2/18/10
Last Day
Hello! This is our last day in Thailand. We will be leaving tonight around 11:30-12:oo at night for the airport where we'll check all of our things in and say goodbye to a lot of friends/family and then board the plane for America. 24 hours and 4 planes later, we will be landing in Memphis, TN around 5pm on Saturday. It has been a very tiring week as Arm and I were waking up around 7 am and going to bed around 1:30 or 2 am most days this week. We just packed everything up and sent it to his parents' house at about 1:15am last night. We'll probably be pretty quiet our first week home as it's been tiring and we'll just want to rest and spend time with family, but we are looking forward to meeting everyone and talking with everyone in time. Thank you for all of your prayers and support. We ask that you continue to pray for Arm and his family as they will be having the most adjustments. Pray for my reverse culture shock as well, since I've been gone for so long, I'm sure there will be things I've forgotten and it will take me a little while to readjust, but not as long as Arm. May God bless you all!
2/4/10
Gettin' some R&R
Hello to everyone! I apologize for the late update. Arm and I have had a very relaxing week at his parents' house. The university was closed this week since there is a very large flea market there right now. It comes every year and pretty much takes over the entire school, so we thought it was a perfect time for us to come spend time with his family. Since his parents are teachers, we were alone during the day, but then his parents would come back at night. I think his mom has had fun spoiling him one last time because she was buying a lot of food and desserts for us to eat everyday. Arm and I haven't gone many places. Basically we've been staying at home with our dogs and going to the market everyday. The market is quite an affair every evening since everyone is getting their food for the evening. It's kind of fun and I really wish I could get used to all the staring. hahaha. We've also been having fun with our dogs as well. They really enjoy being out in the country, so I know they'll LOVE my parents' house as well.
(This little guy is Colonel. He's my favorite and he's going with us to the states.)
Yesterday was our "big" travel day. We went to a dam in Arm's home province. It was actually pretty and since it was so hot yesterday, it felt nice and cool when we went down by the water and put our feet in. Then we went to Arm's high school, which he enjoyed, but I didn't like having a couple hundred eyes on me with people screaming "Hello!" "Bonjour!" and laughing because they're nervous that a foreigner has come to their school and it makes me extremely shy. However, for one day, I made it hahaha. If we had gotten married in Arm's home province, I think half of the province would have come just to see us. They might not even know Arm. We also went to see Arm's grandmother who is 86 years old. She's such a sweet lady. We also some some of his aunts and uncles and cousins. I played with one of his cousin's kids and he was so cute. We played peek-a-boo and ran around the truck and I surprised him and then I would throw him up in the air. It sounds basic, but most little kids are scared of me for awhile because I'm white hahaha.
(I just can't resist that little face!!!)
Today we are returning to Bangkok and his parents will be coming tomorrow to take more stuff back to their house to store for us. We also have a very busy week ahead of us. We have a goodbye party at church on Sunday, Arm is being interviewed on Monday night to help a Christian organization, Tuesday night I teach, Wednesday night is a goodbye party with a few friends, Thursday night I teach, and I'm sure we have something on Friday hahaha.
(This is Dutchess. We love her, but she's just not pretty enough for breeding, so she'll stay at his parents' house. She likes it here.)
Please continue praying for us as we make this transition. Pray for Arm's family to learn about trusting you more (even though his parents aren't Christians yet) and pray for Arm during this transistion.
(Some of you may be wondering about Duke. He's growing and doing well. He only had one surgery and his leg is doing much better. However, we're nervous to take him to the states, so he'll stay with his parents too.)
(This is Dixie, our beautiful, sweet, and sometimes easily scared girl dog. She and Colonel get along well and she'll be coming with us to America.)
(This little guy is Colonel. He's my favorite and he's going with us to the states.)
Yesterday was our "big" travel day. We went to a dam in Arm's home province. It was actually pretty and since it was so hot yesterday, it felt nice and cool when we went down by the water and put our feet in. Then we went to Arm's high school, which he enjoyed, but I didn't like having a couple hundred eyes on me with people screaming "Hello!" "Bonjour!" and laughing because they're nervous that a foreigner has come to their school and it makes me extremely shy. However, for one day, I made it hahaha. If we had gotten married in Arm's home province, I think half of the province would have come just to see us. They might not even know Arm. We also went to see Arm's grandmother who is 86 years old. She's such a sweet lady. We also some some of his aunts and uncles and cousins. I played with one of his cousin's kids and he was so cute. We played peek-a-boo and ran around the truck and I surprised him and then I would throw him up in the air. It sounds basic, but most little kids are scared of me for awhile because I'm white hahaha.
(I just can't resist that little face!!!)
Today we are returning to Bangkok and his parents will be coming tomorrow to take more stuff back to their house to store for us. We also have a very busy week ahead of us. We have a goodbye party at church on Sunday, Arm is being interviewed on Monday night to help a Christian organization, Tuesday night I teach, Wednesday night is a goodbye party with a few friends, Thursday night I teach, and I'm sure we have something on Friday hahaha.
(This is Dutchess. We love her, but she's just not pretty enough for breeding, so she'll stay at his parents' house. She likes it here.)
Please continue praying for us as we make this transition. Pray for Arm's family to learn about trusting you more (even though his parents aren't Christians yet) and pray for Arm during this transistion.
(Some of you may be wondering about Duke. He's growing and doing well. He only had one surgery and his leg is doing much better. However, we're nervous to take him to the states, so he'll stay with his parents too.)
(This is Dixie, our beautiful, sweet, and sometimes easily scared girl dog. She and Colonel get along well and she'll be coming with us to America.)
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