Still here...

No I haven't dropped off the planet I'm just in the process of putting my life back together. I hoping that sooner (rather than later) I will be back up and running with all of the things that I need to have to keep you posted.

Got to love life's speed bumps!

Love being here...

There is no where on earth that I can be more at peace than when I'm here. I find that not only do I feel more refreshed and relaxed when I am here, but that I have the opportunity to clear my head and think about the things that really are important to me. I'm thankful for the opportunity that I have to have such a wonderful blessing in my life.

Best Game EVER!

VS

So the BYU football game on Saturday was probably one of the best games EVER! Going into the game I honestly was only hoping that we would come out playing well and not being too far behind. But the longer that we played the more my hopes got up that we actually had a chance of winning... and much to my surprise (and the surprise of Max Hall... loved the face). It's a great start to the season, so lets just hope that the cougars can keep it up.

Airports

So this is the last post... I've finally caught up with all my posts from my trip. During this trip we spent a fair amount of time waiting in airports. I counted them up and realized that I had 10 plane trips for this vacation. Some we longer than others, but I still had 10. While siting in the Taipei, Taiwan airport I decided to have a little fun with the panoramic tool on my little camera. I thought these shots were kind of fun.

Phuket

Other than our Thai cooking class and the boat trip to the Phi Phi Islands we didn't have any scheduled to do while we were in Phuket. It was kind of nice, because that meant that we had time to sit on the beach or by the pool, and enjoy the beautiful sunsets. Overall Phuket was beautiful, relaxing and a nice way to end our vacation.

Phi Phi Islands

So our next adventure on Phuket was a boat trip out the the Phi Phi Islands. They are located off the east coast of Phuket. The water is an amazing blue color. We did some snorkeling and saw some very colorful fish. Unfortunately I don't have an underwater camera, so the only snorkeling pictures I got were from above. We stopped at one of the islands were we had the opportunity to feed all of the monkeys there. The monkeys were a little aggressive, so I just stayed back and took some pictures. It was beautiful to see all the islands. We stopped in a little cove for lunch. It was very relaxing to spend the day out on the boat or on the beach.

Thai Cooking Class

After Cambodia a group of us headed down to Phuket, Thailand. Phuket is very different from Cambodia. Phuket is an island province located in the south part of Thailand. The island is basically covered with resorts. It was a wonderful end to our vacation. We got to relax in paradise. The first day that we were in Thailand we had a Thai cooking class that we had scheduled. The class was really cool, we learned how to cook a few different Thai dishes. The location of the school was amazing. It was located right on the beach in a cove.The first thing that we did was make curry from scratch. It consisted of grinding up seeds and peppers and other ingredients with a mortar and pestle. It was cool to see all the ingredients eventually end up as a curry paste. So with each recipe that we cooked, the teacher would show us how to make it, than we would get the opportunity to cook for ourselves. We made lots of tasty dishes. Coconut with chicken soup, spring rolls, a seafood salad, paneang curry, sweet and sour vegetables and pumpkin in coconut milk. One of the best parts of the cooking class was that we got to eat what we cooked. It was a fun little place to take a cooking class and I learned a few things. We'll just have to see if I can find some of the ingredients here in the states so that I can make the recipes again.