I didn't call my father to wish him a happy anniversary. It's been two anniversaries for him without my mother. I thought it best to perhaps give him some space and go out and celebrate it for him -- for them. I didn't tell Snickers why I was so set on going on a date night tonight though because I just wanted to enjoy the day as their day and remember it for always being their happy day. No sad feelings were invited -- this wasn't a "I miss her" kind of day or a "I feel sorry for him" kind of day; I simply don't have those days. My parents had a long life of happiness together so though she's gone and he's now alone, I don't pity them or feel bad. They had an amazing life together and now we get to remember it. Life continues on, my mother remains in our hearts and is still with us everyday. She's in my smile and the way I comb my hair, the way I worry about things and nag on Snickers. I don't believe a person ever really leaves you unless you let them -- unless you forget about them and then yes perhaps you do have the right to lose them.
Anyways, am totally rambling here...
What started off as an innocent coffee date with my beautiful husband quickly turned into a house-hunting party for two. Snickers is very set on wanting to bring my father to Korea, so much in fact that we've decided to start looking for a house in the country -- a place where my father can be away from the city and have his peace and quite. I'm not particularly fond of the countryside but then we came across this stunning place. It's actually the top floor of this massive house overlooking a lake, more like a large pond really. What caught me about this particular house though, beyond the breath-taking patio view of the pond that is, was the kitchen. It's a cute yellow-walled kitchen that has the fake bricks on one side, exactly like my mother's kitchen at my parents house. I was speechless when I saw it.
As for the rest of the house, it's rather old style and traditional looking, with it's short ceilings and two old skool tiled bathrooms, it'd definitely need a makeover. It'd be a pricey makeover but quite a stunning house if it was worked on.
But the patio...
... oh, did I mention the patio?!
... and the view?!!!
This house instantly became my dream house and instantly in my mind I saw myself totally giving up my downtown Mi Gung, which stands for labyrinth if you didn't already know and with it's 12 rooms that's exactly what it is. I love Mi Gung but the mountain in the backdrop, the patio overlooking the lake, and my mom's kitchen suddenly now being right in front of me here in Korea... oh, I wanted it. I really, really, r.e.a.l.l.y. wanted it.
One problem... one minor, itsy bitsy problem... the price.
Snickers thinks we can work the guy down to a realistic ballpark price once winter rolls in and no one cares to venture on the side of the mountain's dangerous roads to visit it. The house itself as a whole building is not so great -- it is a shared house -- but it's location is probably as country as this city gal is going to go and I think it'd be perfect for my father. Our four-legged babies would love exploring the mountain with Snickers, I'd get to do some mountainside runs, and it'd be close enough to downtown for us to easily go shopping but far enough that our nights would be absolutely silent and no one would drop by. We'd be totally out of sight, out of touch and I love that thought.
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