Last post from Korea

Our last week in Korea has been busy, wonderful, sad, crazy, silly and FULL!!  We have been staying with some wonderful friends since we cleared out of our apartment.  They also have three boys and 2 dogs, so its definitely full over here.  :)  Some different friends are pet-sitting for us, so we didn't have to add that particular crazy to this house.  Tiger is getting along well with their hedgehog.  Wish I had a pic of that!  :D

Anyhow, we were blessed to receive a little over half of our deposit back- they only took out the last month's bills from our original deposit.  Wooohooooo!  We paid for the wallpaper to be fixed three days before they came to inspect, so technically that would have come out of our deposit as well, but hey, it looks great in there!

We've gotten several mementos and some gifts for a few family members and friends that we will be seeing in the coming weeks- I just recently have found the lovely jewelry boxes in the ville and am kicking myself for not getting one earlier.. lol

We sold our van three days ago, and have been walking/cabbing/bussing it- wow, was it really this hard when we first got here??  Whew!  Its definitely an adventure having to carry a car seat all over again.  luckily, Jamie walks now. 

I was able to squeeze in one last newborn session for a friend that delivered 2 days after all our furniture was picked up.  My camera travels with me, and Jon kept the external hard drive.. plus my friend that second shot with me agreed to edit the photos and dumped all of mine onto my drive for me. :D  Good stuff all around. 

I finished my second class for this semester (smack me if I decide to take another class then ends 11 days before an international move, will ya?), and just reminded myself to go check for grades. :P  If my head wasn't attached, I think it would be rolling around somewhere.. probably very dusty by now. 

Anyhow.. I think that's about it.. Need to go to bed, because we are taking our very last trip to Yongsan tomorrow morning.  Going to browse Itaewon (awesome souvenir district) and mail off a couple of last minute packages of souvenirs.. Maybe take the kids to a movie and then head home to double check that everything is packed. Then we head out Sunday morning to catch the bus to the airport.  (Pray for us.. travelling with three kids, a dog and a cat that hates her crate).. Jon has never flown with any of the kids yet.. lol.. should prove to be an interesting ride.. 10 hour flight to CA, an hour layover (woohoo, stretch the legs time!), and another few hours to land in NY around 930pm.  Whew.  Luckily, my dad and uncle are driving 6 hours to bring us our car so we don't have to rent one. 

Last post for about a month!  Going to enjoy having family time with my family then Jon's, then visiting several friends.. and finally on to CO to another wonderful friend whom we haven't seen since Fort Sill!  Jacob and their daughter Tiffany had just turned 1!!

Anyong!!  (Goodbye)

I Heart Faces BW Challenge

Here is my entry for the monthly challenge- Black and White.  This was at a newborn session, by special request of the family.  :)

One last session before we leave Korea

I had the pleasure of photographing this little beauty last weekend.  It should be my last session (unless a certain mama wants newborn photos:).  Enjoy!

When your style changes...

I did a newborn session for this family back in December. 

Well, when I got an email from them today, I went back over their photos, and realized that my style had changed.  When I shot their session, I was thinking along the lines of posed newborn shots.  I recently have changed my view more towards lifestyle photography, finding it much more enjoyable.  So when I found this gem.. I had to edit it for them.  It exudes that newborn peacefulness. :)

This blog post has really inspired me.  I have been wanting to define on paper what it is that I want my children to learn, and be and do.. and its all written here, just like I've pictured, but haven't been able to say. Please go and be encouraged! :)


http://time-warp-wife.blogspot.com/2012/02/three-of-most-important-words-parent.html

A few pictures from a recent trip

As I was finishing up editing a birthday session, I decided to jump back and do a few of my own pics.  These are from our marriage retreat weekend- we went to see N. Seoul Tower.  Here are a few of my favorites. :D

The skyline from Seoul Tower

The temple atop the mountain

The bear museum that describes Korea's history, past and present

Wishful thinking

Locks of Love area- there are hundreds of thousands of locks on this mountain!  The legend is that if you and your love leave an inscribed lock on Seoul Tower,  you will have a long and happy love life and your dreams will come true.  :)

Really big heart.

What a thrill!! :D

I just clicked through a random email from I Heart Faces, and noticed that my photo of Gyungbokgung Palace was a Featured Photo for the Letter L Challenge last week!!  :D

http://www.iheartfaces.com/2012/02/alphabet-challenge-l-photos/

Mine is the only one under Leading Lines.

What a thrill!  :P  I was totally shocked when my photo popped up.