Oh the Places you wil GO... and the Things you will SEE!

Well Y'all- it was time to get away, to have some retreat, rest, and relaxation as a family.  This time we headed to Thailand.

And GOOD TIMES were in store-

When we left the airport we went STRAIGHT to the mall where we anticipated some "SOUL" food

and refreshment for our American taste buds :)

And let me tell you... We were NOT disappointed:

STARBUCKS!!!!

(You better believe we came back on more than one occasion for some yummy coffee & 

you know this girl was LOVING some Java Chip Frappuccino)

 

KRISPY KREME Donuts... Hot & Fresh:

 

Good ol' Auntie Anne's

(Brought back fond memories of my pretzel making days in high school!)

You KNOW we were ready for some RED MEAT!!!

 For those of you who are grossed out by Burger King, Let me just tell you that it has a WHOLE new appeal once you haven't tasted hamburger in 10 months... 

We were READY to have it our way :)

 

Levi was more interested in the drink than his burger, but don't you worry- he feasted on it later on and LOVED it!

 Oh Whopper- how beautifully tasty you are!

Craig thought these street food spots had some delicious looking seafood:

 They cooked it right over an open flame right in front of you!

And we had to make another fun stop early on in the trip at an import store where we found LOTS of treasures:

 Corn Nuts, Sunflower seeds, Fruity Pebbles, Code Red Mountain Dew, Cherry Coke, Chex Mix, Cheetos, Animal Crackers, GOOD yogurt, REAL orange juice, Campbells soup... 

and the very BEST find- DILL PICKLES :)

OOOOOO YEA!

 

 I think it goes without saying... but we were some VERY happy campers :)

 

There were so many things about this place that we LOVED- To name a few:

1.) As soon as we left the airport, we were taken back by how ORDERLY the traffic was- everyone drove in the lines, used turn signals, used traffic lights... we almost forgot this was "normal"

2.) There was SUCH a variety of nationalities everywhere we looked, and best of all- no one even noticed us :) haha.

*** Well... most of us- it turns out that people everywhere think Levi is quite adorable- Our Friends, Family & South Asia are not the exception
3.) Everything smelled so GOOD there- the perfumes, the food, everything...
4.) The city- streets, sidewalks, parks, bus stations, taxis, etc.. were SO CLEAN- no trash in sight.

5.) People were SO SO SO kind and sweet- always greeting us with a smile and hello (in Thai)

6.) The many choices of fun malls and American stores you can see

7.) The food- obviously, right?

8.) I had a check-up while we were there, and the healthcare there was awesome!

9.) The drive to the beach was beautiful- green & mountainous

10.) The beach was so peaceful and restful- and the mountains off in the short distance made it the best of both worlds... (More pictures of this to come).