Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Korea!

So my Korean Christmas really did not feel like the holidays back in Yellowknife. The lack of snow, cold, and the fam-jam not here was the issue. In addition, the fact that Christmas not being a big holiday here in Korea also contributed to this feeling.

However, we tried our best to get into the spirit. On Christmas Eve at school we had a Christmas party slash watched a terrible Brendan Fraser film all afternoon and ate so much crapola. OH before the elementary kids came Megan and I were both Santa Clause (or as the Korean teachers told the kids, we were Santa’s Grandmother…weird) for the preschool kiddies. Our school also did Secret Santa with all the teachers. I had the director’s wife, Scully. GAWD! I had no idea if I was being funny or serious with my gift. I ended up getting her these huge leopard print slippers and chocolates. Leopard print in so in here in Korea so I she loves them but they are HUGE. Also, she might be wearing them in sympathy cause she knows one of the foreign teachers gave them to her. I got a bath gift set…too bad I don’t have a tub in my bathroom!

We got off work early on Christmas Eve, which was a present in itself! YAHOO! I met up with the girls for some dinner and we picked up some necessities for the evening’s festivities and Christmas brunch. The night lead us to having some drinks that included champagne being shot out Kaley’s apartment’s window then heading to our building’s rooftop terrace for the firework show…aka the fire cracker I got Kaley for her Birthday. It was hilarious to say the least. From here we headed to Lindsay and Jim’s party in the building next to ours. In all the night was super fun and def different from the usual Christmas Eves with the fam at church then the drive around YK looking at Christmas lights.

The next morning I woke up super ass early; not intentionally I swear! I couldn’t tell if I was still drunk or if I was just that excited to open presents…HAHA I KID! I opened a package from Chad and Cleo. My parents and Tess had sent early Christmas presents that I couldn’t wait to open…oops. The presents definitely made it feel like the holidays. Thank you so much for them! Then I proceeded to log onto Skype for my morning routine of talking to the rents and Chad. “Merry Christmas from the future!” After all the well wishes I cleaned and rearranged my pad before the girls came over for brunch. OH and I also jacked Kaley’s xmas tree to make us feel like it was xmas in my apartment. We had coffee and baileys, mimosas, fruit salad, hash browns, deviled eggs, tofu rice wraps, and French toast! Def a treat for us! Molly also graced us with her presence, which was nice, and we can all definitely say that Seoul hasn’t changed her. The girls were all leaving for Boracay that evening and I was in charge of taking care of Taylor’s cat and Kaley’s orchid.

The rest of the Christmas consisted of lazing around then going to an Indian restaurant with Stephanie for dinner. Twas a nice day! I had to work on the Friday and only two more days of class till I’m off to Boracay to hit the white sand beaches and meet up with my posse. Should be a nice break of hot weather, exploring, drinks, and relaxing on the beaches. Be jealous!