Spring. Break.

It's spring and we're taking a break. 
We've been keeping it on the down-low for a while, but... 

WE'RE GOING TO BALI! 

The hubs and I are so blessed and grateful that we were able to book the time off

and take this vacation. 

You see, we celebrate our 5 year wedding anniversary on June 1st

and we had a week's vacation saved up. 

Our wedding anniversary week lines up exactly with a semester break week at work. 

So, we did a lot of research, made a budget, and 

chose Nusa Dua, Bali as our anniversary vacation destination! 

We wanted to pick a place that was more accessible and cheaper for us to visit

from here in Korea than traveling from the U.S.  

Now that we are planning to leave Korea in the fall, 

I wish that we would have had more opportunity to travel around 

and see more of Asia. 

Even still, I am SO grateful for this chance to take this dream vacation

with my dear hubs in Bali. 

I am beyond excited. 

This will be our very first tropical vacation together! 

And, I even got a new swimsuit for the occasion. :) 

We've planned a few things into our itinerary, 

and also planned some purposeful relaxation on the beach. 

I promise to post a bunch of pictures and tell you all about it 

when we get back! 

Hopefully by then I'll have a great tan. ^^ 

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Today I'm Thankful for Korean Health Insurance.

Today the hubs and I ran some errands around town. 

One of the places we stopped was at the doctor's office. 

John needed to see his doctor and refill a prescription.

I waited for him in the waiting room and played Angry Birds as he talked with his doctor. 

After he was finished he walked into the lobby to pay his bill. 

I was ready with pricked up ears and our open EEBA app, 

ready to input the total amount into our budget. 

$3.25. 

That's how much his doctor's visit cost. 

We walked downstairs to the pharmacy to pick up his prescription 

and dropped a whopping $4.25 on multiple medicines. 

As we walked out the pharmacy doors and I input the amount into our budget app

I exclaimed, "$7.50 for a doctor's visit and meds! Why are we leaving this country again??" 

Our life is much cheaper here, much more secure. 

When we go back to California in the fall, there won't be much security waiting for us.

We will be DEBT-FREE, praise the Lord!!!, but that'll be it.  

No jobs lined up, no immediate health insurance, no real savings. 

It is easy for me to be tempted to stay here--where it's cheap, 

secure, safe, and comfortable. 

It's easy for me to worry about our tomorrow.

And then that old Sunday School verse will creep back into my head, 

slowly it will creep from where I've hidden it my heart all those years ago. 

So, today I will try not to worry about my tomorrows. 

And today I am thankful for Korean health insurance. 

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Happy birthday, Hubs!

I'm looking forward to dancing through so many more years with you, God willing! 

I love you. ^^ 

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New looks + my first {guest post}!

Today I spent waaaay too much time 

tweaking my blog looks. ^^ 

I have to say, I'm pretty pleased with the end results. 

Anywhoo, on to more better things: 

Today is also my very first guest post! 

And who better to be my first guest author

than the man who I love and admire most? 

Without further ado, may I introduce to you the dear hubs, John. 

Check out his wonderful post, The King of the Wood, after the jump! 

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On bathtubs

A few mornings ago, as I was getting ready for work in the bedroom, the hubs came into the room, huffed, and said,"I hate it when I have to use the toilet after I've showered." Then, he proceeded to take his jeans offand head into the bathroom sporting only his boxers. 
Is that weird to you? 
To me, it made perfect sense...

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He's back

The hubs spent the weekend hospitalized...

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