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The Today Show Goes to Istanbul

Check out their videos:
Day 4 of "Where in the World is Matt Lauer":


Facts about Turkey:


Istanbul: What you need to Know:


The Whirling Dervishes:


Turkish Dishes:


Quickie Tour of Istanbul:


The Blue Mosque:


Traveling to Istanbul:

Pictures From Turkey

Check out my Pictures from Turkey

How Not To Blow Bubbles

My daughter demonstrating

her bubble blowing skills!

Istanbul: I am so excited!

On Friday I will leave for Turkey to visit friends.
We will be staying in Istanbul and then travel to Ephesus and back. Istanbul is the only city in the world that is situated in two continents; Europe and Asia! Over the centuries it has served as the capital of three empires!

• Roman 330-395 AD
• Byzantine 395-1453 AD
• Ottoman 1453-1923
  

It will be surreal to walk on Roman streets and stand inside The Aya Sofia dedicated in 537AD by Emperor Justinian. I can not wait, I am so excited! I will keep you posted.

Sunshine "Peeps"

Today is one of my favorite days, I am massaging my Sunshine "Peeps"! I have five clients coming in throughout the day and they are such a joy to work with. Each one of them lives in a residential facility for individuals with developmental disabilities. They love having massages and they will have me laughing and smiling all day. I have one women who sings praise songs and hymns while I am massaging her. Another women whips off her wig and throws it across the room and grabs my hands and kisses them. I have one man who loves Kleenex and I must limit him to only two maybe three per visit otherwise he would never get on the table and my box would be emptied! There is no bullshit with these individuals either they like you or they don't, either they are in a bad mood or they are not, they do not pretend. I love them for this!

Two years ago when I started working on my peeps I honestly did not know if I could do this work, I had never been around individuals with developmental disabilities and when I came in contact with them at restaurants or the mall they made me uncomfortable. Yet, I though I would give it a shot, so here I am two years later telling you how they will make my day. I have learned so much about myself and the healing of massage through them. Many of these individuals have been abused at some point in their lives or are covered in scars from surgeries yet they still want to trust and be touched. It is my honor and privilege to be the one that they trust.

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