Where Have I Been?

I know. 오랜만이다(Oraenmanida -It’s been awhile). 잘 지냈어? (jal jinassoh? – How have you been?) 

I’ve been dealing with a lot of different things. Amazing, horrible, and everything in between. But all of it has kept me away from this blog, from this website, and this amazing place we’ve created together. Recently, I’ve been having the itch to come back. More than an itch, it could be a whole damn rash. Yet I wondered what I could talk about. A lot has changed since the last time I posted on here and I’m not sure I could create the same kind of content I was once putting out. The main factor being time.

For the most part I started really getting into the blog in 2020. Everyone remember that year? Or is it a blur to all of you like it is to me?

Well anyway, I had a lot more time on my hands. No where to go, no one to see and so I found my social outlet via writing the blog posts. I loved it. I still go back and I am shocked at how much I really wrote. And cringe too.

I am ready to come back. But it will definitely be different. I still want to talk Korean things, but I also want to talk about my life, my writing, and that kind of stuff.

So, this first new post is really to just talk about where I have been.

A lot has changed in my life. The most current changes being the passing of my grandmother. As I write this, tomorrow morning is her mass and burial. She was a tough woman. I mean that in the best way. I loved Sunday dinners filled with her delicious home cooked sauce, meatballs, and for me, her salad was always my favorite part of the meal. I can’t tell you why, it was nothing crazy or different but for some reason I could eat the entire bowl by myself. The last several years had been tough for me to visit as often. Between the time of me owning my own shop and not having days, to moving further away, seeing her every Sunday had become impossible and seeing her every couple of months had become the norm. But then she got sick. Her last few years weren’t great health wise and it took a toll on her. The last time I saw her was Christmas day. The last time I spoke to her was to tell her the gender of my baby (yes, that’s another reason I’ve been gone). A week later she was gone. It’s been a rough couple of days. I know she is up above with my grandpa and special grandma (this was what I called my great grandma because I always said she was more than great) watching over us and making sure we’re not burning our sauce.

Now I mentioned the gender of my baby. Yes, I am in fact pregnant. While I am 34, I somehow still panicked like it was a teen pregnancy and worried how I was going to tell my parents. Meanwhile my parents and my husband’s parents have been hoping for a grandbaby for years. My husband’s dad has been asking since I first even started dating my now husband. We are having a boy who we are excited to meet in July of this year. I can’t wait to meet the little man in July.

Another reason I have been MIA, my husband had a stroke. At his young age we were shocked and scared but I have his friends to thank, who noticed early enough and got him to the hospital quickly that he had minor damage and is almost back to normal. I would say he’s about 90%. He still has some loss of feeling in his hand which we hope will come back in the coming months if he continues his therapy.

I finally went to Korea! Something that had been on my bucket list since the first K-drama I ever watched. It was a wild experience that I do plan to talk about on this blog in different parts. From what to pack and what not to pack. How to save money to get there. Travelling in general around Seoul, etc. I hope you look forward to the content as much as I look forward to writing it!

I published 2 books this year! Crazy! But they were both much smaller than Seoul Searching and I already have the next one sent out to my editor!

I have had a lot of personal things on my plate that have recently kept me from my enjoyment of K-pop and K-dramas. To be honest, I have not kept up with a lot of it. But like I earlier, I’m starting to get back and re-dip my toes into a world I still love.

I am excited to restart this journey with you all. See you in the next post!