Monday, March 13, 2023

Birthday at Disneyland

 Hi! I got to spend my 32nd birthday at Disneyland. A dream come true! Thanks, hubby. 😍 AND I got to see one of my good friends from college, Ryan!


Ryan! He picked us up from the airport and took us to this amazing coffee spot. Ryan and I used to be in the Marshall Music School together. 🎻

Philz Coffee - this honey oat milk latte was so perfect! 

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It was chilly, so this steak gumbo really hit the spot!

And that sourdough bread bowl 😋

Inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

The Falcon!

Waiting for the Monorail

Ryan took us to this great place called Brewery X for dinner!

Unsung Brewing Company

I visited the Anaheim Packing House in 2017 and got this same popsicle. So good!

Day 2, my birthday! In line for Rise of The Resistance.

Hungry Bear Restaurant with the Mark Twain Riverboat in the back!


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Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge

"Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?"




El Farolito Mexican Restaurant in Placentia, CA for my Birthday dinner!

Freshly made Churros at Mr. Churro in Anaheim

I need all the Star Wars plushies




Ahahaha

Snow White's Enchanted Wish


Mickey Rice Krispie treat 😊

My Birthday souvenier!

Bye, Disney...😭


Here's to another year of life!
-A






Wednesday, March 1, 2023

Thailand!

 Ahh! We got to visit Thailand! Specifically Northern Thailand in Chiang Mai. Our journey began on January 25 and ended on February 3. It took us 3 planes and about 24 hours of travel to arrive 😯 Here are some photos from that awesome week!

There were so many Thai kitties everywhere we went!



Temples on every block!

Little elephant towels in our hotel room 😊


My first real meal in Thailand! Spicy basil pork. Amazing!

This was inside the Central Festival Mall in Chiang Mai. There were about 10 stories of shops and things to do!


Aw 😍

Waiting for breakfast at Good Morning Chiang Mai Cafe


Every latte we had was delicious 👏

Good Morning Chiang Mai Cafe



Markets at Doi Suthep


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We climbed 306 steps to reach the top of Doi Suthep Temple!

So many snoozing dogs!


Beautiful views at the top of Doi Suthep







At some parts of the temple, no shoes are allowed 👍




Jackfruit tree!


Temple doggie









Banana waffle with chocolate drizzle after climbing back down the stairs!



Simple breakfast at our hotel every morning 😊

Mango with sticky rice!





Traditional Thai dish called Khao Soi


Coffee shop - Seven Slash Two

Waiting for my Thai massage!

The green tea they offered after the massage 😀

Sunday Night Market was definitely hoppin'

We were able to attend St. Vladimir's Russian Orthodox Church in Chiang Mai that Sunday!


No shoes in the church either 😊

We met some wonderful people!




After the service, the priest's family blessed us with some delicious food. We stayed and talked for a few hours 😊


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I cannot describe to you how delicious this double quarter pounder tasted. They do McDonald's better than the US does McDonald's 😆 

Curly fries!!



We kept running into these two everywhere we went so we decided to take a photo! They traveled to Thailand from Canada 😀



Decorative soaps at the night market






Again, soo good!

This was the lunch the Karen Tribe provided us when we visited their village!


Hiking up to see the elephants!






Pure joy!



We fed them bananas, sugarcane, coconut, and watermelon!






We hiked to a waterfall!



And watched them get baths 😊







Nutella waffle 🤤

Market inside Central Festival Mall

Fresh coconut water!

Spicy basil pork again 😀


KFC is delicious in Thailand!!


Coconut iced latte!



Speakeasy bar under our hotel!

Another night market 😀

Trey got a very affordable tailored suit!


Frozen Thai Tea

Yellow Dragonfruit



I think this was spicy basil pork again...I was definitely a fan 😆



Wat Chedi Luang






We got around on tuk-tuks!


We took a cooking class at Asia Scenic Thai Cooking School!


They brought us to the market and talked through all the ingredients




Pad Thai that I made!



Also learned how to make a red curry, spring roll, and spicy soup

Pork and noodle soup

Hang Dong 

We met up with one of Trey's friends, Nawano 😊



Mini strawberry ice cream


Taiwan Airport layover

Hello Kitty gate at Taiwan Airport

And we had to try the noodles and boba during our layover in Taiwan. So good!

Unitl our next adventure...
-A