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About Me

mrs. mindy ann yartasi
I'm Mindy. I live in Istanbul, Turkey, but originally I'm from the states. I'm married to the most amazing Turkish man ever, Bilgehan. We've been married for almost two years now and things just get better and better.
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Meryem arrived on March 17th, 2008, St. Patty's day. She has turned our life upside down, but upside down is good. :) I've found that the love you have for your child is so beautiful and different than any love I've ever felt before. I feel very blessed for the life we have and the beautiful baby we've been given. It's been a huge change for us, but she's exactly what our little family needed. :)
'And when I wake up...
I'm still surprised at how much
my love grows for you
with each passing day.'
~Anonymous
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I love lots of things:
bilgehan and my meryem, my family, fighting with walker
chocolate, garfield, the color pink
strawberry twizzlers, ice cream, coffee
tommy hilfiger, movies, cheap dvds
babies, maine, cold weather
desperate housewives, country music, puppies, manatees
flamingos, hippos, peanut butter
mascara, lilies, impressionist art
istanbul, rice pudding, pictures
scrapbooks, myspace, singing along with music
being a mommy, weddings, skirts
brownies, ipods, diamonds
stickers, seashells, cinnamin
learning turkish, spring, the peanuts
anything lemony, lasagna, raspberries,
love notes, nicknames, real friends
oceans, visiting home, antiques
heirlooms, comfy sneakers, shuffleboard
starbucks, subway veggie sandwiches with mayo, bright orange cheese
rainbows, fairies, holidays of all kinds
playing bingo, and suprise flowers.
I miss everyone back home and I think about everyone everyday, but I'm where my heart is.
'I'm happier than a tornado in a trailer park.'
~Mater

My Interests

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What color is your romance?

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Pink Love
Your romance is mostly pink with a dip of reds. Basically, you are the most in love of all other colors but you didn't need me to tell you that. You already know that you've found your soulmate, the one you're destined to be with and you're so lost in love that you can't even see straight sometimes. A love like yours is meant to last forever and a day. You often wonder why you used to think your life was complete and why you never realized before that you weren't as happy as you thought you were. Your lover completes you in ways you never thought possible and you often find yourself missing them when they've just walked out the door. Your love is deep and pure and meant to last a lifetime.
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'He asked me to take his hand
Only if i promised to never let it go
So i grabbed it tightly
And said, 'i won't.'

to laugh often and much,
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children
to earn the appreciation of honest
critics and endure the betrayal of
false friends, to appreciate
beauty, to find the best in others
to leave the world a bit
better, whether by a healthy
child, a garden patch... to know
that even one life has breathed easier
because you have lived. This is
to have succeeded.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Music:

I like all kinds of music (except classical) from Metallica to Sister Hazel to Carrie Underwood to Sheryl Crow to Avril Lavine to Three Doors Down to Tarkan and more.

As long as it's so loud I can't hear myself singing along.

('Feels Like Home' is my favorite song... I listened to it all the time when Bilgehan and I were apart because it really says exactly how I feel about him. ♥ )

Movies:

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Television:

I love lOvE LOVE Gilmore Girls, Birbin Gece, and Desperate Housewives!

Books:

Heroes:

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"If you live to be a hundred,
I want to live to be a hundred minus one day,
so I never have to live without you."

~Winnie the Pooh

My Blog

She smiled!

Meryem smiled for the first time today! :) She has been smiling all day. There's nothing that can describe how I felt when she looked up at me and smiled and smiled again. I just love her to bits and ...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Wed, 21 May 2008 08:25:00 PST

Note to self...

When traveling by bus in Turkey with a 12 pound baby in a carrier that sets directly on my pea sized bladder after drinking my standard two cups of morning coffee, remember to pee ...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Mon, 19 May 2008 01:50:00 PST

Two months already!

Miss Meryem Nisa is two months old today! I can't believe it... time goes by so fast. She's doing great. She weighs around 11 pounds now. You can see from the recent pictures I've been posting that ...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Sat, 17 May 2008 10:34:00 PST

Funny

I'm sure that all you other parents out there can relate to us... I never thought I would get so excited about someone's bodily functions, let alone congradulate them on a job well done. LOL. It'...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Fri, 09 May 2008 11:49:00 PST

For the moms out there... :)

A newborn's conversation with God A baby asked God, 'They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?' God said, 'Your angel wi...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Thu, 08 May 2008 12:19:00 PST

Leaving on a jet plane...

It's never easy to say goodbye to someone you love so much... My mom left for home today, actually, her plane took off about five minutes ago. I don't know how to explain what's it's like when you liv...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Wed, 07 May 2008 02:49:00 PST

On a brighter note..

So I've resolved my problem mentioned in the last blog and I feel much better. It's nice to vent and have things out in the open and now I feel good. Anyway, on to more important things... Bilg...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Fri, 02 May 2008 12:31:00 PST

wading through the bullshit..

I get really tired of people shoveling out the bullshit excuses and downright lies when it comes to relationships. I've been dealing with someone in particular since when I found out I was pregnant th...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:05:00 PST

Mom’s here!

So my mom has been here for about a week and a half now... I can't say how happy I am to have her here. It's sooo great to see her since it's been over a year since I've been home. She's had such a gr...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:41:00 PST

Just like a cow...

Now I know how cow’s feel when they go for their milking. LOL. Meryem has refused to breastfeed so now I’m pumping milk for her like every two hours and I just sit there and think, boy tho...
Posted by Minno & Meryem on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:14:00 PST