Miss Christie visits...

Our friend, Christie, has appeared in many posts before, most of them from when we were stationed in Korea.  She even has her own label.  We love her.  She is such an amazing friend, and we are honored that she takes the time to visit us almost every time she comes to the US (she is currently stationed in Germany).  You should also know that she brings the coolest gifts with her, but that's not why we love her...okay, well, it might help Adeline love her a little more.

A play dough factory!!!  Hours of fun.

Every little girl's dream...

...and then her daddy (the token boy around here) makes duck roadkill.  Seriously.

Snow Day!!!

It's the one I've been waiting for!!!

I know, some of you are so sick of snow you could scream....I just wanted ONE decent snow this season.  Unfortunately, it was not packable snow for snowman making, but fortunately, Miss Christie was here to play with us!!!

My favorite...

Adeline thought daddy and Miss Christie throwing snowballs at each other was the best thing since ice cream.

Don't blame Christie for her mismatched clothes...we were trying to piece together snow gear for all.

My other favorite...

Miss Christie comes to visit!!!

You may remember posts about Miss Christie from our time in Korea.  She was in residency with Patrick and then also stationed with us in Korea, and she is now stationed in Germany.  We love her.  We were honored that during her brief visit back to the US that she chose to spend a night with us.  She and Adeline have a mutual admiration for each other.

Here, Christie is helping Adeline with her new US puzzle.  Thanks Aunt Brooke!

And, Miss Christie brought MORE birthday presents for Adeline.

Lego train...woo hoo!!!

More puzzles...(yes, we're very into puzzles these days)

Miss Christie visits PA

I forgot to tell you the craziest story...

We were waiting for Patrick's luggage after our reunion at the airport, when out of the corner of my eye, I see someone running towards me.  I turned and was SHOCKED to see Christie!!!  Yes, the same Christie who went to residency with Patrick, came to Korea with us, became one of our closest friends there, spent Christmas with us, had a major hair transformation, and took golf lessons with me.  We knew she was coming to see us on Friday, but did NOT expect to see her at the airport on Thursday!  She was picking up a friend from the airport who just happened to be on Patrick's flight.  We had a nice little reunion which was a foretaste for Friday.  Adeline and Christie have a mutual love for each other and were both so excited to be together. 

We took a walk, and I have been meaning to show you this old covered bridge in our town.

Thanks for making the effort to visit us, Christie.  We love you and are really hoping to make the trip to Germany to visit you in the next 2 years.

How do I know?

<--- THIS is the proper way to grip a golf club.  How do I know this, you ask.  Because Christie and I took golf lessons!!!  I have been meaning to do this post for a while, but I kept forgetting my camera to take a picture of us with our instructor, Mr Park.  Patrick took lessons as well, but he is...ahem...just a tad more advanced than Christie and me.  Our usual system was for Christie and I to take our 1/2 hour lesson while Patrick watched Adeline, and then we would switch.  Adeline LOVES all things ball, so she was very excited to play with a whole bucket of them.  

Twice, we had combined lessons on the putting green where Mr Park taught us the proper form for putting and chipping.  Adeline loved these lessons.  We just let her run around the green, picking up balls and playing with a golf club.  She spent most of her time collecting the balls in a basket and then dumping them out again or just running in the grass, which is a precious commodity around here.  Don't worry, we made sure we practiced hitting towards a flag where she was not standing.

How Do I Look?

Has anyone seen that show? Well, this is a makeover worth seeing! I have been prepping her for months. It was time for a change. We helped her celebrate her 30th birthday, and it was time for her to stop being skipped at weddings for the champagne toast because the server thought she was 15 (yes, that really happened...I was there). She still looks young and beautiful, but she now looks like the sophisticated, professional woman that she is. Are you shaking with anticipation?

Well, a transition like this takes time, my friends....






And here she is.....


Before and After
















And here is the man that made it all possible. Thanks, Dennis (or whatever your real Korean name is), we loved our day of beauty.