A Sentimental Good-Bye to Our Friends...

When you are in the military, goodbyes are a regular part of life.  Very seldom do we stay in a place more than 2-3 years.  I've come to accept them as inevitable, but they are still hard, especially when you become really good friends with those you are having to say "good bye" to.  This week we are having to say "good-bye" to our dear friends, the Sanders.  The Sanders family were one of the first families we met when we moved here last summer and we just hit it off right from the start.  In a matter of months, they have become really dear friends of ours.  We are truly thankful that God placed them in our lives and we know we will be lifelong friends!


Last week, we went out for our last double date night with them in Korea.  We decided to try Braai Repulbic, a restaurant in Itaewon that serves South African food.  We were not disappointed!!  The food was SO good!

After we ate our meal, I though it would be nice to order dessert, but I totally forgot that Beth & John were giving up sweets for Lent.  The Sanders, being the sweet people they are, didn't even speak up.  It wasn't until the dessert came out and they didn't eat any that I remembered :(.  I felt so bad, but it didn't phase them one bit.  John said he would just enjoy his salad while Josh ate his ice cream......lol

After dinner we decided to go to an 80's pub & grill!   They played 70's, 80's & 90's music...how fun is that??  The music was great, but the company was even better.  We laughed a lot that night! We are really going to miss our date nights with Beth & John :(

We also had a girls night out later in the week!  We ate at a really great Korean restaurant called Foody Goody.

Would you like to know what this is????  It's octopus, suction cups and all!  My philosophy here is I will try something once, if I don't like it, I just won't eat it again.  

Well, I can say this is something that I've tried and don't plan on eating again........it tasted fine, but I could not stand the texture, especially feeling the suction cups!!

After we finished eating, it was off to Dongdaemun for some night shopping!! Night shopping in Dongdaemun was an experience too! They have markets that are open all night long!  Even at 2 am, the streets are full of night shoppers and the area is packed with bags full of wholesale purchases from buyers all over Korea.  

To John & Beth,

  We are thankful to have had you as our neighbors & truly blessed to now call you our friends.  You all made our transition to Korea a much easier one.  We know God has great things in store for your family in your new home & can't wait until we see you all again!  Be blessed!!

Until Next Time,
Michelle