366 days ago I got married. Today is the 1st day of my second year of marriage! (Which means yesterday was my 1st anniversary-but I couldn’t post since I had to finish a paper for my Masters) My husband is…
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I LOVE food. ALL FOOD. As my husband will attest while shuddering with repulsion and distaste, I will eat anything. I will try anything once or twice (sometimes you need more than one tasting.) I have no prejudice when it…
This week we are back on chemo--Dad's third round. While he does have some side effects and major fatigue he is in a pretty good spirits. When I came back he warned me that sometimes when he doesn't feel well…
This Saturday I went to an amazingly lovely wedding. My cousin Eulalie and her new husband Mike were married in their apple orchard underneath a beautiful old White Ash Tree. Eulalie and Mike started dating around the same time as…
Sweat+Blisters+3 Hours=3 acres of shiny freshly cut lawn Now I just have to do this every five days for the rest of the summer. On the plus side…no one needs a gym when you have a yard with an incline…
If you have noticed, I have been blogging a little less in the past two months. I have been preoccupied. There is work, and my Master’s program. And then there is the Big C. My father has had cancer for…
I’ll be here! More coming soon….
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,…
The LASIK has been done! Now I can see! All the time! Well at least now I can. The first night was a little bit rough. The doctor said I would have some, “discomfort” “Discomfort” my ASS. It felt like…
Yes we do! My husband and I joined a football league. Actually, he was invited and I tagged along. While it is not usual for women to play football (soccer) in Turkey, the organizers welcomed me on to the team. …