Fame and Goodbyes

Have I told you lately, that I am famous? ( I actually think that I did in my last blog) This is a discreet picture taken from aboard one of my chariots...the glories of public transportation in Turkey. Don't get me wrong, it gets me around. And it gives me notoriety around town. Have a look at the left hand corner of this picture... Yes, that is Chris sitting with his orange Clemson hat in the first seat. But, in front of him there is a poster size advertisement. I know you can't see it from where you're sitting , but use your imagination. There's a huge picture of several of us on it! An advertisement for a local school that we partnered with. I have seen this picture on almost every bus that I've been on this week! I kid you not! All my friends think I'm famous! It is absolutely hilarious. Now, i not only wear my shades on the bus to hide my 'colorful eyes' (as they have been called by Turks), but to disguise my famous identity. (smile.)
So this week has been good. You might as well call me Betty Crocker from now on. I really did it today. I actually pulled off three new dishes in one meal--two Turkish dishes-- that were really good! I was really proud of myself, granted, i did wake up five and a half hours before my company was coming to get ready. Maybe Betty could have done it in less time, I'm not working on her timetable yet. The occasion was for our university girlfriends to be able to say goodbye to katie. She's leaving on Monday. They will be moving for a new job. They're leaving... (not on a jet plane), but on a ferry boat. I don't know what I'll do without my hostess partner... Goodbyes are hard, but He's got all our times in His hands and He cares for us, He cares for me here and He'll continue to care for them there. I'll rest in that for now, and of course I'll have to vonage her between cooking miscellaneous Turkish dishes for friends when I need some encouragement on a big hostessing day... and I'll wait for her to do the same when He brings her new friends in her new home to host, because I know He will.