Things are falling into place

A picture of the city of Daegu taken from the top of Woobang Tower.


My mom has been asking to see a picture of the outside of our apartment building, so its about time that I put these up. We share the 2nd floor with one other apartment. Ours is the one on the right furthest away. This is just one of the many buildings in Taesung Villa.

And can't forget ol' Swarley! He weights about 10-11 pounds now.

So this is just a real quick update on some new news. Yesterday we found out that we are FINALLY Command Sponsored. For those of you that do not know, we have been fighting for sponsorship for 5+ months! We had almost reached the point where Steve was getting his assignment for his next duty station. Well, as far as we know, he had an assignment. To Ft. Bliss, Texas. The unit at Ft. Bliss would shortly be leaving for the middle east not long after Steve would get there. So, aside from all of the great benefits of Command Sponsorship, we also really dodged a bullet avoiding deployment. Not to mention, I am now here LEGALLY. Phewf. So as of now, our DEROS date (Date Eligible to Return from Overseas) is September 21, 2011. Steve has re enlisted for more time in the army, so we are still facing the decision of whether or not to AIP (also nicknamed "Avoid Iraq Program") and stay for an additional year after that. Total, 3 years. But, as I said, its still a decision we have to make. The more time Steve is in the military and in the states, the more likely he is deployed. He is much safer from deployment in Korea. So, we will see. Its a big commitment.

SO, Monday Steve and I go take our Korean driving test to get our licenses, and we will be mobile. No more taxi's! AH! I can't wait. The train system is no big deal, and I actually kind of like it, but those taxi's steal your money. We are very excited.

July leave is still tentative. We are really really hoping for it.

I will keep you all updated on everything as often as I can. Things look like they are finally going to calm down! No more headache.

Oh! And some exciting news from Idaho. Steve's brother Doug just proposed to his (now) fiance Katelen. Congratulations to them both. I will have a SISTER in law now.

Love and miss you all,

Christie