the last supper

my sister back from Thailand! (and Micah)


My mom and dad (above), at supper last night.

My sister (Elizabeth) and Micah (her boyfriend) at Granite City. My mom, dad, sister, her boyfriend, Tyler (my boyfriend), and I all got together last night to eat before I left.
Liz just got back from Thailand where she worked with elephants. She was in the same city (Chiang Mai) as I'll be in for a lot of the trip. She gave me a guidebook and notes she took :).
We celebrated my Dad's birthday a month late since last night was the first time we were all together since our Florida vacation in November. The food was delicious and American, and was my last supper before going to ASIA :).
I'm writing this in the airport before our flight leaves for Chicago O'Hare airport. Our first flight was canceled and so we had an extra two hours to wait. I decided to practice blogging. Here are some more pictures from the last time we'll all be together for the next 4 months... (Liz and I, Tyler and I,
Oh! And going through checking bags and stuff went well in Cedar Rapids. I probably got away with a 55 pound bag (they didn't weigh it!). AND, my carry on made it through airport security perfectly, they didn't even care about all my Epi Pens and prescription drugs. :) A shot of the group hangin out at the airport at 6am