guess what -it's snowing! the voices down in the street outside my window have gotten louder and more excited since it started falling...and suddenly elizabeth and i aren't so tired after all. there's just something about snow that's so magical, and korean snow is no exception. seeing as i won't be going to bed for awhile, i thought i would break out the hot chocolate and give you a little update.

on thursday, lizzy and i got a taste of home -costco. here's the blow by blow:



with my huge backpack and lizzy's suitcase, we hoped to get all the essentials safely home.









hardly half a block from lizzy's apartment, we were faced with a deal we couldn't pass up -cotton candy for 300 won (30 cents).





that's the look of pure happiness. with the fluffy pink stuff in hand, we continued our journey.












we found it -the first glimpse of freedom!













it was everything we'd dreamed and more. after perusing the first floor for quite some time, we started to wonder where the food was. happily, we soon found an escalator (for carts!) that led us to a basement full of familiar sights and smells.




they had just about everything -cheese, bagels, muffins, cream cheese, real butter, tortillas, etc. and we'll just have to live without adam's peanut butter, cheeze-its, and graham crackers. they even had a few extra products we decided to pass up.
















after filling our cart to the brim with wonderful food...









...things gotten even better! yes, that's right -chicken bakes for dinner!









as you can see, it was a bit darker when we left costco than when we went in. =)















we got home -prized bagels and all -safe and sound. you can probably tell what what our diets have missed the most -carbs, carbs, and more carbs.

needless to say, we're pretty happy about finding costco. somehow things like chicken quesadillas have the ability to make life a whole lot more enjoyable. it's all about the simple things. on that note, i just started reading a book by shane clairborne, "the irresistible revolution," and it's incredibly challenging! i highly recommend it (at least the 70 pages i've read so far), but be prepared to be a bit shaken up. more on that later.

now it's bed time! thanks for all your prayers. loves.