I was at a Christmas party the other day and someone was very curious about whether or not we “did” Christmas. Living in a Islamic country with a Muslim husband I suppose it was a valid question. The thing is,…
Month: December 2010
This year when I was trying to figure out what to buy my friends for Christmas, I was perplexed. The more I thought about it the more I decided I did not want to buy them gifts. I wanted to…
Whee! I love this holiday. While I don’t do religion, I do really like the warm fuzzies that come with Christmas. I love dressing up the house, buying gifts, baking sweets with tons of yummy spices. We do live in…
I LOVE the holidays! I love the warmth and the cheer. I like the brightly decorated tree and the decadent food. It is also a time for friends and family. Which brings us to the bittersweet. In those family times…
There may be some changes coming up and some disruption to blogging ahead. I am having issues with Blogger. Well with Google and Turkey. Google doesn’t pay taxes in Turkey and so the government has internally blocked some of Google’s…
Oh Thanksgiving! We celebrated it on Saturday because in Turkey we don’t get the day off. (It is an American holiday after all.) We had a fantastic holiday except for the fact I thought I was going to pass out…
How to have a successful Thanksgiving… Friends+ Laughter+ Love+ Food+ Wine= Fantasticness When I first moved away from home I was far enough away that I was not really able to go home for Thanksgiving. I have to admit to…