Big news from the ROK

Hey family and friends! Big news coming from the Kun! Last week, we got word that Mark has been ACCEPTED to TPS (test pilot school) for the USAF!! I am so proud of my husband for this awesome accomplishment.  This means we will be heading to Wright-Patterson AFB (that's Dayton, Ohio for our non Air force peeps) in August /September time frame so Mark can attend the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT).

Did you register what I just said? .... We will be in Dayton, Ohio by this summer!!.... aka within driving distance from, Saint Louis (wooo Vahle's!!), Indianapolis (yeaaaa Shymanski's), And NJ (woop woop  Rallo's!!!) and of course we are excited to be closer to all of our wonderful friends as well.  Needless to say, we are thrilled about this awesome accomplishment, but we are also doubly as thrilled about being close to friends and family for the time being.

"Who was the best pilot I ever saw? Well, uh, you're lookin' at 'im." - a fitting quote for the occasion!

Thanks Levi for immortalizing Mark on the wall of the Gambler's bar (double down) ... 

In other news..... Korea continues to be full of surprises!! We spotted this octopus at Lotte Mart (aka the Walmart of Korea) this weekend.  Once the weather warms up, I'd love to attempt to grill one up!!!! Other than grilling it, I wouldn't know how to prepare it - any suggestions?

I also purchased some delicious baked goods on my way home from work today.  Considering I have limited skills when it comes to speaking and reading Korean, I typically point to items I want to purchase, and the outcome is often a surprise. Sometimes it's a good surprise, sometimes it's a not so good surprise. Today, luckily, it was a good surprise - I bit into what I thought was a roll, and Surprise!!! it was filled with sautéed carrots, onions, and potatoes. Yum.

Well, it's Time to figure out what to make for dinner! Peace out pea sprouts.

- the Vahle's