Thailand

I'm sending this blog via my iPod so I'll be brief. Thailand is beautiful! Here are some pics.  I'll be blogging again when we get home.

Second start to the right..

....and straight on till morning. Off to Thailand... Here we go!  I'm super excited about going to Thailand.  I keep checking the weather there and its in the 80's and 90's farenheit.  Whoohoo! Right now here its a "warm" 34 degrees farenheit. Since we are taking a late flight we probably won't check into our hotel till one or two in the morning.  So I guess that's why I'm quoting Peter Pan as I pack.  I'll try to post as many pictures as I can.     

 

Important words:

 

Tài­guó (泰国)= Thailand

yóu­yǒng­yī (游泳衣)=swimsuit

Winter blues

I remember one day in January when I was a child living in southern California, I woke up and decided that winter was over and it was time to wear shorts.  I even think that I did wear shorts that day to school.  Right now the weather outside is 14 degrees farenheit.  Can you guess how I feel about that?  Yup, its time for winter to end!  I'm done!  I really wish I could throw on a pair of shorts and flip flops now.  The sad thing is that I have at least two months more of cold weather.  But there is some good news too.  Other than a general tiredness I haven't gotten sick!  I didn't even get Sam's cold which I mentioned a blog or two ago.  Sam though, has not been so fortunate.  Not only did that cold hang on for a couple of weeks but he also got a serious case of food poisoning.  He was stuck close to the bathroom for a couple of days while I went to school, work, and lectured him on the importance of taking vitamins and getting enough rest.  I remember thinking; "Maybe this year winter will just fly by."  But I was wrong.  Work has mostly ended until March and the winter blues have set in.  So I am happy to tell you my second piece of good news: We are going to Thailand for a week of warm weather!  My only problem?  No bathing suit!  I think I will leave the shopping for a bathing suit in the middle of winter story for another blog.  For now, I am counting down the days until we go and dreaming of warm sand between my toes.

Important words to remember:

dōng­tiān (冬天）= winter

 

gǎn­mào （感冒）= to catch a cold; a cold