), and capped of the day with a nice 8oz steak at the Outback. Simple pleasures are a good thing.