It's been a while since I've written. I've been lucky enough to spend most of my summer in Midland enjoying the beautiful weather so I haven't been traveling much. But yesterday, I left good old mid-Michigan for a little vacation time in Turkey!! Unfortunately, this blog entry is coming to you from Amsterdam. I haven't made it to Istanbul yet and won't for several hours because my flight was delayed out of Detroit and I missed my connection. Somehow I majorly lucked out though because when I went to the transfer desk I'd already been booked on to the next flight...and in business class no less! So now I'm sitting in the KLM lounge sipping on champagne and enjoying the free internet.
My flight over here was pretty uneventful. There was no one next to me but there was a guy in the aisle seat who was as tall as he was unfriendly and I would say he was about 6'5". It didn't matter anyway because they had loaded new movies since my last flight to Europe and I had so much to choose from. I've now seen "The Other Boleyn Girl" which isn't as good of the book but only because the movie would have been 8 hours long if they'd actually made it as detailed. I've also seen the beginning of 21 which made me realize that I still want to live in Boston one day...but only when it's warm. And I've seen almost all of Fool's Gold which is not as funny as I hoped it would be but still entertaining enough.
I'll be spending the next 17 days in Turkey. This might actually be my most active trip ever. I'll be in Ankara, Istanbul, Eregli, Didim, and Cesme. So many people to see and so little time!! But the whole family will be here and I think it's going to be exactly the vacation I've been waiting for.
Being stuck in the airport probably would have been the perfect time to study for my upcoming auditor certification exam. Unfortunately, I couldn't predict this and chose to check the book I brought to study with rather then lug it on the plane. Whoops!
I did however bring a book of word searches and a book called I am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe. I've only gotten through chapter one but I'm not really sure what's going on. Colleen, I bought this book on your recommendation and I'm not sure why I continue to believe that one day we might actually find a book we both like.
I did go see the movie Wanted on Tuesday night and that is one I highly recommend. It was funny, it had action, and even some good special effects. Go see it if you have time.
Well, this is all for now. Who knows when the next time I'll have internet again assuming I ever get out of this airport. But if I do, please look forward to more posts.
