Quick Update

Just wanted to give you a quick glimpse of my sister's visit with us here in Korea.  I promise I'll be posting more about her visit later on! 

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We SO excited!

I lead a pretty simple life here in Korea. Not too many extraordinary, overly exciting things happen to me on a regular basis. 
And don't get me wrong, I LOVE my simple life. LOVE IT. 
BUT... 

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The Trymnal

"At nine they stopped work, and sang, as usual, before they went to bed." - Louisa May Alcott, Little Women 
I've always loved this idea. Finishing the day in song, in praise, in worship. What a great way to refocus, to remind, to respond. Because the hubs and I are both very musical, this idea appeals to us. 
So, I decided to start by making us a "song-book", a hymnal if you will. And because our last name is "Trammell", I decided to call it the "Trymnal". 
^^ 

I found a nice, ring-bound binder to store our music in 

and decorated the cover sheet with water color paint...

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W.I.L.D {5}

1. My Crocs brand flats. So perfect for monsoon season in Korea. 

2. New recipe: chocolate cake with caramelized bananas on top! NOM. 

3. This beautiful & customizable sterling silver ring from Amy Cornwell, want! 

4. A badge I created for The Deathly Hallows Part 2 premiere! 
5. Watching the hubs comfort one of our Kinders. 
6. Sporting a big poof to keep the bangs off my forehead. 
7. Sunshine crafts (in the middle of monsoon season) with the Kinders. 
8. Sewing lessons with the magical Karen @ Celebrate Life. 
9. My SeaSideSew Kindle case! 

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Water-y Art

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about this song. Well, the song is so great that it inspired some art! ^^

I watercolored the ocean on top of the song lyrics

and then laminated the art work and put it up in our bathroom. 

The reason I laminated the artwork is because this is our bathroom: 

Most bathrooms in Korea are like this, no tub and a completely open shower. 

Our shower head is connected to our sink and attached the wall. 

Directly below the sink is the drain. 

We shower right in the open with plenty of room to dance around 

and potentially get pieces of artwork wet, but not if they're laminated!  

Don't you love our flowered tile? I do. 

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Aslan & Lucy

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When the whole party was finally awake Lucy had to tell her story for the fourth time.  The blank silence which followed it was as discouraging as anything could be...

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Nobody does.

Dictionary.com defines "culture shock" as: 

a state of bewilderment and distress experienced by an individual

who is suddenly exposed to a new, strange or foreign 

social and cultural environment. 

I have learned from experience that culture shock comes in waves...

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Triple Word Score

Scrabble tiles have been all the rage on Pinterest lately. 
I decided to let myself be inspired. 
We don't play as much Scrabble as we would like these days, because I'm a crazy sore loserbecause we just don't have much free time. So, I didn't feel bad about sorting through our Scrabble tilesand using some of them for decorations. ^^ 
This "craft" is free and easy and only requires some tape, some Scrabble tiles, and some sticky tack: 

I picked out the letters I wanted and arranged them into the connected words. 

Then I taped them together on the backsides. 

I taped each of the letters together separately 

and then used one long strip of tape for each word for more security: 

I used bits of sticky tack on each corner and in other random spots

and then stuck the entire piece to the fridge. 

And yes, our microwave is on top of our fridge. 

We have a tiny apartment and we do what we can. 

And, it's really funny to see our short friends try and reach the microwave. =) 

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W.I.L.D {4}

1. 5-strand Braided Headband Craft, love it! 

2. Tree-lined walkways in the summer sun. 

3. Fourth of July crafts with the Kinders. 

4. Feel Good Juice in Cranberry & Lime. 

5. Pizza Dalk Galbi! 

6. Impromptu guitar lessons.

7. This illustration of Mrs. Beaver and her sewing machine.   

8. One of my favorite coffee shops in town keeps their menus in frames! 

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Teacher John and the Sparklers Incident.

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