Reunion of the Cousins

We’ve been in İzmir a few days now.

Adjusted to the 9-hour time difference from Colorado. Established our daily routine … at least for now … that will change when we move to our usual digs after Aylin & Murat return home from their trip to the Greek Islands and Montenegro.

Haven’t done anything exciting in the way of sightseeing yet … but there are plans to do so. In the meantime, we have had a couple of dinners out.

Tuesday night, we went out with my Mom and Mui’s sister, Işıl … visiting from Eskişehir. We didn’t go far … just to a favorite restaurant that happens to be next door to mom’s apartment building. Forgot to take a photo … oops. But the food was good … as was the company. And a good time was had by all.

Last night, we joined Mui’s cousins for a reunion dinner.

The cousins have a WhatsApp group called “Naimoş’un Torunları” (Grandkids of Naimoş … named for their maternal grandmother, Naime). They’re in touch thru text messages, shared photos, and such. There have also been a couple of reunion dinners over the years with a cousin here … a cousin there. This was the first time, however, that all five of the cousins have managed to get together in one place. It was a fun-filled evening with lots of family anecdotes, laughter, and chatter. And toasts to family members no longer with us.Leer más