Christmas Day

Christmas day was amazing, even though I was a little restless for home.  It was the best Christmas I could have had, and it's all because of my friends.  I love my friends!  First, Leah and I enjoyed our lovely American breakfast at the magnificent JW Marriott of Bangkok, Thailand.  Wow, this place is as close to heaven as I will ever get...  

Anyways, Leah and I had a huge breakfast, caught up with our friends Ashley and Stephanie and went shopping for the better part of the day.  Markets flooded the streets, we walked and walked and shopped and shopped.  We did a lot of walking and shopping and eating.  We ventured through the hot streets and through the huge malls.

Everything was decorated with Christmas things, there were giant presents, and even bigger trees.  I'm glad I was fortunate enough to be in Bangkok for Christmas, things would not have been the same in Ubon.  

Then, all us girls, plus Amanda, went to see the movie Australia.  It was such a good movie.  Everyone was crying, except for me, I don't know why... but it was a very very good movie.  It was an excellent pick!!! Leah and I were so glad it was in English, the last movie we tried to see was in Ubon and it was all in Thai!  Needless to say, we were happy to understand everything they were saying!

The last thing we did was visit the Hard Rock Cafe for our Christmas dinner.  It was the most spectacular thing we did all day.  The atmosphere made it really feel like Christmas, and sadly the prices made me feel like I was in America.  I really didn't care about spending a lot of money though, I was just glad to be in the Christmas mood!  Colorful lights blinked everywhere, Christmas music filled the background, and the staff were wearing Santa hats.  It was simply amazing.  We enjoyed our food and the GIANT Christmas tree outside of the restaurant.  Mass people were everywhere enjoying the festivities of the day.  Everyone seemed filled with the "christmas spirit"- as leah would say.  

My Christmas day couldn't have been spent any other better way.  I love my friends,

they are so amazing.  They have become my family for the year, and I am so blessed to have had them become a part of my life.