Adventures in Thailand

We've been having a great time so far! Thought I'd post some pictures of what we've been up to.


This is from Jeff's trip up the side of a mountain on a 4 wheeler


Today we went to an elephant camp and saw a show and got to ride an elephant.


The elephants even played soccer!


Here we are on our elephant ride!

Unfortunately, the internet is not cooperating with me right now so I can't post any more pictures! But, I'll try again soon....there's some great ones of me getting put in a headlock by an elephant and Jeff looking really hardcore in his ATV gear.

we're here!

Since we can't use our phones anymore just wanted to let everyone know we made it safely to Thailand. We are enjoying our time here so far and are looking forward to the rest of the week.
Unfortunately, I don't have my camera on me to post any pictures because Jeff has it and is 4-wheeling through the jungle right now. But we'll post pictures soon.
I got to see the doctor here (tidbit for you Dad) and so I'm taking antibiotics and hope to kick the 3 infections I have right now very soon! I'm feeling better already, so that is a good sign.
There is even more American food here than in Istanbul! I'm a little bit excited about it all. Yesterday I ate donuts, and Auntie Anne's pretzels, and then I had my second dinner at Subway and drank root beer! It was so fabulous. I have actually been dreaming about Subway and root beer for maybe the last 3 months - it was even better than I dreamed.
I'm going to Starbucks in a few minutes with some friends and plan to enjoy every sip! We have also been eating Thai food too, but right now nothing compares to good ol' American food. We are going to ride elephants in a couple days and we are going on a dinner cruise. I'm pretty excited. It has been a breath of fresh air and it has been really refreshing to gather with so many people from around the globe who are serving the Lord. It has been kind of overwhelming to worship with hundreds of people again, but it has been so renewing! Well, gotta go, don't want to be late for my Starbucks date!

Vacation!

We're so excited, it is the long awaited eve before our departure tomorrow! We are heading to Istanbul tomorrow afternoon and will spend a couple days there before heading to Thailand for two weeks. After saying farewell to our neighbors tonight we are ready and excited to spend some time out of the country. I think I'm most looking forward to cooler temperatures, non-Kurdish cuisine, and hopefully even some Burger King and Starbucks thrown in there. It's amazing what being out of America for 6 months will make you crave (pregnancy probably doesn't help with this either). While in Thailand we are planning to see/ride some elephants, go on a dinner cruise, and Jeff is going 4 wheeling in the jungle, so it should be pretty awesome. I'll try to post some pics while we are gone, so keep checking back. I'm kind of nervous about the long flights so please pray for me and baby to have a safe and uneventful trip. As they say here "Xwat Legal' - that means go with God.