Been awhiles

Thought it was time to try out the blogging thing again...  Our days have been filled w/ special skype calls from our favorite (only) grandson Alex who is now 3 1/2 mos. old.  He is definitely the happiest, content and most smiling baby I have ever met.  Must be great parenting (and possibly a lil bit of grandparenting lol).  Soon I will be experimenting w/ homemade baby food.  Time has been spent searching the internet and Pinterest to find out the particulars to preparing and freezing fruits and veggies for our little man.

We have been lucky to be able to spend about every other week w/ the "new" family and even a few visits from Aunty Ashley.  It fills our day and hearts w/ Joy.  Christmas will be a little different this year as well.... we will travel to Buffalo where all our children and their significant others will trickle in Filling the Kurosky house w/ Choe's and lots of love and laughter (possibly even a few tears). We will save our Christmas dinner and gift giving for the day after when everyone will have arrived.

But first we will honor Thanksgiving with a Big gathering at my Mom and Dads.... can't wait for the wonderful scents of Turkey and all the fixings. A day to remember all that we have to be grateful for (in case we've forgotten to acknowledge it on a regular basis) and to share the start of the holiday season with precious family.  It also is our pre-Christmas celebration w/ our parents (grandparent or greatg randparents to some) before they head south to avoid the bitter cold and snow that befalls us in Upstate NY.  We will wish them safe travels and promise to call and now Skype frequently to keep up on all the news.

I like to end this blog w/ a few of the things I'm most grateful for.... First (and foremost) for our Heavenly Father who watches over us and provides for us each and every day.... and directly following Him is our wonderful family and extended family.  I have been blessed w/ parents who have stayed Happily married for 55years. Quite an accomplishment in these times....and a great example for all of the 3 generations to follow.  I am so happy to have continued that tradition by celebrating 31 years w/ my husband Choe, Ki Nam... we have survived many trials and tribulations, to include his near fatal heart attack and my life-threatening staph infection.  Thru it all we have come out stronger and closer then we've ever been.  Our gratitude continues for our 3 beautiful, intelligent and successful children, who make us proud EveryDay! and even though they are spread all across the country, we will always be here for them as well as them for us and each other.

My wish for all of you out there who may happen upon my blog (and even those that don't) is that your life will be filled w/ the love of family and friends and that you remember to have an attitude of gratitude.  Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holly-dayz!

A new generation is born

I'm back w/ more bits of my life.....Choe and I have become Grandparents!  This is a whole new adventure/stage of our life and we are more than ready to take on this role.  Our oldest daughter Amber Choe Kurosky and her husband Joseph Kurosky welcome Alex Choe Kurosky July 31, 2011 at 5:50pm.  He arrived a few weeks early but is a beautiful, healthy little boy w/ crazy korean head full of hair and for now blue eyes (we so hope they stay).

We received the Call in the middle of the nite on Sat/Sun just after midnite.  Water had broke and they were on the way to the hospital.  Thank God we had TIME because it was a 4 hr. drive and everyone felt it would be better to sleep first and then drive....(SLEEP well that didn't really happen)  Traffic jams, construction, Heavy rain were no match to our determination....We had to get there Before Alex...and we did.  What an experience...seeing Daddy Joe walking towards us w/ his new little bundle of Joy.  Pride, tears of Joy, Wonderment... no word could describe the emotions spilling out of us in that moment.

Since his birth Alex Choe Kurosky had stolen the hearts of many and filled his family w/ many hours of pleasure and naturally some anxiety!  He is thriving in his loving environment and even his 'big bro' Remi (the yorkiepoo) was won over from the first moment he laid eyes (and probably even his nose) on him.  There is not enough time in the day to fulfill our desire to coddle and Spoil our little angel....we could hold, love, and smother Alex w/ kisses 24/7....but I think his parents might protest just a little.  We are extremely grateful to the technology of  today that keeps us close w/ pics, text and daily updates.  Welcome our little Choeby Baby and thanks for letting me share our experience w/ the World.

First and Foremost

Ok so here it goes.... A little about me.  I was born in 1957, the oldest of 3, A Leo, the first Grandchild...arrived a little early (no patience even then lol) w/ eyes and mouth WIDE open and have been that way ever since.  Don't want to miss a thing! I LOVE the water... everything Water....Pics w/ water, waterfalls...grew up by the Public Pool and the creek.... moved close to the gulf beaches in FL... and spent 35 years in Aquatics.  And then there's the SUN...Luv that too!

Anyways I digress.... Married a man from half way around the world (Korea) Said I had to go that far to find someone to have me....and just to be sure it stuck we were married 3x.  Embassy paperwork cross some magic line somewhere's (hopefully w/ the right man) 'wedding'; a Korean rent your dress, the hall, flowers, jewelry, have someone put on your makeup and then tell you NOT to put back on your glasses (again Hopefully this is still the right man cause Now they Really All Look Alike!) wedding~ Important bc then he can't say he didn't know/understand what he was doing....And finally a Ceremony at home in the USA so family and friends could meet my new man and I would know/understand what I was getting In To!!  By this time since we had already been married for Months (first one) and I was expecting our first child (who we joked would come out w/ a stamp Made in Korea on her butt) and was desperately in need of crackers to calm my nausea and lots of makeup to cover my broken blood vessels in my face from dry heaves.  So goes the story of my Life....

Have to say the second child, Another Girl who was American Made Looked pretty much identical to the Korean brand lol.  Guess it didn't matter where they were made...formula was the same.  Lastly came our baby boy who rounded out our little fam of five all in a span of a very few short years.  Boom, Boom, Boom.

Now 50 some odd years later I will reminisce about time gone by and events yet to come.  Share the laughter and a few tears about the bitsybits of My Life and lessons learned (or maybe not so much).  I hope my years as an Army Journalist will help me in this venture.....I aim to entertain.  Bye for now hope your Living every Moment!!  Don't just Float thru Life....SWIM!