News and New Pictures from Shaun in Daigu, Korea

Shaun seems to me really enjoying his students and of course still wandering his new surroundings. This is definitely the adventure of a lifetime and we are so proud of him for trying something new that is so far away. He shares our gypsy souls and we applaud him.

SPRING is glorious....

This is a magic time of year. Everything is blooming and the greens are so very green, it is gorgeous. The Clemson University Botanical Gardens are just a short walk from our house and so incredible. I am walking them every day for both excercise and pure enjoyment. Sometimes Ken goes with me in the evening, Taz loves it there. There are ponds and giant coy in the water, ducks, swans and squirrels, so lots of things for her to act brave with. Anyway it is a great place to walk, so I thought I'd share a SC spring with you unfortunate people still in winter.

Ken's whole family is coming for Easter, so we are looking forward to that. We are redecorating his entire house, new carpet and paint, etc. hoping it will sell then. It's been on the market 8 months and we decided it needed to look pristine to be more competitive. So cross your fingers for us, we'd sure like it to move, so that we can get going on the new house. The lake is just so pretty, it will be nice to build the new house and live on it. Our plans came out so well, but it won't feel real until we break ground.

We hear from Shaun that he loves his new job and exploring South Korea. He is making lots of new friends and enjoying the kids he teaches.

Shaun's newest Pictures of Daigu, Korea

Shaun appears to be learning Korean and loving his job and wandering around his new stomping grounds. Baseball is very big in Korea. And their fortune cookies that they give the Americans certainly show a dry sense of humor.......

Well the weekend went differently then planned....

This weekend was supposed to be the weekend that all the Cox clan were coming to meet Karen, Ken's fathers wife-to-be. Plus her sons were coming too and everyone would have met everyone. However sadly on Friday the lovely Karen took a nasty fall that had her in the emergency room. Dad and I and her son Eric all went to the hospital frightened that her hip might be broken, but fortunately she was just badly bruised and they let her go home with Dad who promised to baby her all weekend. Still, the Saturday family get together had to be postponed until a later date.

Fortunately Nikki (Ken's 24 year old daughter) still came to stay on Friday evening and we had a nice dinner and went to the movies and then we all had a very nice visit on Saturday, poking in Down-town Greenville, the Botanical Gardens and bowling, which was lots of fun.

And later Saturday evening; Lisa, Ken's sister and her two daughters Brea and Remy came over for dinner after a game they played near us, so we had a nice family day after all. It's really fun to have a house full of girls. Nikki and Brea 15, and Remy 13, are all delightful and I really enjoy Ken's sister Lisa too. I wish they lived closer so we could see more of them.

Then on Sunday the Irish Festival was at the Reedy River Falls Park; so Ken and I went down and listened to music and watched the Pipe and Drum brigade and all the different Irish Dancers. It was a gorgeous day to be outdoors and enjoy all the festivities.

Shaun's Still enjoying Korea

We were amused to hear that Shaun has found a place to celebrate St Paddy's Day. There is an O'Kims in Korea!!!! Does the picture look very Irish to You? It doesn't to us.... He's also met two Irish Lassies there!

I'll take Manhattan.

We went to the NYC Art Expo this last weekend, it was a very quick trip, up on Thursday and back on Saturday. We saw 'Mama Mia' on Thursday Eve, walked the Jacob Javits Hall covering every inch of the Art Expo on Friday, saw the 'Fantastics' on Friday eve, did a city tour on Saturday morning and flew home, arriving back about midnight. Ken couldn't get away, so my friend Sharon went with me. We stayed in the Marriott right on 5th Ave and walked all of Times Square and Broadway, and then saw Rockafeller Center, Ground Zero, Soho, China Town, Little Italy, the East End, Statue of Liberty and other stuff on our tour. We packed so much in to 3 days, I was amazed. We ate at some wonderful resturants each evening too. All in all a terrific weekend.

Then Ken and I went to Greenville Sunday and did the Home Show, so more walking, but this time holding hands with mt sweetie. We enjoyed the day and dinner out.

I am a truly blessed woman.