Today is Andrew and my 4 year anniversary. It sucks because we don't have the time or the money to really do anything with each other. I was really hoping to do something special, but oh well...maybe we can celebrate later when we both have some money, more importantly, time.

Last night, I had my first concert as a teacher (hmm...should I put that in quotes?). The sixth graders were really cute...they all came in costumes. This one boy came as Anna Nicole. Yeah...I didn't know what to think of that. It was pretty funny though. After the concert, Jen, JT, Andrew and I went out for dinner. We had a great time. That was probably the best double date Andrew and I have been on. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that Jen's also Korean and JT is also white. Andrew and JT had a good ol' time making fun of Korean food. Jen and I had a good ol' time making fun of our white boyfriends.

I'm so forgetful. I don't understand why I forget things so easily. I had this whole list of things to do in my head, now it's gone...FOREVER. Argh.

ARRRRRRRRGGHHHH!!!

Whoops. I didn't mean to post just that.

Here's what happened this weekend:

1) Ross and Tiff got married! Crazy, isn't it? I mean, not the fact that they got married to each other, but the fact that they're married, and they're my age. What's with this "everybody get married NOW" thing? Y'all need to stop it, because it's making me feel really old.
Anyways, the wedding was nice, and the reception was also nice. It was at the Roswell Mill. It was my first experience there, and it was a good one. The centerpieces were very autumn, there were candles and twinkle lights everywhere. The food was awesome. The music...eh...the dj wasn't the best. The music kept stopping in the middle of a song...good thing it didn't do that during Ross and Tiff's dance.

2) A college buddy of mine had a "we just bought a grill and it's not hot as balls outside" barbeque at her and her husband's house. Again, what's with the getting married thing? AND they bought a house. Geez. Anyways, it was a nice little get together. It was nice to catch up with old friends (I can't believe I'm calling college friends "old friends"). The best part was the desserts. They had cake, cheesecake, ice cream, an ENORMOUS apple pie, more ice cream and ice cream. The apple pie was seriously huge. People kept looking at it, but they wouldn't eat it because they were afraid of it's size (see? Really big isn't always a good thing).

3) While shopping for Ross and Tiff's wedding presents, I rediscovered my love for William Sonoma. I can't stay away from that store. I've been in there twice in the past week. I'm on their mailing list and emailing list. I want to buy everything in that store...or live there. Andrew Kang and I walked around the one at the Avenue for about an hour, and finally I broke down and bought a jelly roll pan. YAY! And just to let y'all know, all of y'all are getting jelly roll cakes for Christmas.

4) Julius Jones got hurt and didn't play at all in yesterday's game. Booo...I need a new running back. Any suggestions?

What's with all the spam? And how do I get rid of them??

So my trip was pretty nice. We went to Salem (yes, the witch place), and they really played up the whole thing. You know how the whole witch hunt was about a bunch of girls who were bored and kinda rebelling against what they're expected to do as good Puritan girls, and they were making false accusations at people who weren't really witches? Well, you wouldn't be able to tell by the Salem Witch Museum that there weren't really witches. I went into the gift shop, and EVERYTHING had at least one witch or something demonic on it. Don't get me wrong, I really liked the gift shop. They had a lot of neat stuff in there, but still...aren't the deaths of 19 (I think) innocent people kinda...sad? I mean, when we took the tour and all, they explained that there weren't really witches in Salem at the time, and tried to put a good name to "witches" (old and modern), but they really played up the whole witch trial thing in the gift shop.

Alright, enough of my bitching.

We left Salem for lunch (I think we might've stayed there for lunch if it wasn't raining and muggy. It would've been so much fun if it hadn't rained, because the town was supposed to have this "Family Fun Day" or something, but it got rained out. The sign at the entrance to the park said, "Family Fun Day Cancelled." That was sad). Guess what we had for lunch...that's right! PHO. Mmm...I love pho. After that, we went to the New England Aquarium, which wasn't all that impressive. But it was only $20 for the aquarium and the IMAX...not a bad deal. After viewing the aquarium (which only took like, 45 minutes, plus there were TONS of people there so it was hot and stuffy in there), we had an hour and a half to kill before the showing of our IMAX movie. Eric's sister (Crystal) was dying for a cup of coffee, so we went to Fanueil Hall for Starbucks.

Then we went to the IMAX. Remember when I said something about the weather being rainy and muggy? Well, we went into the IMAX with that exact weather. When we came out, it was about 30 degrees cooler and still rainy, which was bad because Crystal didn't bring a jacket or an umbrella, and I was wearing my green moccasains, which were getting more and more wet (my shoes ended up dying my toes green).

Then I came home. The End.

I'm in Boston right now, sitting in Eric's apartment. I have to add that this apartment is a SIGNIFICANT improvement from the last one, not that the last one was bad. It was just really tiny.

Anyways, Eric and I walked about the city today...I really like it here. It's a big city, but it's not really dirty or scary. There are so many residential areas in the city. A lot of the houses here go right out to the street. I don't think they believe in yards....or lanes. There are a bunch of places here where there are no lanes. They especially don't believe in lanes where one street merges with another. It's like they said, "eh...whatever. They'll figure it out."

We went to Fanueil Hall and the Quincy Market. That area is sooo awesome. We had lunch in the market, and of course, I had to have New England Clam Chowder (or Chow-DA). They don't kid around with that stuff here...they mean it when they say they're the best. After the chowder and salad, Eric sought out the cheesecake that he had his eyes on, and I got a cream puff pastry from shop that only make cream puff pastries (so you know it has to be good). Ahh...food...I love food.

Another thing I like about the city is that there's a bunch of historical stuff spread out all over. We saw a lot of statues, the Holocost memorial, cemetries...and the buildings are really old. They have so much character...it really puts Atlanta buildings to shame.

Okay, I'm tired of writing. I'll fill you in later.

I came home today after having dinner with Natascha, Victor and Andrew, and my mom called me into her room. She said, "People think that now that you have a job, that things are better at home. They think that now that you make money, you support us." She had this smirk on her face while she was saying this. What she said put me in a bad mood, and I said, "What, do you expect me to do that now that people think that?" And she said, "No, that's your choice. They're just Korean, and that's just the Korean way of doing things." And I thought that was the end of that conversation.

Well, apparently not. She woke up about half an hour ago to tell me to leave the bed in my room. I told her that I would buy a futon for that room. She kept arguing that it would be too small if guests ever came, and how do I expect guests and my grandparents (if they ever come here) to sleep on a futon. That's when the argument started. She was saying stuff about how they don't understand why I'm moving out, especially to a place that's farther from work. She said that I'm wasting money, and if I understood even the slightest bit of what they're going through right now and how they feel, I would stay home and support them. And then she accused me of moving out to live with Andrew.

I don't understand her, I don't understand my parents, I hate being Korean.

I think Fantasy Football is way too addictive.

Kenneh's leaving for California this Saturday. It's sad...we've known each other for sooo long. There are lots of memories. I really hope you find something out there, Kenneh.