It was a long trip home. We flew from Phuket to Seoul, Korea where we spent the day with Katie's uncle Jorge, aunt Araceli, and cousin Aracelita. Then we flew another 10 hours from Souel to Seattle. The time change was such that we spent Saturday morning in Phuket, then Saturday morning again in Korea, and finally a third Saturday morning with family in Seattle. We arrived home to a foot of snow, family parties and holiday food. We were quite lucky to have arrived just in time before the Seattle airport was closed due to snow. This year marks the very first white Christmas either one of us can remember since childhood.
And so we close with the last entry of this blog: "Travis and Katie in Asia". If you have been following along in our adventures for the past two years, then you know more about where we've been than most of our friends and family. For the final entry, we want to share with you a set of images that captures our holidays at home much better than words ever could. There are eight photos in all so you might have to click 'older posts' at the bottom to continue viewing.
This migratory writer thanks you the reader, for sharing in all the ups and downs, blissful moments and strange mishaps, cross-cultural connections and blundering American mistakes... and everything in between that we've experienced in our travels. Thank you for reading and writing back to us while we were on opposite sides of the Earth. It meant the world to us. Merry Christmas.
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
A BUN IN THE OVEN
Of all the souvenirs we're bringing home with us for Christmas, there is one that has quickly become our favorite:
We're having a baby!!!
That explains all the sleeping and weird food cravings Katie has been having lately. As of today, Katie is two months pregnant already. Both of us are excited about the blessing of becoming parents. Conscious conception is God's greatest gift to married couples. We can't wait to meet the little tyke who is due to be born in July. We are giddy and nervous to be bringing home an extra Christmas present for ourselves this year. When the baby gets older we'll be able say that he/she was Made in Thailand.
We're having a baby!!!
That explains all the sleeping and weird food cravings Katie has been having lately. As of today, Katie is two months pregnant already. Both of us are excited about the blessing of becoming parents. Conscious conception is God's greatest gift to married couples. We can't wait to meet the little tyke who is due to be born in July. We are giddy and nervous to be bringing home an extra Christmas present for ourselves this year. When the baby gets older we'll be able say that he/she was Made in Thailand.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Sunday, December 7, 2008
LAST STOP: THE ISLAND OF PHUKET
With sighs of elation and nostalgia, we sadly report to you during our last two weeks in Thailand before starting the journey home to the USA. Yesterday we watched the sunset over the white sands of Karon Beach. We watched it all happen in four feet of crystal clear water in honor of all our friends and family who are currently sitting in snow at below freezing temperatures in Seattle. Not to rub it in or anything. We knew you would want to float on your back all day and listen to the sounds of the waves crashing and sand shifting underneath your body, so that's exactly what we did. It's beautiful here. Lots of tourists. We blend into the crowd until we start speaking Thai, then local ears really perk up and heads turn. We hope we don't forget the language when we come home.
As far as our plans go for the next two weeks here... If we're lucky Katie will fall asleep in a lounge chair under the shade of an umbrella while Travis thrashes about in the ocean, catapulting sea-sprays from his curly mane which he has been growing out for the last two years. Katie will only wake up to eat, or swim, or take pictures of Travis playing Capoeira on the sand like a wild monkey with his hair flying all over the place. If we're super lucky, we'll explore a few juicy restaurants in the evenings. Last night Katie chose Indian food. The night before Katie chose Egyptian food. The night before that Katie absolutely HAD to have cornflakes in a bowl with milk. Hmm... what's up with Katie's constant sleeping and weird food cravings??
Stay tuned...
As far as our plans go for the next two weeks here... If we're lucky Katie will fall asleep in a lounge chair under the shade of an umbrella while Travis thrashes about in the ocean, catapulting sea-sprays from his curly mane which he has been growing out for the last two years. Katie will only wake up to eat, or swim, or take pictures of Travis playing Capoeira on the sand like a wild monkey with his hair flying all over the place. If we're super lucky, we'll explore a few juicy restaurants in the evenings. Last night Katie chose Indian food. The night before Katie chose Egyptian food. The night before that Katie absolutely HAD to have cornflakes in a bowl with milk. Hmm... what's up with Katie's constant sleeping and weird food cravings??
Stay tuned...
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
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