Happy Fourth of July everyone! Even though we're 10,000 miles away in a foreign country that could care less about the 4th, we weren't about to miss out on a chance to celebrate. Almost everyone had to work on Friday, so we moved the celebration to Saturday the 5th. About 30 people from Jeff's company are in the area, so we all met up at the beach in Rayong for a good old American barbecue. There were Frisbees, volleyballs, and badminton sets, though the crazy wind made it hard to get a good game going.
We set up camp on the beach between two bays, so there was ample swimming and water sports to keep us happy!
Of course no barbecue would be complete without brats and burgers on the grill. Chad was our grill master and did a phenomenal job!
And what Fourth of July would be complete without an elephant on the beach!
As the sun set we lit a bonfire and roasted marshmallows for S'mores. And of course there were fireworks (which were not easy to find out here . . . Thanks Mike).
While I had a great day, poor Jeff had to work both Saturday and Sunday from 8 am to 8 pm. He hightailed it out of there on Saturday and made it to the barbecue in time for fireworks and food. Sunday the 6th was Jeff's birthday, so I surprised him with a cake at the barbecue so he could have some semblance of a celebration.
Afterwards we went out dancing for a bit with those who were spending the night in Rayong. Jeff had a great time celebrating the big 2-6.
I don't think we could have asked for more, even in we were in the US (okay, well maybe Jeff not working would have helped, but life goes on :))!
5 comments:
That cake looks super fancy, are those cherries and limes on it? Or are those kiwis?
There were cherries, kiwi, and apples on top and then the whole thing was covered in shaved coconut. It was so tasty!
It was great seeing pictures of the festivities! Did the elephant just show up?
Yay S'mores!!! Happy birthday, Jeff! I love that there was an elephant in on the fun.
Yes, the elephant just randomly showed up. There were two guys riding it down the street and they came over so we could take pictures!
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