Marriage VS. Living Together

So, my post today isn't really about our life here...well sorta but not really. It's just some thoughts i've had lately. Alot of our friends here, and I'm starting to see more and more of everywhere not just here, live together. To me, this just doesn't make sense. I'm not judging our friends, and I really like them and wouldn't not be friends with someone just b/c they make different choices than mine...having said that. It just seems to me that you're setting yourself up for failure. You always have an out. If you get in a fight..throw the other one out..you leave..blagh blagh blagh.. It also seems to me that it just makes life so much more difficult. This is my computer, that is your sofa, etc. Especially when dealing with money...everyone has their separate accounts but at some point someone is paying for more you know..there's always going to one person "getting the better end of the deal." I'm so glad that Brian and I didn't live together before marriage...honestly i don't think we'd be married today if we did live together and that's why i'm happy we didnt...does that make sense. I mean...looking back..we've just finished our first year right... the hardest one (hopefully) and believe me...it was that!! HARD! But we made it through, sometimes by just remembering we made that promise. If we had been living together before hand i would have been so worried everytime we fought, i wouldn't have been able to have the trust that i have in Brian (and God for helping us make it through).

Anyway, in one way of thinking, i guess people think that living together is better/easier. But i don't think so...and it's not b/c i'm conservative/liberal or anything. It just logically seems weird. I hope people don't get mad at me for writing this..because we love all our friends whether their living together or not..I've just been thinking about it alot lately.

Moses was the CEO of the Jews...

I met Brian at a local Korean restaurant we love in Yatap (Kimbap Mania) last night and he had this hillarious little story..
In his classes they were talking about Moses; who he was, what he did etc. Well, in an attempt to explain, one of his boys told him that

"Moses was the CEO of the Jews!"

You can really tell where the emphasis here is for kids. Almost all the boys I meet want to be a CEO/CFO of Samsung (the biggest company here). There is a huge emphasis for kids to get GOOD paying jobs over what kids WANT to do. Even the Christian parents...not all of them...but alot of them.

Anyway, I didn't ask him what he did to explain actually who Moses was, but he has some work ahead of him!!
Thought ya'll would think that's funny
Later
Amanda

Tasty Soup

Hi,
so on wednesday i learned how to make a tasty soup from a Korean Woman. I was unsure that i would be able to make it well....b/c i didn't get any proportions from her, just the ingredients. So I embarked on making this soup....some water...some Cochugan (red pepper paste), vegies and then some dumpling like things that i made.

As i tried it while it was cooking i didn't think it would turn out ok, but in the end it was great! I hoped brian would like it and i guess this is all the proof i needed!