Thailand Pictures 2

Heading to the market to grab some dinner...

 There is sooooo much to see at the market! Lots of fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat.

 Waiting for some delicious Rotee but the lady never showed up.

 So we went somewhere else. 

 Pookie was urging me to take pictures.....so I did! hehe

 They have very many 7-Elevens.  A little different from ours though.

 More of the market.  It goes on for quite a ways.

 Delicious Thai dinner of chicken and sticky rice with sweet chili sauce.  Cost: 38 baht= $1.25~

 Delicious Rotee!!  Mmm.....I want more. LOL

Thailand Pictures

I'll be posting pictures on here periodically.  Here are the first few...


My room...

 Flowers outside my back window.  Lovely tropical flowers!

 My first Thai coffee.  Mmmmm....so delicious!

 Mulan, Pookie's dog. Hahaha she's such a funny little pooch and loves to nibble on people's toes.

More pictures to come later!

In Chiang Mai

So here I am.  Running on adrenaline or something. Not really sure. But just updating you that I have made it here to Chiang Mai safely with only the loss of one bag.  I don't seem to understand how one bag could be lost when I have the other here with me.  I'll be picking it up tomorrow.

All the flights went smoothly and the airline was very accomodating when I needed to rush off the plane to my next gate.  I'll be posting more later but for now I need some sleep. :-)

Countdown: 2 days

I feel like there is SO much I want to blog about, but time does not allow. So I will make this brief but add some fun pictures. :-)  Yesterday we had a graduation for our Bible Training Institute here at Bible Baptist Church.  Two people graduated: My good friend Carolyn and one of our preachers in training, Chris. It was a wonderful night of celebration as we celebrated their accomplishment.  It was also a send-off for yours truly.  I gave a testimony about what the Lord's been doing in my life and I sang a special.  It was a time of mixed feelings: I was sad to say goodbye to everyone for a time but excited at what the Lord has ahead for me.

The Waldrons came over the mountains for graduation and the whole family (plus dogs!) stayed at our house.  It was SUCH a fun time! Deborah also stayed the night and kept us laughing. hahaha good times.  We didn't get much sleep last night but we kind of saw that coming.

I am fading now so I will close this out with some pictures.  Tomorrow is my last full day before I leave and I am serious when I say it's FULL! Soooo much going on tomorrow. But it will all be wonderful. :-) Enjoy the pictures!

Countdown: Six Days

Here it is, Thursday.  I leave next Wednesday.  Am I feeling like time has flown by? Definitely. I feel like I barely have time to catch my breath after finishing up school.  It's amazing how the moments fill up.  I have all these things I want to do before leave, people I want to spend time with.  I'm having to realize that I can't do EVERYTHING one. last. time.  It's just not possible.  BUT I will do all that I am able to.

School is officially over for the quarter, as of today.  I had finished finals and such, but today I had my last class period.  There is such a feeling of accomplishment when you've finished a quarter.  I am beginning to love that feeling.  In fact, I still love school! Is that weird, or what? haha. I get an amazing sense of satisfaction from increasing my knowledge in new subjects.  I always considered myself terrible at public speaking.  I now have the skills to speak in public and to do it well!!  Who knew?! I now look at art differently, and have a better understanding of the history of western civilization over the past 250 years. I have also explored compositions by Mendelssohn, Debussy, Bach, and Chopin.  While it may seem overwhelming and frustrating at times, I always remind myself of what I am gaining and it renews my vigour. :-) 

On a different note, I have really enjoyed getting in a bunch of last minute get togethers with friends.  On Tuesday this week, a group of friends and I went to Friday Harbor to have lunch and to do some window shopping.  I had SUCH a fun time!!  I feel so blessed to have so many good friends.  I can't even begin to explain to you what a blessing it's been to me the past several years to have these friends that have the same goals in life, that have the same desires.  Looking forward to having lunch with Linnea tomorrow then with Mom on Saturday. :-)

Piano Duet

Spring Recital

Tonight was my Spring Quarter Recital at Skagit Valley College. I have to say that I felt SO much more at ease since I had one recital under my belt. I knew what to expect and that helped. I also felt more confident in my song which made a difference. I absolutely LOVE this song! Not only is it a great song but it's really fun to play. :-)

So school is just about done. I have two classes to attend, but no assignments, no exams. YAY! Now my mind can really get in gear for leaving for Thailand next week. Yup you read that right. NEXT WEEK! 8 days to be exact. Time certainly flies...