Month: October 2022

October 25, 2022

We headed to Everland Speedway for Mason’s first time at the races (mine too I think or maybe I went to a demolition derby once in Ohio as a kid). We made it into the pit (without bracelets) as a result of the power of having a kid and walking fast. Mason had a massive ice cream sundae and number 01 overtook 55 in the final laps for the win.

That night we BBQ’d at sadongree and the next morning was Mason’s first time ever at ice hockey practice. He did incredibly well and the coaches from Chadwick are awesome. He fell down like at least 50 times but never stopped trying to get up.

NHL (or Nascar) here we come.

October 15, 2022

Simple Satursday. No plan, so we decided to bbq – the burger adventure is documented below. Burgers were eaten by me, Mason, HK, Jae Hyung, Curly Hair 아저씨 and Im 아저씨.

We bought the ground round at Lotte Mart, added egg, mustard, spices, crushed crackers and created magic. Mason’s favorite part was mixing the meat monstrosity together with our hands (goopy, goopy!). Told me he wants to do “goopy, goopy” again this weekend. We also made wings and ribs later on in the day.

Mason and I co-contributed to our best painting yet of Lucario that afternoon. Making the most of the third floor at Daerim.

October 13, 2022

We traveled all the way from Gonjiam Resort to Novotel Suites Yongsan in 10 years.

There is no one I would have rather been with on the journey than my wife. She is beautiful, resilient, smart, tough, loving and tenacious. I have learned so much from her along the way. She will always hold my heart.

She also is the mother of my son, who we discovered on this trip, loves washing dishes (this will prove helpful) and still loves to play hide and seek. I was the diner at his imaginary restaurant last night and, of course, us 3 got to swim together this morning.

We had a memorable dinner in Yongsan (fastest service in the word) of skewers of beef, chicken and other delicacies. I love this city; in a way it has my heart too. HK brought breakfast, yogurt with granola, cereal and ice lattes.

I could not have had a better night (even though I feel asleep at 9:30 with our ‘Little Big Guy’) or have chosen a better partner for my journey through life.

October 08, 2022

Another weekend in paradise. Just kidding we were in Eecheon again.

I know there will be a day when Mason out-grows kids’ cafes, and since I am quite sentimental, I am trying to make the most of our time there before that day comes. Dodoram seems to be our Applebees, and luckily, they have a good setup if we are putting kids cafes to the fire.

Daerim may not have the interior that the high-rise apartments have across the street, but you can’t beat having a rooftop porch to bbq on that has views of basically the whole city, even if dilapidated. Mason and I relocated a “very cute” (according to Mason) yellow spider before we began rollerblading and hot dogging.

My Saturday swimming lessons have commenced, although Mason mostly prefers to evade my instruction by jogging away from me in the pool and singing “I’ll just run away, I’ll just run away.”

September 2022

I fell off a little bit from my weekly posts. And there is good reason to get back on track – you forget the little details that make posts interesting (to me) if you don’t write weekly.

Anyway, here are a few highlights from the month. We made some pokemon book marks at the officetel and also explored the park nearby. We have been wanting to visit that park for a while. We also visited the Korean War Museum in Yongsan – the best museum in Korea in my opinion. We ate the best Korean beef bbq I have ever had with HK and then hit the nearby brunch spot for some coffee and to play catch. Mason’s mom had to head to Dunkin Sunday night, but Mason and I finished the weekend with some water color paintings (2 solar systems, one ship in the ocean, and a rainbow.)