An email I got today:
Mary,
This is Caroline in San Francisco, the one who borrowed The Crossings DVD from you.
Just checked Kimchimamas and saw that you had your baby -- congratulations!!! You must be exhausted -- may I do the Korean thing and bring you some mi-yuk-guk? I remember being totally overwhelmed when my son was born, and that's when my mom was alive and my in-laws were around to help out. Let me know if it's OK for me to drop by with some soup. I'd be happy to do it. :)
Caroline
Not to call her out or make her embarrassed but this totally touched me in more ways that she will ever know and I just want to thank you Caroline from the bottom of my heart.
I love my kimchi mamas.
T.T (those are tears of happiness)
-Mary
Another pic since we all love pictures.
Aiden is gorgeous, congratulations ^^
Posted by: Insuni | Saturday, July 04, 2009 at 08:34 PM
Awesome, I love Kimchi Mama friends too! I wish I was still in the Bay Area, then I can also contribute to your soup pot. :)
Posted by: Julie Kang | Sunday, July 05, 2009 at 03:21 PM
What a beautiful baby boy. Congratulations!
Posted by: JG1 | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 02:41 PM
He's adorable. Congrats!
Hey, if you want miyok-guk, my MIL made us two gallons of it. I've got four pint size bags in the freezer. Though, then the question remain about when I'll get car access to get over to your side of the water...
Posted by: OTRgirl | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 03:20 PM
Thank you for the offer OTRgirl! my friend mom, who i haven't even met, also volunteered to make me mi yuk gook so i think i'm set. thank you SO MUCH for the offer though. it'd be great to have you visit if you get access to a car. =)
Posted by: Mary | Monday, July 06, 2009 at 06:32 PM
OMG, Aiden is so beautiful, this post made me cry, this community has provided so much encouragement and laughs over the past two years! I wish we all lived in the same area so we could help each other out :) I can make some mean mandu!
Posted by: Bea | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 07:43 AM
이모, 축하해요. 건강하시죠?? 애기가 예뻐요~~^^
Posted by: acoustic_50u1 | Tuesday, July 07, 2009 at 09:28 PM
That is so sweet - I know my wife would have loved if someone else brought some cooking around - I am terrible. So did she ever bring the soup?
Posted by: Headhunter Harry | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 10:38 AM
Yeah, she stopped by yesterday and brought mi yuk gook AND bul go gi. We had a lovely lovely conversation.
@acoustic Thank you.
Posted by: Mary | Wednesday, July 08, 2009 at 11:20 AM
That is so wonderful! And your son is beautiful!
Posted by: JT | Monday, July 13, 2009 at 09:18 PM
How sweet! Congrats on your baby! So precious and amazing!
Posted by: joelsa | Thursday, July 16, 2009 at 06:50 PM