What the heck happened to Yellowjumpsuit?

Ko Lanta by mattkoltermann, on Flickr

by Russ on April 25, 2011

I know we’ve gone dark for the last few months and it is high time we fill everyone in on the details.

My Dad had a very serious medical emergency at the beginning of February, while we were sunning ourselves on the beaches of Ko Lanta island in Southern Thailand. It was obvious to us that we needed to be home to support him and the rest of our family. We received a message on a Monday morning and were back in Texas by Wednesday afternoon. Most of that time was spent in transit, but we did manage to squeeze in one last awesome (and melancholy) day at our pristine, secluded beach.

En route, we talked a lot about what we were going to do next. We had plenty of travel time to discuss our future (in between handing out snacks to the boys). Two big factors were 1) we weren’t sure how long we would be needed at home and 2) we blew a ginormous hole in the budget by taking a last minute flight from Thailand to Texas. It seemed like it was probably time to end our trip (for now).
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