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winter

I struggle in the winter. In the high desert, where I live, it will snow once or twice, leaving us dumped with snow, and then be sunshine and freezing temperatures for months.

I struggle in the winter.

Mr. Hercules knows this. He's always very kind and loving, and tries to make it as easy on me as possible.

And then, he goes and leaves something like this on my desk at work and sneaks away while I'm in the back of the office and didn't even hear him come in...


There are 5 million and 2 reasons why I love him. That is one of them.

2010

you're supposed to do your summary of the year in december, but I got lazy

{ january }



january was concert time

{ february }



in february, we cheered during the olympics (most loudly 
for our beloved Apolo Ohno)

{ march }




my newest niece was born in march (she's 10 months old now!), 
and I traveled to Denver to meet her

{ april }



in april, I had surgery for endometriosis, celebrated our first wedding anniversary,
and said goodbye to my brother as he left for two years to
serve as a missionary for our church

{ may }







may meant the return of spring (aka--paintball season),
and celebrating Clint Eastwood's birthday

{ june }






june is always reserved for camping, visiting family, and finally getting
to see Logan






{ july }







in july we watched amazing storms, played lovely silly dress-up games, 
and attended 1st birthday parties

{ august }


in august, we regained our balance, began painting again, and read a lot of books

{september }





in september, we attended a star trek party, had more 1st birthdays, 
tried to grow things again, and visited Denver again for

{ october }


we spent the last half of october in thailand

{ november }




in november, we got ready for christmas and tried to grow more things
(and tried to get better from the nasty plane food that made us sick precious)

{ december }




we spent christmas with my family, and had a wonderful december

I hope everyone else had a wonderful 2010, too!!

january



Wonder is the promise of restoration:
as deeply as you dive, so may you rise.
{ christina baldwin }

Can we keep him?

{ can I have one? }


We can't have any pets in the townhouse we live in, but Ty said when we build a house, I can have a dog.
I want an Irish Setter.

Irish Setter









{ I promise I'll love him and feed him }










{ and not tell mr. hercules when i let
the puppy sleep with me when he has to work early }

Phuket & Coral Island

{ we've nearly come to the end of our travels }
















We spent the last week in Thailand in Phuket and on Coral Island. I feel homesick for that country already.
(and please be nice and don't leave me nasty comments about 
having already been there and to get over it. I'll delete them.)

After Hua Hin, we took the train back to Bangkok and spent the night. 
The next day we drove to the airport and flew to Phuket.
BEST. PLANE. RIDE. EVER.

The food was amazing.

They put humidity into the air so that it wouldn't be dry.

The stewards were nice. 

If you have a chance, (you know, if you're in "the area"), 
you absolutely MUST fly Bangkok Air. HIGHLY recommended
{ Side note: we will NEVER fly United again. }

So we landed in Phuket and found a friendly driver to take us to
our hotel, about an hour away. I fell asleep almost instantly. 



It was worth the drive.


Once again, Ty outdid himself on the hotel.


It was GOREGOUS. It was steps away from the ocean, 
and behind it (up a VERY steep road--
which I shall advise you not to try wearing flip-flops)
was the beach. Dare I say better than the Hua Hin beach.












{ There was a great restaurant next to the hotel. We ate there two or three times }





The tables were made from old sewing machines







Yep. We found Elvis.











I found The Oregeon!




We saw the sweetest little girls feeding the fish
{ they made me miss my nieces }










The next morning, we got up and went on a jungle safari

{ BEES }







Feeding the elephants




Baby elephants!





Learning how curry is made
{ we brought some home for you to try }




A rubber tree


How to shell a coconut



Everybody wants a water buffalo!


Riiight before the monkey stole that guy's sandal and broke it


Naughty little monkeys!





Best tour guide ever!



After our safari, we hopped on a longboat and took off for Coral Island, across the bay,
where we spent 4 days laying on the beach, snorkeling, parasailing,
reading, and relaxing.






Our bungalow on the beach



Exploring the island











Our friend, Lucky. She guarded our beach chairs
In return, we fed her table scraps of delicious food
(She doesn't like curry)







Our first time parasailing







The largest bats I've ever seen (we're guessing they have about a 6-foot wingspan)



We spent the last full day inside the bungalow,
listening to the rain and reading books


Dolphin-boy, our room key.


We hiked around the island and found this sign in front of
a house nestled into the side of the hills on the island.
It started downpouring right after this, so we didn't
get to meet whoever the house belonged to.












The rocks where I found the best seashells for my nieces


Scariest. Crab. Ever. I thought he was dead and then he moved. Scared me to death.


A friendly guest in our room our last night on the island




We left on a quiet morning, and flew back to Bangkok.

It felt so strange, moving from such quiet and relaxation to the hustle and craziness
of normal life. Being in Thailand felt normal, but by the time we flew home,
it was good to be back.

{ I'd go back in a heartbeat. }

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