Her birthday was on Friday and so naturally, we partied with
her at String. Unfortunately, Dan and I cut out pretty early because I had been
coming down with a cold and I was starting to lose my voice. Still, the 4 or 5
hours I was out were great! First, Dan, Pete, and I went to dinner at our
favorite Korean BBQ restaurant. This was around 7. After getting sufficiently
stuffed, Pete thought of decorating String for Lizzie’s birthday. As you can
see from the pictures below, it turned out to be a marvelous idea! Haha
Aren't they cute? Haha
We spent the car ride from HomePlus to String blowing up
balloons. I don’t know how we didn’t die! There were balloons flying all over
the car! Then we spent about an hour preparing String and then waiting for
others to arrive. When we got there, only Rock was there. He helped us
decorate. He also spent a lot of time laughing
at us; we were all in a funny mood and had way too much fun decorating. We
found some thunder-sticks, those plastic blow-up noisemakers, at HomePlus and
bought two pairs. Every time someone came in, Dan and Pete would hit those and
we’d all shout “Happy Birthday!” to whomever came in.. Once Lizzie finally came
in, we gave her a nice big greeting and started the real fun! We had music
going, drinks, card games, drinking games, etc, etc. Lots of Gwangyangers and
Suncheoners were all out, new and old alike, to celebrate Lizzie’s Day.
Lizzie is the one in the gray hoodie (jumper) with her
back to the camera. They are playing Flip Cup :)
The next morning, Dan headed over to Lizzie and Iain’s aka
Club Davey, to start preparing for the feast we had planned for that evening.
While he headed over there, I finished getting ready and then ran over to
HomePlus(HP) to get some last minute food items we needed. From there, I went
straight over to Club Davey and it already smelled so scrumptious inside! Dan
had the turkey cooking in a small oven and he was working on corn, mashed
potatoes and stuffing while Iain, Pete, and Lizzie played video games. I’d
brought some baguette bread that everyone devoured waiting for the meal to be
ready. Lizzie and Iain left to play screen golf for her birthday, and while
they were gone, Trey, Yonadan, and Fritz came by with cheesecake, drinks, more
bread and broccoli. Trey had some cheese so I quickly steamed the broccoli and
we melted the cheese on top of that. We hadn’t really thought about dished and cutlery
so we ended up having 4 people with plates and the rest ate out of plastic
black bowls that come in the freezer section of HP with some prawn soup. Filled
with Thanksgiving foods, the bowls reminded me a lot like the meal-in-a-bowl
you get from KFC. Lizzie has loads of them which worked out quite well. Also,
it was easier for a few people to just prepare dishes and then serve them to
the group, so Dan and I made up plates (or bowls) for everyone and handed them
out. Luckily, we had JUST enough forks.
Our own "Thanksgiving" ~ 4 Americans, 2 Brits, an Aussie and a Kiwi
(not counting Ki Nam and Ray who came later)
It was a GLORIOUS feast! We had turkey with soft warm
carrots, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn (that was supposed to be creamed… lol
Dan), stuffing, bread for dipping, and broccoli with melted cheddar cheese.
While we ate, we were watching some show on the Discovery Channel about people’s
homes who were haunted. The story was rubbish, yes I just used that word in a
sentence, but it was quite entertaining because Iain wanted to flip channels,
as he thought it was too scary! After dinner, Lizzie cleaned up, Trey and I
napped and the boys started playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Later Ray
and then Ki Nam showed up. For dessert we had cheesecake, which was quite good,
considering how cakes go in Korea. Their taste quality is nothing like ours,
although I think they are a lot cuter.
We also spent too much time playing a game much like guitar hero, but it’s
for iphones. Then Dan and I played Speed, Go Fish, and War, all card games. Could
someone PLEASE explain how you play War? Dan I had different ways of playing
out an actual War (when you each play the same card) and when we tried to work
it out with our friends, they all started talking about some other game where
you slap the cards… they were no help.
All in all, it was a great weekend. As Dan and I walked back
to my place, we talked about what we’re thankful for and boy do I have a lot to
be thankful for?! Life is so great. I have a job I love. I’m living in South
Korea, with awesome friends. I have the most incredible and supportive family
whom I love so much. I’m healthy and I’m happy!
Next weekend brings December, which means I’ll be having a
busy month. I teach this whole month, but I get a two week break for the
holidays at the end of the month. Plus, we’re having a Secret Santa, like we
did last year, among our Gwangyang family. I didn’t blog about it last year,
but I definitely will this year. Also, I know Dan really wants me to go
snowboarding, so that will be happening sometime soon too, which will surely be
terrifying! Yay! :) haha
Until next time, stay safe and warm!
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