Joanna Gaines Shares Touching Clip Whilie Fulfilling Life Long Dream

Joanna Gaines is having a blast this spring break, and it is all about family!

After a recent trip to Seoul, South Korea, the "Fixer Upper" star was able to tick the box on something that has been looming for a very long time. The entrepreneur recently engaged her Instagram followers with a heartwarming montage of her meaningful trip, which was years in the making, to where her mom, Nan Stevens, grew up. The mother-of-two sparked a room of satisfying responses from them.

In a video shared Wednesday on Instagram, the 44-year-old revealed a glimpse of her nostalgic trip with her family in her mother's homeland. The clip, set to the tune "Dreams" by The Cranberries, included snippets of her dad Jerry, walking the streets of Seoul with her kids and husband, Chip Gaines.

There were clips of Joanna and her mom trying on traditional hanboks and footage of the family watching a baseball game together. The reality star's little son, Crew Gaines, made a cute cameo too. He is seen in a traditional hanbok, demonstrating the cultural head bow several times.

The family experienced sightseeing in the woods, restaurants, and other tourist centers. At the end of the fun-packed, Gaines' parents gave fans a mushy moment. The two posed together on the same street they previously did in a throwback photo.

The mother of five began the lengthy caption by apprising viewers that she and her loved ones finally fulfilled a longtime dream of their family. Part of it read:

"For years, my mother has talked about taking her three daughters to Seoul, Korea, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. And for years, that's all it was -- a dream we'd talk about in that 'maybe, someday' way we all do when something feels just a little out of reach."

The decorator then noted that 24 members of her family finally crossed traveling to Seoul off their bucket list in 2023. As the caption went on, Gaines gleefully talked about the fun experience of the trip. She wrote:

"We met family we've only ever seen pictures of. We saw the cherry blossoms in full bloom. We walked the same streets my mother did as a young girl, and then again as a young woman with my dad's hand in hers."

Many of her followers penned their admiration for the Gaines family in the comment section. One person noted, "Wow! Truly wonderful." Another user stated, "Wow - this is so wonderful, and I love how you all made your mom's dream come true ?." Someone else revealed the post brought them to tears. 

From this update, one can infer that the cookbook author is proud of her heritage; however, The Blast previously shared details about her insecurity over her Asian background.

Last November, during an interview, the interior designer revealed that people bullied her for having a Korean heritage while growing up. The trauma caused her to hide that part of herself to fit in. "If this isn't accepted, maybe I need to hide it and play more into the other side of who I am."

The HGTV star recalled she and her sisters, Mary Kay and Teresa bring the only Asians in their "entire school" in a tiny Kansas town called Rose Hill. She divulged how they called her names and bullied her whenever she had rice in the school cafeteria. 

While 2023 is shaping up to be about culture and family for the "Stories We Tell" author, The Blast previously shared how she closed out 2022 with a much-needed surgery for her back. The pain, which resulted from a cheerleading accident in high school, had been troubling the TV personality for a decade. 

The Magnolia Network personality disclosed that she went under the knife with a picture on Instagram. In the photo, she covered herself with blankets as she lay on the hospital bed and flashed the peace sign. Starting the caption, she shared how the injury came about, writing:

"I hurt my back in high school from cheerleading- basically a basket toss turned back injury and I've been dealing with it ever since."

The interior designer also noted that she had microdiscectomy surgery in 2001 when she had to cancel her second date with her hubby. Finally, she disclosed that she had the same procedure again, humoring fans that her lower back liked to act up at the most inconvenient time.