lots to tell about

I have not updated in a long time.
First a bit about our Canada Day.
We spent the day with Andy and Caela. They live in this awesome small city (about 300 times bigger than Yeongam), and they were having a celebration for the anniversary of their market, which was pretty neat. Lots of drumming, lots or "Norae" and lots of balloons.
Also in attendance were Mary and Phil (Phil was the one who suggested backwards boxers when my fly broke, a brilliant man by any account), Brendan and Jasmine, who we hadn't seen since we spent a night with them in October, or maybe even September, as well as Tony, who sang "Arirang" at the festival, and two Koreans whose names elude me... as Korean names so often do.
The food was amazing, they are excellent hosts, and we had a really good time. We played a lot of games and such, but the things I will take away from the night is that Andy is quite possibly the most optimistic and wonderful person I have ever met, or will ever meet.
You know those people who just radiate sunshine, and eventually you just want to tell them to fuck off and get a life? Andy is not one of those.
He's just constantly being explosed to what a miracle life is. It doesn't get annoying either, like it does with some people, because it is so sincere. He just loves being alive, and loves revelling in the experience of it.
SO that is good. The awesome part is that he and Caela have decided to have their baby in Korea, so we will be able to meet up again next year. We're both interested in taking calligraphy lessons, so that will be good.
It was funny that of the four couples there that night, Andy and Caela are the only ones who will stay living together, although all the couples will be staying together.
We also had a vase spun right in front of us.
That's all I can remember right now.