The Silliness of SarAmber

Where do I even begin?? The laughing, the crying, the singing, the dancing, the eating, the drinking, did I mention eating?, the driving, the decisions, the bickering, the one cat fight, the hugging, the snuggling (just when we had to share a double bed a few times), the running, the trekking. So much can happen in a matter of 4 weeks. I could go on and on…But this is more of a recap for Amber and me. I wanted something documented for the both of us so we never forget what an amazing experience we had together. Some of these stories I will explain, some of them are obvious, and the others, well, let’s just say you sort of had to be there and only Amber will know what I’m talking about….


• Scubar – Our first official night out. Crab racing, 18 year olds, Team Chicago, and late night roaming for food.
• Sleeping in bunk beds. Who would have thought I would be climbing up on those things at 31 years old?
•Drinking straight out of the wine bottle before we went out. When you need a drink, you need a drink!
• Tim Tams/Ice Cream/Caramel Brownies/Cookies. And those little Twix and Snicker things. I already can’t remember the name of those. Remind me, Amber!!

•The Booze Cruise

•Yoga Poses and our silly pictures on Bondi Beach

• Ferg Berger in NZ at 2:30am

• Playing scrabble with the cook and deck hand on the Milford Sound cruise.

• The mood setting channels at the Hotel So in Christchurch – where the heck were channels 2, 3, 7, 8. We want our money back!

• Running on E in New Zealand and finding gas in Amberly. What a sign!

• The awful road signs in NZ.

• Slap happy singing everything we wanted to say to each other since there was absolutely no music for 10 days straight.

• Singing “Row, row, row, your boat”. We are pretty good!!

• The NZ car we thought was going to fall apart the whole time. Can’t believe it made it back to Christchurch.

• Telling off the cop when I got a ticket. Mind you this was after I asked him how he managed to clock me while I was a mile away and he was in his car with someone else pulled over. His cocky response, “Like most men, I can multi-task.” That’s pretty much all he had to say to set me off. So then we asked him what happens if I don’t want to pay. He responded, “You can go to court. I’ve been to court twice and you can guess who won both times?” At that point Amber and I pretty much laughed in his face. And guess who still hasn’t paid their ticket… Let me explain that in NZ, their speed limits are ridiculous. A sign will be posted for a speed limit of 100 and no joke within 200 feet it changes to 35. That’s all I have to say about that.

• “What do you think a police offer does if the driver doesn’t speak English?”

• First week in NZ [with enthusiasm] “Sheep!!!!” By day 9 [no excitement] “Woo, sheep…”

• What do you think the difference is between a sheep and a lamb?

• Why don’t kiwis fly?

• Puzzle World. We obviously aren’t bright enough to figure out how to take those pictures. I mean… Duh!

• Staying in a Tepee, making shadow puppets and listening to forest ambiance to fall asleep.

• Making silly dolphin noises to get them to play with us.

• While driving in NZ we pulled over at this small little bar/restaurant for a restroom break. We had no clue what town it was. As we were walking in, Amber says, “This is the type of place you walk into and come out wasted.” And I replied, “Or get shot for asking if we can use their bathroom!” Ironically, the bar was called Puke for the town of Pukekura. It had a population of 2 (the owner and his wife). We used their restroom and had a beer. They were so nice. Had the cutest dog and the coziest little pub. Unfortunately, we couldn’t’ stay long b/c we had to get on the road for our next destination. Boo!

• Buying the stupid balloon pants on Khao San Road. My only excuse is that we were a little tipsy when we bought them. They were horrendous. What is even funnier is Amber hung on to them for a few days thinking she could find something to use them for...Hahaha!

• My obsession with Bananas.

• Trying to come up with every possible dish you can make with bananas. Banana cream pie, bananas foster, chocolate covered bananas, banana bread. There are tons!! Yummy!

• Our honeymoon suite with twin beds in Railay Beach.

• Our couples massage in Chiang Mai and the ridiculous “steam room”. We thought we were going to die in there.

• Amber’s ridiculous mosquito bites.

• Our cab tour of Bangkok the first night upon arrival.

• Almost going to Bali.

• Amber sticking her head out the window and cheering on the Red Shirts in Bangkok.

• Same Same (but different)

• Peta

• The creek that asked Amber to take his picture at the Grand Palace. I mean… WTF???

• All of Amber’s second thought every time she bought or ordered something.

• Our friendship bracelets. Yes, I have about 5 going up my arm right now. Awesome!

• My bright pink glittery nail polish. When else am I ever going to be able to wear it?? And the fact that my real nails are actually long, I had to celebrate somehow! Party on my nails!

• Ambers compulsive shopping for Beer Chiang T-shirts. My compulsive shopping for cheap sun dresses.

• Amber trying to set me up everywhere we went. Thanks, babers!!! ;)

• Feeling sooo safe while skydiving.

• Bob Marley

• The tire swing and teeter totter. Aghh to be kids again…

• Amber saying thanks 10 times b/c she wanted to be sure everyone knew they were appreciated.

• Trying to speak Thai. Chok Dee! Kaph Koon Kaaaaa! Sawadeeka!

I’m sure there are way more, but that is all I had written in the journal. I’m sure Amber could probably add. We had sooo much fun. Was a little crazy, but to think about how much we saw in so little time…What an amazing experience. Chok Dee to you, Amber! Thank you so much for joining me on my amazing adventure. You will always be a part of my story. I will never ever forget. I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. Love you and miss you tons already. See you when I’m home in July!! XOXO