It's BACON!!!!

Most of you probably remember the old dog treat commercial with the camera running around sounding like an terrier on speed screaming for bacon... Unfortunately our lives have become somewhat like that, just with out the hyper part.
Our friends, who have got connections in the EU that have brought over lots of Ms. Piggy, have rewarded us with some bacon and ham for helping watch their kids.
I guess next we'll have a sign around our necks: "Will work for pork!"

Museum visit

Not long ago, we rearranged our schedule to be able to visit the archaeology museum. It was a bit overwhelming. It is not quite as varied in its history as the British Museum, but it goes just as deep. One of the most ironic things is that they have so many old statues, they don't have enough room for them and just leave the extras outside. They even use Corinthian columns as tables in their snack area. Our favorites were the Alexandrian sarcophagus, the Ishtar Gate pieces, the statue of Zeus, and the mosaic floors.

Put 'er to work

We've started work on the baby's room. There was an interesting pinkish color before, and although we are having a daughter, we opted out of pink... The paint is water based and has to be stirred from a thick paste to more of a thin one. We still have some to go, but it should be done in time.

Ham-aaaaaaahhhhhhhh-m!

Luke recently went to a local hamam, which is an updated version of the Roman baths. It's a time-honored tradition here, so why not? He joined up with some of the students visiting from the states (all guys) and went looking for the nearest bath house.
It was a little uncomfortable at first, as none of us knew what we were doing, but they were patient and steered us along to where we needed to go. Basically, you put your towel on, sit in a uber-humid room and douse yourself with warm water, and wait for the scrubbing. After 5 minutes of vigorous scrubbing comes the masaj. This was the best part. You skin is hypersensitive since its outermost layer was just ripped from your body, which actually makes the massage better. The masaj is done with soap and water and is a nice 10 to 15 minute trip to Ellysium. Afterwards, you can hang out in the cooling room or just go lie down, but since we didn't know what we were doing, we just changed back into our clothes...oops.
Luke will definitely be going again...

Dancing!

This is the ritual for when the groom picks up the bride before the wedding.
I was distracted at the very end and it took me a couple of seconds to turn it off--sorry bout that...