Of course, last minute errands always crop up, but for the most part we've been packed and ready to go for a while. We used the guest bedroom as our "take everything in this room to America" room, and that worked out great. When the travel day finally arrived, we just put everything in that room into bags and we were ready to go!
One of the big last-minute things we were trying to get done before the trip was a small remodel/expansion of the learning center. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it all done before we left, but we managed to get it painted and the door to the new classroom cut, so we're off to a good start. The construction guys will continue working on it during the summer break, and hopefully by the time we return most of the remodeling will be finished.
Our staff has been sending us pictures of the progress, and so far it looks great!
Also, since Pat and I didn't have enough to do (and we're crazy), we decided to get married while we were in Wisconsin (we're already married, but we didn't have a wedding yet). We left most of the wedding planning up to a coordinator in America, but we still had lots of little details to take care of over here. For example, I had to go get a suit made.
I went to Raja fashions on Sukhumvit road. The owner, Bobby, was great and I was very pleased with the service (If you need a suit made, I recommend his shop!). Unfortunately, the suit required a few fittings & they couldn't finish it until Thursday, so on my last day in Bangkok, I ended up rushing all over the city running last-minute errands while carrying a very heavy suit!
Once I got back to the house, I finished packing and cleaning while I waited for Pat to come back from the center (she had to stay late to watch the workers finish the remodeling). When she returned, we watered the garden and said good-bye to Seven (our idiot dog) and Pumpkin (our unfriendly cat).
We actually finished packing early, so we called the taxi an hour early and got to the airport by 11:00pm.
One of the big last-minute things we were trying to get done before the trip was a small remodel/expansion of the learning center. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it all done before we left, but we managed to get it painted and the door to the new classroom cut, so we're off to a good start. The construction guys will continue working on it during the summer break, and hopefully by the time we return most of the remodeling will be finished.
Our staff has been sending us pictures of the progress, and so far it looks great!
Also, since Pat and I didn't have enough to do (and we're crazy), we decided to get married while we were in Wisconsin (we're already married, but we didn't have a wedding yet). We left most of the wedding planning up to a coordinator in America, but we still had lots of little details to take care of over here. For example, I had to go get a suit made.
I went to Raja fashions on Sukhumvit road. The owner, Bobby, was great and I was very pleased with the service (If you need a suit made, I recommend his shop!). Unfortunately, the suit required a few fittings & they couldn't finish it until Thursday, so on my last day in Bangkok, I ended up rushing all over the city running last-minute errands while carrying a very heavy suit!
Once I got back to the house, I finished packing and cleaning while I waited for Pat to come back from the center (she had to stay late to watch the workers finish the remodeling). When she returned, we watered the garden and said good-bye to Seven (our idiot dog) and Pumpkin (our unfriendly cat).
We actually finished packing early, so we called the taxi an hour early and got to the airport by 11:00pm.
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