Thailand

Well we are back from Thailand and it was AMAZING! and I have SO MANY PICTURES! So what I am going to do is put links to my facebook albums on here so even if you dont have facebook you just click on the link and you will be able to look at the photos! Enjoy!

"Hello Thailand"

These are photos of us traveling to Chiang Mai and around the city and a Muay Thai fight on the first leg of our HONEYMOON!

Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Sunday Night Market"

this was a huge night market... like I am talking thousands of vendors and miles of streets packed full of people! it was AMAZING! tons of crap and tons of cool stuff and all CHEEP! It was also the Chinese New Year so that made it even more crazy!

Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Flight of the Gibbon"

We went zip lining through the layers of the rainforest jungle outside of Chiang Mai... it was really cool!

Location: Jungle Outside of Chiang Mai, Thailand

"Jumbo Elephant Camp"

We went to this elephant rescue to feed, ride, and take care of elephants... it was kinda hard to see where the elephants had been abused before they got here but they all seemed really happy now so I guess thats good... We went to a market to buy "elephant food" and to a butterfly/orchid farm on the way!

Location: 1.5 hours outside of Chiang Mai

"Phuket"

Well from Chiang Mai we flew down to the island of Phuket and hopped in a cab to Kamala Beach where we stayed in this bungalow at the Yellow Bar and Grill... You could look out the door and see the ocean, it was great... however the first night Derick turned the AC so cold that I woke up 6 different times freezing and trying to steal his body heat, I couldn't figure out the thermostat being sleep deprived in the dark so I ended up putting on almost every item of clothing I packed and sleeping in that... I was so angry that night but the next day it was pretty funny!

Location: Kamala Beach, Phuket, Thailand

"Phi Phi"

Our next stop on our epic honeymoon adventure were the Phi Phi Islands. Gorgeous but overrun with tourists... breathtaking and annoying... unless you were on some other island that you could only visit not stay on there was club music constantly on the beach and usually a different song in each ear... if you are into getting blasted this is the place for you... don't get me wrong it was amazing... I just don't think I would go back...

Location: Ko Phi Phi and surrounding Islands, Thailand

"Railay"

So from Phi Phi we caught a ferry to Railay... I think Railay was my favorite "island" even though it wasnt an island... If I went pack to southern Thailand I think I would stay on Railay the whole time... its chilll, not to crowded and has great hiking climbing and day snorkeling trips to deserted islands!

Location: Railay Beach, Krabi, Thailand

"Bangkok"

We stayed at this really great Hotel on Koh San Road the "bohemian heart of Bangkok" I would DEFINITELY recommend this hotel and this road for anyone staying in Bangkok... lets just say its "colorful" and if the girl is way to hot to be hitting on you... she is probably a boy...

Location: Koh San Road, Bangkok, Thailand

Bathroom and Chair projects

So I was cleaning the house and of course get distracted by a million other projects... I have always hated this chair... its so boring and ugly... so I remembered I had this fabric that my great friend Malinda wrapped around a present for me once! and I thought YES that will be perfect... if I have enough... I ended up having like 3 inches to spare...And BAM this chair is WAY better... and it was free!
And then I thought about how boring my bathroom is.. I am planning on doing this crazy victorian wall stencil... but I just havent gotten around to it yet. And then I remembered I had a ton of seashells from all my beach excursions laying around... hmmmm
So I have sand dollars framing my mirror (I just stuck them on with rolled up masking tape and it is working great!) and little wooden bowl (that I either stole from my mom or got at a garrage sale) of other shells on the counter AND and chunk of fake coral from a fish bowl I had back in the day on the back of the toilet!
At work they were throwing out these frames (but they were gold and ugly) so I scavenged them painted black on top of the gold... sanded it down to make it look distressed, painted the back mat black hot glued sand dollars inside! I think they look great! also free!

Okunakayama Kogen Ski Resort

Derick had Monday off and I didnt have to go in until 2 so we went skiing for the morning! We went to Okunakayama Kogen Ski Resort! It is a smaller resort so half a day was a perfect time and the tickets were only 15 00 Yen or $15!! I also got a new filter for my camera... its a "circular polarizer" it makes sky bluer and enhances the colors outdoors... it also reduces reflections on surfaces like water or metal! As you can see the sky was pretty blue to start with... this is actually the first time I have seen blue sky while skiing! its normally snowing! You can also see the lift line... nonexistent... with one person on the slope! it was great we had the whole mountain to ourselves!"Watch your step! Slip! Slip! Slip!
On the top of the mountain
I kept trying to go down to take a picture with him but he kept scooting further and further away... arg
hmmm... that is a funny shaped cliff
They had a slalom course set up and we all went down! super fun! here is Derick going down!
Derick decided he wanted to try snowboarding! Thank goodness he did, it provided some good laughs... he did better then anyone else I have seen on their first time though... I will put video on facebook!
A hard crash on Dericks part!
I think his brain got bounced around a few times!

Misawa Citizens Forestry Park

Well the Gee family decided to go snowshoeing at the Misawa Citizens Forestry Park. It really is right outside the base by north area... but you cant get out over there so you have to drive all the way to main base around the whole outside of the base and back to the north side to get there... lame... but it was pretty fun to snowshoe around! Here is a building on the way there... I really liked it. All the snow and its oldness and the power lines... i don't know I just really liked it.

Here we are at the park and Derick is picking up Kona and throwing her into snow drifts!
Once you kinda pat down an area its easy to walk but the first time through its like up to your knees
Kona LOVES snowballs

Aww... hes so cute! he hates having his picture taken!
OH NO! a GIANT snowball... KONA WAS FREAKING OUT!
and then she tried to eat it!
typical back of our car... we are always prepared to kick butt!

Misawa Beach in the Snow

Well I decided it would be really fun to see what the beach looked like all covered in snow! So I went... with my Kona! she is my adventure buddy! This is at sunset... I got off early one day so I just ran out to the beach! This is a little shinto shrine by the beach some sort of shack down by the beach!
the sky looked really cool! I love my new camera!
and here is the beach! I think it is so cool the white snow next to the black sand!

here is the adventure puppy!


and then back at the temple right before we left!

Let it snow!

In one night we got 13 inches of snow and more the next day! CRAZY TOWN!
This is in our backyard... I went out after and knocked all the snow off the trees so the branches wouldnt break!

We also got some insane icicles and when they fall it sounds and feels like a bomb going off.

Pile of snow by our neighbors car... that is as tall as the car...
Front of our house
Kona trying to find a spot to pee
and it kept snowing... Dericks car buried again... and then the plows come by and we have to dig our cars out again!
More crazy town icicles
Kona looking at her winter wonderland!