1. Plans got post-poned on the account that we had to wait for Mi Nam to poop… I’m not joking!!!2. Finally we were off… Kim Tae had planned a picnic for us and so the three of us, Kim Tae, Mi Nam and me, jumped in the truck and off we went. We drove and drove… and I was shocked to hear that I was still in Cheonan. Apparently Cheonan’s land size is bigger than Seoul but Seoul has more people, cool. Yet another reason why Cheonan is better than Seoul… ha, ha, ha.
3. Good catch Amy… yup, thanks! Mi Nam still hates being in the truck. Kim Tae and I have the situation down to an art though. We know the “three
steps” Mi Nam goes through prior to puking (that’s step four) and so as he jumped from step to step, I was ready and waiting with the puke bag. Poor Mi Nam must really appreciate me shoving his head in a plastic bag… sorry baby!4. Finally arrived at our destination. I had no idea where we were and so I followed Kim Tae down these rocks to this little remote riverside spot under a bridge.
5. Wow… I’m ALL about Korean picnics!!! It was AWESOME!!! Nothing against my mom’s sandwich and cheese picnics in the park but wow, Koreans really know how to set up quite the impressive picnic! Not only was the location really cool but then Kim Tae set up this little fire pit, situated the rocks for the grill and then slapped on mounds of meat… it was wicked!
6. I joked around and called Kim Tae “Nature Man” cause it was quite cute to watch him wash the lettuce in the creek, and build up the fire pit, but the funniest thing was when he pulled out our juices from the water.
7. They say, “like father, like son” but I don’t think that cliché quite fits for Mi Nam and Kim Tae when it comes to picnics and nature. Sure, Mi Nam ate the leaves and curiously looked at the water, but he was also shaking like a leaf at the sound of the rushing water. It’s fair to say he really wasn’t enjoying himself and so he hung by my side like a total wimp! I consider myself quite the tough cookie and so I find it hard to accept the fact that my son is not tough but instead is quite the
sensitive and shy boy… I blame that on Kim Tae’s side of the family. Ha, ha, ha.8. Definitely have to add “going on Korean picnics” as one of my favourite pastimes!!! Mind ya, next time I doubt if Kim Tae and I will allow Mi Nam to come along. It was sweet of Kim Tae to invite him but it wasn’t so sweet having Mi Nam puke THREE times on the way home (making a grand total of FOUR puke sessions!!!) I was relatively successful with catching it with the exception of one time and so it was all on the seat… and on my pants! Nasty!!!
9. Poor Mi Nam…. It was clear he had quite the stressful day. We arrived home and he was all smelly, dowsed in his
own puke, and huffing and puffing. I’m sure he was probably starving too considering. But, I made him undergo a little more stress…. I had to. There was NO way this little guy was getting out of having to have a bath. If I wasn’t his mother, there’d be no way I would have touched him even with a ten-foot pole and a rubber glove attached to it… seriously!10. After a few hours of rest, I decided to take Mi Nam down to the first floor store with me… bad idea there! He hasn’t figured out that he can go up the stairs yet and so I always have to carry him up. Mind ya, tonight he was being quite the difficult little boy and so every time I went to grab him, he’d run away from me. That’d be all fun and games if it weren’t for the fact that
the security office is there and so both guards on duty were watching me with Mi Nam. Oh ya… did I mention there’s no dogs allowed in my building?! Ya! Regardless of the fact that I’m definitely in the good books with them, I didn’t want to push it and so when the one asked me if Mi Nam was my dog, I tried to joke it off by saying that he was my dinner… ha, ha, ha.QUESTION OF THE DAY...
Are you my baby?
QUOTE OF THE DAY...
The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.
-- G.K. Chesterton
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