trip to the us

i spent 3 weeks in the us, beginning in nyc with my family & my sister's in-laws, celebrating jeff's graduation from law school. then home for 2 weeks with mom & dad, during which i fit in a year's worth of doctor appointments, teeth cleanings and check-ups. ah, the joys of living abroad where your insurance is not accepted! but now i'm back in turkey. it's amazing how quickly you can get used to living in such a vastly different country/culture. at first it did feel odd thinking back to just a day or two before when i was in auburn, but after about a day i had readjusted. that is a sign, i think, that i'm getting used to this place, this life overseas. i guess seeing ben again didn't hurt, either ; )

below are some pics from my trip... i didn't take very many, but these give a pretty good idea of what i did:

sarah, mom, lynn (jeff's mom) and i spent my first day back shopping in nyc. so fun! i had really missed these people & this activity. we found these funky shades at h&m and clearly we all had to buy them... the security guard told me it was the first time anyone asked him to take their picture. what can i say? we're dorks.

the law graduate preparing for his par-tay
dave & adam stephens enjoying some cocktails in the nyc apartment
nice view!
we walked to central park and found a cool jazz band...
a girl making a funny face (oh wait... that's sarah!)...
a man taking a nap in the sun (or, dad)...
and some dudes playing frisbee (jeff & adam).
afterward we had drinks at the oak room. a perfect summer day.
on the way home i caught the sun just as it slipped behind a building
back at 17 hamilton i found everything was as i left it, including the cats.
jenni's garden is starting to bloom. we picked out the fountain with dad- i think it's a nice touch


jenni's tree
the back yard is looking great
and now, back in ankara, where the flowers are also in bloom! it was a treat, as dad would say, to come home and find roses blooming all around our building.



happy summer!