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Our Day In Court
Yesterday was a nerve-wracking, terrifying and amazing day. We all slept in- I made it to 5:30 and the boys were 7. We are finally finding our internal clocks here in Seoul. We knew we had all morning,...
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A Tour Guide Named Hubert
Outside the palace wallsSo beautiful!As part of the travel fee for the Holt Korea program, a guided tour is offered to each of the families while they are in Korea for court. Our tour was yesterday. We...
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The (Almost) Four Market Loop
Myeongdong MarketYesterday we planned to make a subway loop that would include four of the most famous street markets in Seoul. We began our day much later than usual and regretted it when we reached...
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The War Memorial of Korea
Yesterday was a very special and exhausting day. We got up early, ate breakfast early, then headed out as soon as we could. Yesterday was our last day in Korea without time constraints, and we knew we...
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Our Final Day
Yesterday was our last meeting with our sweet Miss May. The day began with breakfast as usual, then the boys headed back up to our room and I headed down to the bookstore in the mall attached to our...
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The last week and a half was a whirlwind of sleepless nights and busy days. Jet lag is a real beast when coming home and we are just now getting back to our usual sleep schedules. Just now, twelve days...
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles
It has been harder than I thought to sit down and right about our first days in Korea, this time around. Saturday morning, Joe and the boys drove Cassie and I to the airport- bright and early. We spent...
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Keeping Busy
Yesterday, was the day of distraction. Cassie and I ate breakfast, then headed out early and did not return until late in the evening. It was long and exhausting and a perfect day to come before the...
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Custody
Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity and emotion for everyone involved. Although we have been waiting for so long and were so ready and excited for the day to come, it also brought doubts and fears...
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Our First Days Together
The last couple days have been busy and exhausting, in the best way. Thursday, we had our Visa Interview which was at noon. This meant that we couldn't do much before, as all of the families were...
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Homecoming
It has taken me almost a week to be ready to relive our travels home. Those 48 hours will forever be some of the hardest hours of my life. Ask anyone, this particular piece of the adoption process has...
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Three Weeks In
We have been home three weeks. Part of me wishes I would have done a weekly recap, part of me is glad I didn't. Although so valid at the time, there are some emotions from our first weeks that I do not...
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Too Brave
We have all faced painful loses in our lives. We all know the hurt that comes from the death of someone important to us- someone who has helped to shape us into the people we have become. We have all...
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Daily Reminders
It's been a while since I posted something. I have been waiting for this grand, interesting topic to appear. That hasn't happened. Each day looks very much like the last. The struggles we had a month...
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Sea Foam Green with Polka Dots
Three years ago. Three, long, years ago. I wandered through Target looking for random gift ideas to fill our gift closet.*Important Side Note: If you do not have a gift closet, I highly suggest you get...
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A Letter to Teachers: Let this Ignite Us
Dear Fellow Teachers,After watching the horrifying video pictured below several times, a wave of absolute sadness hit me. Then, and without warning, a tsunami of anger. This is not our America. This is...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Minneapolis, Iowa City and Chicago
I had every intention of writing a daily entry of our travels, but we are having so much fun and have been going until we drop. So much so, that this is the first quiet moment I have had to write. Fair...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Memphis
Well, our time in Memphis is coming to an end. We packed so much into our day and a half here. We had planned to get to Memphis around lunch time Monday, but road trips and three kids are not conducive...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Nashville
Wednesday, we drove from Memphis to Nashville. It was a much shorter drive than the ones we had done earlier in the week and we rolled into Nashville at 1 o'clock. Our AirBnb wouldn't be available...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Franklin and Chattanooga
On our way to Chattanooga, we stopped in the town of Franklin. Everyone I know who has been there raves about the adorable downtown area and the sites of the city, so we had to take a look. Everything...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Savannah
Savannah is going to be tough to beat! I absolutely love this city. A friend once described it as "a Disney movie at every turn" and boy were they right. Our first impression was our lovely AirBnb. The...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Charleston
The drive from Savannah to Charleston was a short two hours of lovely marshy land. Our first stop once we arrived was lunch. During the drive in, we did some searching for chicken and waffles, since...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Emerald Isle, North Carolina and Williamsburg, Virginia
I'm a tad behind in my journaling, but that's okay because we spent our last two stops doing a whole lot of relaxing. After leaving Charleston, we headed for the beaches of North Carolina. We found a...
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Washington D.C.
It was an absolutely lovely drive from Williamsburg to D.C. We passed so much lovely landscape, tiny towns and farm houses. It was a lovely way to spend the last longer driving day. We arrived in D.C....
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Brooks Road Trip 2019: Pennsylvania
Leaving D.C. with full bellies, we headed toward our friends, the Millers. We met the Millers while in Korea. They were in our court group and we hit it off right away. We met up several times over our...
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