What a weekend!!

This was the first weekend that we had where Ben didn't have any school obligations, so we decided to fill it up with checking out our new neighborhood. Friday Night, we went out and went to a cute little cafe called Mood Food. Most Thai restaurants serve food family style,so we ordered Pad Thai, Spring rolls (my new favs!), chicken curry dish and a cheeseburger for Lincoln! ( Still working on Lincoln's love of American food :)

I love to relaxing feeling you get when you go into the restaurants here. No one is being impatient about the time it takes for the food to be made. Many of the places have one server and one cook, so it takes a little time but so worth the wait!! You almost have the feeling of being on vacation and having no worries. "Mai Pen Rai" no worries as the Thais say.

Saturday was a fun day for all. I went on a motorcycle tour of our neighborhood with a colleague of Ben's. It was a blast! She showed me where the great local Thai food places were, massage & pedicures shops, a place that makes frames for you, the local seamstress, & a great coffee shop. Then we took the bus to the grocery store and she showed me how to do a few things I wasn't so sure of. For example, in the bakery you put your baked goods on a tray and and then take it to the cashier who packages it up for you and then you pay for it first. When buying fruit at the store you have to weigh it and then print off the bar code before you can buy it. Glad she showed me because I hadn't bought any veggies or fruit at the store because I had no idea how too!!

While I was out, the boys met some friends at Ben's school and played soccer, t-ball, & swam. They were so happy to get out and play with other kids!

Sunday was also lots of fun. We went out and shopped on the street which is much cheaper than shopping at the stores. We bought lots of goodies and only spent about $4.50 American. We then hung out at the coffee shop called "Lord of Coffee" named after the owner. His name is Lord. That's one thing we noticed to be very interesting. The Thais have their given name and then a preferred name. Here are some preferred names that are interesting...Thank You, Party, Gun, Kids names after colors, letters, things...it is all very interesting. We then went swimming at Ben's school. It was a great weekend.

As each day passes, I start to love this place even more. It is so strange how we live on the other side of the world, but I don't feel that way at all. This is definitely a place to visit. If you ever head this way, give us a call. You may never want to leave either!