I'm down today

As the title of this post suggests....I'm down today. Yesterday I was so happy. I received a phone call at6am in the morning from Hodge. It was to tell me that I would actually be able to see him this weekend. However, he wasn't certain if he would be getting the time off. I waited for his call again and he called at 1pm with great news. I was going to see him. I packed up my stuff and headed off to the train station. Stupid Anne-Marie....I arrive at Seoul station only to realize that I had to backtrack two stations and get to Yongsan as that was where the Super Fast KTX train was going to depart from. I just miss the first train and pay my money to get a ticket for the next train which wouldn't be for another hour and a half. Hodge calls me and I explain the situation. While on' the train I do some cross-stitching and finish my Korean homework.......there was alot of that this weekend for some reason. I arrive in Mokpo 3 hours later and take a taxi to the bus terminal. Upon getting out of the taxi I see this really sexy soldier at a drink machine not far from my taxi. It is my love! Honestly, the second I see him I want to run and give him the biggest hug I can and never let go.....but we are in public and he's in uniform so I settle for holding his hand as tight as I can. We spent a wonderful evening and morning together in beautiful Mokpo. when it came time to say goodbye, I didn't cry. But I must say the hardest part about visiting him is the goodbye. Knowing that the next time I see him won't be for another month or so and our only form of communication are his phone calls, which I wait for and anticipate every minute of the day, makes me sad. I guess the day I say goodbye is the hardest day because I usually have nothing to do for that day but think about how much fun we had.

Hodge and I always talk about how different things are going to be when he's finished with the army. I can't wait for that day. I can actually wait, and I'm going to wait. He makes me so happy. I cherish our few moments together because I know they are only leading up to what we will have together in the real world. Doesn't mean I can't be jealous of all my friends with their normal lives and normal relationships right? HEHEHE....

This week will be good. I have language classes on Monday and Tuesday night, Wednesday I have a field trip with the school, and Thursday is a day off. Friday back to work for one day and then its the weekend......woohoo a four day work week. What more could I want? Sorry no pics to go with this blog. Hodge and I just didn't feel in the picture taking mood for some reason. Although I should've taken pics of the BEST and I mean THE BEST Samgyupsal that I have EVER eaten in this country. It was amazing....shaved frozen pork that was placed on a grill. Cooked with Kimchi (Korean spicy cabbage) wrapped in a leaf of lettuce with some garlic and leek........mmm delicious. I will definitely be heading there again next month when I go to see hodge......maybe I will take a picture even.

Well.......if there is anything about Korea that you want pics of or anything that you want me to write about please let me know. I've lived here long enough that anything that may have seemed unusual at one point is now the norm for me. Let me know! annie_is_me@hotmail.com
Miss everyone out there!