HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Before I start with an update on the trip, I just wanted to wish everyone back home a happy thanksgiving!

Its Thursday evening here, so I know most everyone in the states had a short week of work and has traveled short or far to be with family and friends for this thanksgiving holiday.

Since it is thanksgiving and all, let me quickly give thanks (in no particular order) to all of my parents for helping raise me to be who I am and always support although may not agree with my lifes decisions, jenn for sticking up with me for over 4 years now, my grandparents for helping raise me, my gma for also being a world traveler and taking my sister and I to Europe when I was 12 - officially kicking off my travel bug when I didn't even know it, my great-grand parents for having dinner for the whole family every thurs night - helping me understand the true meaning of 'family', my uncle and aunt for always taking me to the best restaurants in the city, my reef friends for always trading and sharing the most rare and exotic corals with me and looking after my tank for me when I leave on these long holidays - hoping I don't have yet another crash while on holiday, my aunt and uncle for always keeping me well fed on Harv's Harv's - hopefully one day I will see the return of Eddie's as I know that's your passion in life and I love to see people do what they love in life, my sister and brothers for always being there -no matter what -even though one day I hope to get closer with you Zack (go Ducks!), also speaking of passions in life check 43kix.com, gofobo.com and filmmetro.com - its great to see what a small town boy from the Lake of the Oazarks can do in Hollywood :) (on that note I have to thank you and your brothers for the Party Cove, Silver Party, and Salt River experience, the memories never to be forgotten), Cisco and all of the great lifelong friends that I have met and worked with over the years-it's such a great company but life needs its changes, my aunt for helping raise me with all of the rides to/from school and all of my extra curricular activities, Annette and NetApp for giving me the chance and allowing me to come on for a few months and then leave for 6 weeks - don't worry, I will be back and we will make a difference in the way channel business is done their, my uncle for making sure I stayed ontop of my grades, all of my cousins - as we have been thru a lot growing up together, and my big brother Lou - for all of the good times and memories...can't wait to see you in Cambodia!!

Looks like I had to get a little sentimental with all of the downtown on trains, buses, songtewls, in hotels battling food sickness and being away from family when I know everyone is starting to get together for this special holiday has made me really realize all that I am thankful for. I know there is many more things that I did not list so don't be mad if you were not listed. I am just thankful someone cares to follow me along on my travels.

I am really going to miss being with my family the most but will also miss dads smoked turkey in the webber-always nice and moist, watching and of course throwing a little on the nfl games, beating Zack with dads and I's best ball, all of the different varieties of sticky rice, all of the different pies, the pumpkin roll (Do the Pumpkin roll!!), ahh the list can go on and on and I need to head to bed.

So Jenn and I are both SAFE in Chiang Mai! I am not sure what the good ol US News is feeding you, but Thailand is not in shambles, maybe parts of Bangkok and yes its true that both airports in Bangkok are shutdown until at least Saturday (crazyiness!!) but we are safely at her cousins house in Chiang Mai which is hundreds of miles away and it is currently safe here. We had a delicious thanksgiving brunch buffet at the Holiday Inn in Chiang Mai, and this was not your typical Holiday Inn that you are thinking of. We had turkey, cranberry sauce, duck, sushi, thai dishes, and more. So Jenn flies out directly to Taipei and then SF on Sat. I, on the other hand was supposed to fly to Bangkok on Saturday and the Cambodia on Thurs and will either get another flight into Cambodia on Thurs from another city such as Singapore or go overland (via bus). I hope I can fly, since I hear the overland trip is not very short or nicely paved road once reaching Cambodia. We will see though, as I will try to stay away from Bangkok even though the photo ops would of been AMAZING in bangkok but my life means a but more to me then some photo ops.

My best goes out to all of my friends and their friends and families in Mumbai!

Again, Happy Thanksgiving and it looks like I will have to find another time to update you on the trip!!!!


(sorry for any mis-spellings or grammatical errors, as I know there are probably a ton, it's just too late for me to re-read and correct)