Lane:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CHUCK!!!
SAENG-il CHU-kah HAM-ni-dah,
SAENG-il CHU-kah HAM-ni-dah,
SA-rang Ha-neun Chuckkkk,
SAENG-il CHU-kah HAM-ni-dah
SAENG-il CHU-kah HAM-ni-dah,
SA-rang Ha-neun Chuckkkk,
SAENG-il CHU-kah HAM-ni-dah
(In Korean)
We had so much fun celebrating Chuck's birthday!! So this is my version, but I bet Chuck will try and correct me, but for his LAST birthday.... He spent it alone! It was three or four days after the first time we met, and unfortunately, I was still dating someone else... Poor thing told me that he was eating his favorite Korean food all by himself!! So I had to put EXTRA effort in this year to make up for missing his last :)
The day started off by getting woken up with a present on the stomach!
This present was actually from his best friend! We have set up a system that Warren will send the presents to me so I can wrap them and surprise Chuck!! I love it. Hahah~
Then I let him know to bring a change of clothing because we would be getting wet and muddy! Took a two hour drive to West Virginia to do some ziplining and water rafting! He swears he was surprised!
Ziplining was a blast. I've never been so I was a bit scared and nervous. I'm not good with heights! Chuck was so supportive and kept telling me it was going to be no biggie once I jumped off the platform!
AND he was right. It was a blast!!
The group that we went ziplining with was super nice too. On our last swing down, Chuck was the last one to go... so I informed everyone that it was Chuck's birthday and that I had a surprise cake that everyone was welcome to come get a taste!
And they all showed up! It was great!
They all met us where I set up the cake and we all sang a HORRIBLY pitched happy birthday to Chuck. I loved it! To see Chuck smile so deeply, I smiled just as deep!
After lunch, we went water rafting which was a total blast! Our guide was very adventurous and had us surfing the little waves with our entire boat!! It is very hard to explain, but it was just TOO fun!
The cake is a whole story in itself. I don't have an electric mixer, so I blended some of the ingredients and tried to combine MULTIPLE pintrest ideas... Lets just say it was an interesting nutella and strawberry pound cake - injected with butter... HAHA!
All in all, a wonderful day. It's been a little bit of a hard time these days for us as a team, so a day like today is exactly what we needed to lift our spirits. We've hit a chapter in our lives together that is a bit bumpy... but I am PROUD to say that we are working very hard through them. I'm sure we will post soon with advice and knowledge of what we go through and how we worked on the team. It all includes situations of sickness, frustrations, and learning how to fight and WHY we fight. It's interesting to me to see troubles that couples post online, because it's only human to want to share ONLY the successes and happiness... but sometimes the dark needs to be shared as well. It's just a part of life! Regardless of what we go through, I promise Chuck that I will ALWAYS be by his side as his teammate and as his one true love. Through thick and thin baby!
Chuck: Yes I was surprised by it all... From presents to the zip lining and rafting, which I have never rafted before.
So with presents, both Lane and Warren got me these amazing shirts and shorts from a workout clothing line that I have become a fan of, HTFU, which is amazing for working out in!!! I was also surprised with a Burberry shirt, since I have been wanting one.
This birthday made up for the past 6 years that did not go well or I was in a place that I couldn't celebrate it. Lane is right in saying we have hit a bumpy road in our journey together. We have been working through it and discovering ourselves even more. She is definitely my leaning post right now and is feeling the frustrations from it. But that is for another post.
Well, we hope you all have a great week! We are headed to Colorado this weekend... Another post to come soon :) Please everyone, tell everyone in your life that you love... "I love you" this week. Even if it's cheesy or random -- It'll be worth it.
So with presents, both Lane and Warren got me these amazing shirts and shorts from a workout clothing line that I have become a fan of, HTFU, which is amazing for working out in!!! I was also surprised with a Burberry shirt, since I have been wanting one.
This birthday made up for the past 6 years that did not go well or I was in a place that I couldn't celebrate it. Lane is right in saying we have hit a bumpy road in our journey together. We have been working through it and discovering ourselves even more. She is definitely my leaning post right now and is feeling the frustrations from it. But that is for another post.
Well, we hope you all have a great week! We are headed to Colorado this weekend... Another post to come soon :) Please everyone, tell everyone in your life that you love... "I love you" this week. Even if it's cheesy or random -- It'll be worth it.
