This summer while I was home in the US, I was incredibly busy, scheduled to go here or there almost every day. One of the things I squeezed into my travels was a trip to Tennessee. I am very lucky…
Category: Friends
Last week was my birthday. I was very lucky to have many friends who want to celebrate it with me! Bülent took me out for a lovely romantic dinner. His gift to me is a romantic trip to Antalya, planned…
Welcome to the New Year! I hope everyone had safe and happy New Years celebrations. Bülent and I have been so busy lately that we welcomed the New Year from bed, where we had been snuggling and watching movies. It…
Last night my friends hosted an early Thanksgiving. They normally go to Austria for Thanksgiving holiday and celebrate it the week before. My friend’s husband was diagnosed with a gluten allergy last year and is still being tested for Celiac…
After our vacation, Bülent and I decided to buy a car in Texas, where the cars have less rust damage from salt and snow. We would then drive out to New Hampshire in time for Bülent to start his teaching…
My friend Sarah is my oldest friend and was the amazing Matron of Honor at my wedding. We met on the first day of first grade, when she let me sit with her on the bus. We pretty much have…
So this weekend I had some friends come visit me. One was from Orange County in California and one was from Phoenix, Arizona. They now live in the big, bad city of Worcester, Massachusetts. For those of you not from…
This weekend was Wellesley College’s reunion weekend. Every year the first weekend in June Wellesley alums swarm the campus and return to the mothership. Wellesley the bastion of feminism and sisterhood. I loved my time at Wellesley, the stimulating classes,…
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…
Or at least our party did! We had a blast, so many of our friends came. There was good food (I love potluck) and music, as well as liberal drinking, all the makings for a merry time. Our different groups…