Sittin' part 2

I'm sitting in another hotel room. This one just happens to be in downtown Izmir, Turkey. The plane trip was long. I prayed a lot on the plane. I feel so out of whack. I can't speak the language, and I can't read the language. I was house hunting today and a guy came in the housing office cause he got robbed last night. While he was there sleeping. He lives in the area of this hotel. I looked at apartments far away from here. The one I found that I like is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath. I think it is on the 2nd or 3rd floor. It is in a quieter neighborhood. There are playgrounds without fences. There is plenty of available parking. Even though I didn't bring a car. They have a good security system. If I get it I will post pictures when I can. I guess thats all for now.

Make a nice day!

sittin' in a room

I am currently sitting in a La Quinta hotel room. Mud is with her mama. She cried and didn't want to let go of me. I didn't want to let her go either. I had to though. I want to take her with me to Turkey but I can't. I want to take TG with me also, but I can't. I finally caught her yesterday. Now she is all mine! I'm sure she will post some pictures soon. Her mom recorded it. I saw it. :)

Make a Nice Day!!!

Short

Time is getting short. I have t0 leave in 2 days. Mud and I are flying back to Orlando where her mama is going to pick her up. I have a hotel room with my name on it for Monday night, and I will be flying out of Orlando on Tuesday at noon. I have to fly through Istanbul where I have a 3 hour layover. I think that should provide me enough time to make it through customs and catch my flight to Izmir. My sponsor just happens to be coming back from somewhere and will be on the same flight out of Istanbul. At least I shouldn't get lost at the airport!

Time for bed. I will try to post more shortly. Make a nice day!

Gone

The house is totally empty. It passed the cleaning inspection with flying colors. (I hired a lady to clean it...) :) She was very entertaining. I talked with her almost the whole time. She basically cleans houses now to pass the time. She retired from DEC where she was a computer engineer. Thats what she told me anyway.

So yesterday after I outprocessed the base I went and got Mud out of school and hit the road. I wanted to go straight to TG's, but figured this would be the last time Mud would get to see Granny until I came back. I gotta admit I wanted to see the oldest daughter too before I left. Hard to believe she is in college. Her nickname BTW is Stinky. I know, I'm mean. :)

Stinky has a chihuahua. This poor thing had fleas so bad I had to give it a flea bath. I didn't notice them at first cause they were under her hair, but when I saw one I went after it and then found more. After chasing a dozen fleas I asked Granny if she had any flea bath soap. Off to the sink we went. She was happier after the bath. Smelled better too. Unfortunately now the psychological effect is getting to me and I keep feeeling fleas on me. Where did Granny put that flea soap...

I get to go to TG's on Sunday. I will be there for a week, then I am flying Mud and myself back to Orlando. Flying was cheaper than renting a car and driving. Imagine that! She gets out of school for another day, and she gets to fly so she isn't complaining. I will be getting a hotel room for that night and then flying out the next day. Hopefully everything will work out. Which reminds me that I need to make reservations for the room.

Make a nice Day!!

Empty

The house is empty. It is quiet. No computer noise in the background. No TV turned on for noise. Just me alone in this big house with nothing left. The movers came and packed everything up and loaded it on the truck and then drove away. I won't know if it all will make it to my assignment in Alabama till I get there in a little over a year. A year without my stuff. A year that my stuff has to sit in a warehouse. A year where I will be living in a foreign country that has lots of people that don't want me there. Joy. The house is too quiet. I miss Gorgeous. I hope I can get over this melancholy crap soon. The carpet cleaners are coming tomorrow and I still have to pack up all the food stuff and clean the house before Wednesday. I might be able to do it. I have some stuff to do at work on Tuesday, but it shouldn't take too long. I have to go by the Travel Office too so I can find out if they will give me tickets before I leave or if I have to wait until I come back from Georgia. I need a drink...

Tell your pookie that you love them and Make a nice day.