Honeymoon in Thailand

Merry Christmas and greetings from Thailand!

We have been spending a lot of time on the beach, resting, absorbing sun, reading, and talking.

I knew before leaving the states that this time would be one of rest. Which is funny because whenever Danny and I travel we are normally not the ones to sit back and relax.We both tend to take the adventure, see the land and know the people.



This trip has been filled with adventure but mainly rest.

Lots of rest.

And it is so good.

This land is beautiful. Everywhere we look we see God's creative side.

So far this is a preview of our trip...




Explored the Andaman....


Drank thousands of coconuts!...



Stopped to smell the flowers...


Met with beauty....




Relaxed by the ocean....




drank yummy, sweet, good drinks...


Stood on hill tops....


Forgot to remove plastic from sausage before cooking... :(




Found underwear...


Walked on water ....




Climbed big tree....


Made friends with the locals...


and baby....


Sat in green chairs...


We miss you all and will see you in 2009!

peace,

the morchats

While you were sleeping

Okay so Ive been known to do some crazy things in my sleep. You know the typical walking, talking, wrapping myself completely in covers and leaving nothing for the cold individual to my side.

Lately its been a little out of control. This past week there have been more than a few dead legs to danny, poor guy. The occasional mumble. And well, last night I woke up around 4 to find that I had switched places with Danny. You would think I would remember switching spots but I don't. You would think Danny, who wakes up on a drop of a dime, would have remembered swapping sides. But Nope...
At 4am Danny woke up to pee and he hit his head on the wall closest to my side... because he was on my side! WTF )#*%& . With nothing said He went back to bed until 6am when I woke him up because I realized my left nostril was stopped up and there was a dresser next to me... not my normal lamp stand?.... At this moment in our marriage I made a choice... not to yell and get upset, but to laugh and tell Danny that he stole my side from me and I wanted it back... now!!!!
Danny said no words, but quietly slid over my legs and on to his side and went back to bed for 20 min. or until our alarm went off.

I can't explain it but it was a little fun to laugh at. All I can hope for is that the good Lord will continue to protect us while we sleep...

As of Late...

This is what we do!

domesticated

We have been married for a little less than 2months and we are loving living and learning.... danny has been such a sweet homemaker. he sewed our curtains.





Okay so I got a little carried away with the pictures but he is just so talented. I just had to give you a show... :)

Chicken Fried Steak, Hot Coffee, and Pie

This past week Texas Monthly focused on "The 40 Best Small Town Cafes"

Our goal for driving home was to stop at one or more of these cafes... we did (only one) and had a blast. We decided to stop at Jake and Dorothy’s in Stephenville, Tx (the cowboy capital of the world). When we walked up to the door a paper sign read, "No cards, no credit... just cash and check." Then, as we opened the door the waitress (63-68 yrs old) asked if we wanted smoking or non-smoking ...which there was no difference... and then said we could sit anywhere we wanted. We picked the booth right behind the cover shot (picture at top). I had hot coffee (it was 5pm) and Jordan and Carson had water. Jordan and I ordered chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy and Carson had chicken strips. It was amazing!!! No lie the "CFS" as we will now refer, melted in my mouth. The gravy was great (maybe that is where they coined the phrase) and the coffee was kept hot! By the register was a tall, thin glass case with five levels of good ole' Texas pie. Jordan had a slice of Cherry Pie w/ ice cream and I had some Pumpkin Pie. Again, the food was amazing... If you haven't had pie with hot coffee and the smell of cigarettes in the air then I would suggest making that happen! When we left I paid in cash and the waitress was pleased to take our picture. We will be back and there are 39 more cafes to try!

thank you from mr. and mrs. morchat

News:
-Jordan turned 24 on November 23, 2008
-Meet the Morchat's Party
-San Jose Hotel
-Olympic Lifting with friends
-We bought an old polaroid camera

More pictures to come with more info.

Happy Thanksgiving Friends!!!!

mornings with the morchats

so im taking over team morchat. not literally, just the blog site. danny has his blog, i have a blog, we have a blog... it is just too much... i will now just have one blog. and of course it will be about danny and me and our life and our friends and a little politics, maybe some buffalo.... i don't know it could get crazy.

my favorite thing about our two 1/2 weeks of married life is waking up with danny. i roll over and he tells me how much a kicked him that night. we talk about our dreams. he tells me i sleep walk and have conversations in my sleep. then we wait for the sun to come up (if it is the weekend) or we wait for our music alarm to sound. we have it set on the album leaf.... such sweet tunes to greet the day with...

life is good.

Welcome to the Family (aka Jordan at the Dentist)

About a month ago, Jordan Coulter found me in the living room and showed me some black on one of her teeth. She said that it was a seed, but I knew it was a cavity!!!!

You see... growing up a dentist's son I have learned to spot cavities from up to 1.45 miles away! I have never had a cavity :) and so that makes me a perfect spotter of cavities. Dr. Art Morchat taught me that, "Cavities are good for everyone else, but not for my son!" All this really means is that if other people have cavities then we get steak for dinner, but if I have cavities we don't!! I get grounded for one month and have to write 3 essays on the effects of cavities, politics and religion in America.

So... I drove Jordan to see the Dentist and this is what he found....

5 Cavities!!!!!

Jordan sat in the chair with Pat (Mom) and Art (Dr.) from 1pm to 3 pm. That's 2 hours for those of you who can't count!!! Jordan's mouth was done for and she couldn't even smile because of all of the pain meds.

Jordan... welcome to the family!!

Here is a quick video of Jordan's mouth

Saying Goodbye...

Yesterday Jordan and I took our new little kitten named "Gloria" to the A&M Vet Clinic to get checked out and x-rayed. The vet had bad news and told us that Gloria had no control of her lower body which included bowls and legs. The damage that was caused from her fall at the Junkyard broke her lower spinal cord. With the help of the vet, Jordan and I decided that Gloria should be "put down". It was such a hard decision to make and Jordan and I cried and talked and cried and missed our first little baby. She is playing with her three other brothers and sisters right now and she will always be remembered and missed. We love you Gloria!!!!

Liberty City Photo Shoot

Day three..

well.. day three with Gloria and she is doing 150% better. She is eating and playing, but she still can't use her back legs. Jordan and I are taking her to the Vet in College Station tomorrow. Hope all goes well!!!!!

Junkyard Kitten....

Today was just an ordinary day... we woke up and had coffee. Then, ate breakfast with Geri Wink and Pat Morchat(Mom). Then, we went to the junkyard to get some metal and parts for some projects Jordan and I are working on. BUT>>>>>> the junkyard had a special plan for Team Morchat... We found a kitten that had been picked up in an iron pile with its brothers and sisters and was dropped with the metal. It was the only one that survived and I pulled out the rest of the family and buried then in the trees. Our kitten was almost dead, starved and tired. Jordan stopped the Junkyard search and held the kitten in the car while Pat and I drove. We have been nursing and cleaning the kitten all afternoon. We hope that it survives and becomes our first child... updates to follow!!!

When it all began!

Here are the pictures from our Big Bend Engagement Trip!!! She said YES!!!!