sandra and i had already met twice, but this was our first time meeting christy. the great thing about meeting blog friends for the first time is that you already feel like you kind of know each other, so there's little of that meeting-someone-new awkwardness. plus, both sandra and christy are pretty darn cool, so if anyone was awkward, it was probably me. i can be awkward sometimes.
we met at a local korean restaurant and chatted away over some yummy korean food:
(oh, yes, i am totally that annoying girl that takes pictures of everything -- sorry if i embarrassed you, sandra and christy!)
we then headed over to a korean bakery where we partook in this yumminess:
strawberry bingsoo, how i love thee.
it was wonderful to be with other mommas who *know* what this process is like. what was exciting is that each of us are in different stages of our process: sandra brought home her little man last spring, we're waiting for our travel call, and christy is waiting for her referral. we were each able to share about our experiences throughout the different milestones and encourage each other about what was to come.
aside from a distressing conversation i had with the waitress -- a full post on this to come, don't you worry your pretty little head off ;), it was just a lovely evening.
love to you, sandra and christy! can't wait to do it again soon!
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yay! so neat. glad you got to do that. always love how God provides for us through friendship and in such unexpected ways too (blogs!)... love korean food by the way. bibimbab is a fave. and the pancake thing. and the side dishes. and kimchi soup... mmmm...
ReplyDeleteSo fun to see blog friends together!! Sounds like it was a fun get-together with yummy food. And I learned something new - never heard of a bingsoo but now I must try one ... mmmmm. OK, so I will look forward to your waitress story, you've piqued my interest!
ReplyDeleteSo cool! YUM, dessert.
ReplyDeleteBut back to the post - I love that everyone in your little group is at different stages of the process. So fun how we all grow in this journey together :)
I want to get together with you girls! We must pick a time soon :)
ReplyDeletefun!!!
ReplyDeleteKala - come out! We'd all love to get together! :)
ReplyDeleteGrace - you are anything but awkward - I am by far the awkward one. So great to meet you! You are as wonderful (or even more so if possible) in person as on your blog.
Thanks for planning this. We'll have to do it again soon.
Thanks so much for your comment on my blog, Grace--and I will definitely take you up on your offer if we are able to go that route! I look forward to keeping up with your journey!
ReplyDeleteFUN! I love when blog friends become real-life friends! And now, I too, am oh-so-curious about this waitress incident...
ReplyDeleteHow fun, the food looked amazing. It is awesome to have some Momma's who know what you have been through and where you are headed!
ReplyDeleteOh fun!!! So lucky you are to have blog friends close by!! Looks like you guys had a great time! yay! Btw...love your cardigan (and cute top!)!! ;)
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love meeting bloggy friends in real life. What a great picture of the three of you. And you'd better write that blog post about the waitress soon! Very curious...
ReplyDeleteSo much fun and you all look great! xoxo
ReplyDeleteI had such a great time with both of you. And neither of you were awkward :-)
ReplyDeleteThe food was delicious.
Unfortunately neither Christy or I speak Korean so we had to rely on Grace to translate the waitress incident.
I can't wait to do this again!
What fun! You've got your own little bloggy circle...DC-style :)
ReplyDeleteHello, found you from Christy's blog. I had to introduce myself since we have couple of significant things in common... we are also Korean American Christians and we have also embarked on the adoption journey. Oh, and we are also in Nova! I don't blog much anymore, but thinking of starting back up... Very much looking forward to following the rest of your journey!! I LOVED reading about your parents visiting your son. How precious!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like fun! I love meeting up with blog buddies!
ReplyDeleteBingsoo? Why have I never heard of that nummy-looking treat?! What is it? Whoa!
ReplyDeleteFun to meet up with blog friends...awesome!
What a fun night out! Yay for you guys! :)
ReplyDeleteAnd um, I must go google and read about this Bingsoo. good lordy it looks yummy!
I love seeing blog buddies get together! The bingsoo looks so yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteHow very cool! Glad you got to meet up with some bloggey friends! Sounds like you all had a great time!
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