I have a dream.. That one day.. I will play..
The Banjo.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Full
Hello World! I am updating my blog. Two people today asked about it and I decided.. It's time. Tonight we went to Hatice's (pronounced Ha-tee-juh) for dinner. Oh my goodness, it was delicious. I am delightfully full. Her house is lovely on the inside. It seems like the Turkish don't care about the outside of their house as much. But the inside of Hatice's house was great. Plus delicious Turkish food. What a great night.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Blissful
Right now it is nap time. Nap time is a beautiful time of day. I hope my kids nap as well as Isaac and Elijah do.
I am almost finished reading a whole series of books. It's the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They're not great books and they have no depth to them at all, but they're an easy read and they make me giggle sometimes. I finished a whole book yesterday. Thats one thing nap time is very good for. Reading.
On Friday, we went to the M1 Mall in Adana. It was very similar to the malls in the states. It had a movie theater and a food court and shops and it also had a huge arcade with a mini ferris wheel and water bumper boats and a swing ride and a huge play place with a ball pit. It was awesome. I walked around the mall by myself for a little while but I was too nervous to go in any stores. It's not that I didn't feel safe but I was nervous about the lack of communicating I would be able to do. I really need to start studying my Turkish. Wendi ended up going with me to Starbucks to help me get something to drink.
Today, we went to one of the largest mosques in the world. It was gorgeous. We didn't go inside because none of us were really dressed appropriately but around the outside of the mosque there was a beautiful park. I'm really glad we went. I got some great pictures that I will post soon.
I am almost finished reading a whole series of books. It's the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. They're not great books and they have no depth to them at all, but they're an easy read and they make me giggle sometimes. I finished a whole book yesterday. Thats one thing nap time is very good for. Reading.
On Friday, we went to the M1 Mall in Adana. It was very similar to the malls in the states. It had a movie theater and a food court and shops and it also had a huge arcade with a mini ferris wheel and water bumper boats and a swing ride and a huge play place with a ball pit. It was awesome. I walked around the mall by myself for a little while but I was too nervous to go in any stores. It's not that I didn't feel safe but I was nervous about the lack of communicating I would be able to do. I really need to start studying my Turkish. Wendi ended up going with me to Starbucks to help me get something to drink.
Today, we went to one of the largest mosques in the world. It was gorgeous. We didn't go inside because none of us were really dressed appropriately but around the outside of the mosque there was a beautiful park. I'm really glad we went. I got some great pictures that I will post soon.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Successful
Today I survived without falling asleep on accident or on purpose. Boom.
Also today it rained. Which meant the morning was spent inside. Which meant the morning felt very long. But we did go to the BX (?) for lunch. We had Burger King and then the boys showed me all the toys. Isaac played with the cars and Elijah was excited about a guitar and 2 Ragidy Ann dolls. It was cute.
During nap time, to prevent myself from falling asleep, I went to the Fitness Center. It was so hot in there! I worked out, rode 3 miles on the bike (not that much I know) and then walked home. After that, to keep myself awake, I straightened my hair the watched River Dance on Ice on AFN. The commercials on AFN aren't really commercials. They all have something to do with the military, whether its facts about different bases or states or really cheesy info-mercials done on the base. They're pretty hilarious. Also there's a Family Channel that plays shows from all different networks. Yesterday it was Good Luck Charlie (Disney Channel) and then Victorious (Nickelodeon). It was interesting.
Tonight we went to church and as a newcomer I had to introduce myself. The main thing I was focused on was not falling asleep in church. I'm pretty sure my eyes kept crossing because I was trying to stay awake. And everytime we prayed I kept my eyes open because I knew if they were closed for too long it would be bad news. After church we went over to Shane and Linda's for dinner. Yum Yum indeed.
I feel like all my posts have been about me being tired but thats all I can think about right now. So once I get over this jet lag I'll be more interesting, I promise.
Also today it rained. Which meant the morning was spent inside. Which meant the morning felt very long. But we did go to the BX (?) for lunch. We had Burger King and then the boys showed me all the toys. Isaac played with the cars and Elijah was excited about a guitar and 2 Ragidy Ann dolls. It was cute.
During nap time, to prevent myself from falling asleep, I went to the Fitness Center. It was so hot in there! I worked out, rode 3 miles on the bike (not that much I know) and then walked home. After that, to keep myself awake, I straightened my hair the watched River Dance on Ice on AFN. The commercials on AFN aren't really commercials. They all have something to do with the military, whether its facts about different bases or states or really cheesy info-mercials done on the base. They're pretty hilarious. Also there's a Family Channel that plays shows from all different networks. Yesterday it was Good Luck Charlie (Disney Channel) and then Victorious (Nickelodeon). It was interesting.
Tonight we went to church and as a newcomer I had to introduce myself. The main thing I was focused on was not falling asleep in church. I'm pretty sure my eyes kept crossing because I was trying to stay awake. And everytime we prayed I kept my eyes open because I knew if they were closed for too long it would be bad news. After church we went over to Shane and Linda's for dinner. Yum Yum indeed.
I feel like all my posts have been about me being tired but thats all I can think about right now. So once I get over this jet lag I'll be more interesting, I promise.
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