Dinner with the District Presidency

This was our first meeting with the district presidency: President Wongsagorn (left) and President Khampii and his wife. These are good, good people. President Khampii is from Laos so we don't get to spend much time with him. District presidency meetings are held via Skype due to the distance and hassle of crossing the border. President Wongsagorn lives just a few minutes away from us here in Udorn. We have become very close friends with him and his wife, Sister Ann (She was out of town visiting family at the time of this picture). We have dinner with them most Sunday evenings, alternating their house and ours. (also alternating Thai and American cuisine. We have fixed chili and tacos, roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, and pork chops, mashed potatoes and gravy to name a few. They seem to like most of it--Sister Ann especially likes mashed potatoes and gravy, and we learned she loves chocolate pudding with whipped cream. The Thai food they make is delicious.)

You will notice I am wearing a sweater. It was quite chilly from the air conditioning at the time, but I don't think I have worn a sweater since that night! (I know that's shocking to most of you!)

Here is a closer picture of the food. We had fish, hot and sour mushroom soup, tom kha gai (coconut/mint soup that Ray likes a lot), spring rolls, and stir-fried sprouts. I was a little uncomfortable with the fish staring at me during the entire meal. The food was mostly good and the company was great.