We are in between visits - literally! Only one week to go. There will be only 2 weeks between our visits this time, that is the shortest we had to wait ever. I don't have to explain SO was very, very happy that I arranged the next visit so soon. He has been crappy and moody waiting the 5+ weeks we had in between last time, after spending more than 3 weeks together. I too have been beyond myself and felt sad I could not be with him, it very very unnatural to leave last time. We hope to be back at 3-4 weeks between visits.
I met these Norwegian girls, they were fun to drink with at the party and had another nickname for SO; Antonio Banderas. One of the girls (and her husband, who usually went there with her) thought SO looked like Antonio in the Zorro movie. He sort of does, with his energy, his smile and curly hair in a pony tail and of course he IS very handsome
I also met again SO's favourite guest, she lives part time in Turkey more than I do, she speaks Turkish too and I love discussing Turkey or societal questions with her. I am using a book she tipped me, I tipped her on Babbel.com During my stay I finished Beginner Level 3! I was so proud
The day before I left, I also got to know that I am accepted in a Turkish beginner's class in my city and will start soon 
My reading did not work out so well this time, I was simply very tired. I had the flu when I got there and it did not get better. I tried the Norwegian remedies, I tried the Turkish ones, I did not want to see a doctor as did not think the travel insurance would cover it (I did see my GP when I got home to Norway, now I am on a heap of drugs). I felt bad for not being more effective and not having the energy to cook for us. To make matters worse, I forgot most of my migraine medication, and the preassure of the flu to my head gave me migraine. I stayed away from the sun and from sugar as not to push it. One night I had to do it like in the olden days, before I got my migraine meds, and just get SO to hold around me and soothe me. That is the first time he has really seen me sick like that. I worried that he would care less for me because of it, but I think he quite likes it when I show my vonerable side from time to time. I do feel very safe around him, and taken care of.
We got to try massages at the spa place together this time, as I had promised him. He was like, you get massages by guys but I got a woman!
He sure knows a lot of people in the service business, there are different people giving him/us personal discounts each time - including the ex of the coming groom! I think he liked it but it was very new to him (exept the scrub which he had done before). I wanted us to get pedicure but they said the season was over for that. I told him I could do that myself (I am very into that kind of stuff, I do pedi/manicure all the time with my husband) which seemed to make him happy! It never ceases to surprise me what makes him happy. We ate fish at our favourite seafood place, drank raki and talked about the future. He told me about the problems at his job and why he is reluctant to work at the restaurant during winter. He said he wants to learn Norwegian and have another go at the tourist visa in off season. He was very exited to hear that my husband and I am going to buy a bigger flat, one with enough rooms to accomodate him on a visit - I did not know he thought so much about the hotel money.
He bought me flowers! He has never done that before. They waited on the veranda when I arrived, together with a card he had written in Norwegian. I am really touched by the hints that he wants to learn my language. The flowers were really pretty and we kept them on the veranda my whole stay
. I was sort of waiting for them, really, because I know he buys people flowers sometimes - even though that is pretty expensive in Turkey - I was sort of waiting for my turn. The thing about me and him is that our relation scare him, he is sort of trying to ease himself into it. He uses big words but then the consequenses of those words scare him. The situation sort of scares me too - I get afraid to get my heart broken because I invest so much in him - I don't mean the time and money, but just letting myself out there. He was very strange when I tried to talk over with him our upcoming aniversery, I got a bit angry like we don't have to celebrate it if you don't feel like it... He said of course he wanted to celebrate but it was all so very new to him (is is the 3rd time for me). He later said he was sort of sad that he had not had it SOONER -which I found very weird at first, but then I think I get it; at his age I was already well into my 2nd serious relationship. He said, it is probably his fault for not opening up his heart. He says I am the first girl he has fallen in love with, which I think has not sunk properly in yet.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhHwnrlZRus
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