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…
Tag: Turkey
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 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. …
Traditionally after the wedding the bride and groom exchange gifts. Or so I was told. So for my gift, my new beloved husband told me he would finance my LASIK surgery. YAY! My eyes are horribly myopic, around –3.75 plus…
Where are we? Who knows? What are we? Connected at the hip, smiling and apparently I am on the right most of the time. In the right and happy. Clearly marriage agrees with me.
Our darling Butterfinger. She is the best dog ever. Seriously. We can walk her at 5 pm on Friday and not walk her until 2 pm Saturday. That’s right, our ten year old terrier lets us slept in, make and…
When I invite guests over, normally I cook a mix of Turkish and American foods. My repertoire of food is what I learned from my mother and the Joy of Cooking. When I have dinner parties the main dish is…
In February both my Mother-in-law and aunt-in-law had birthdays. We weren’t quite sure what to get them. We decided instead to treat them to a day trip. Beypazarı is about an hour from Ankara towards Istanbul. The city known for…