Class & Tummy Aches (July 22)

This morning when I was getting ready, my new ring broke! It had a little kink it in, and when I bent it a little to resize it, it snapped there. Woops! IF ANYONE HAS a soldering iron, I want to use it when I get home to fix my ring! It should be a pretty easy fix.

I took all my new meds and headed off to class. The first thing Brittany asks when I walk into psych is if I can eat- why? Because it’s TACO DAY. Noooo! We only have 2 taco days the whole voyage, and this was number 2! And I can’t eat. :( Bummer!

Now fast forward to lunch- you have to understand how long it’s been since I’ve had even mock Mexican food. Like, way too long. I knew it was probably a bad idea, but I REALLY wanted just a little taste! I got a taco and got through not even half, then realized (felt) how stupid it was and stopped, moving onto cup of noodles and Sprite like a good girl. And I think I got some fro yo…that seemed to make my stomach feel the best. The pool bar guys thought I was a fatty, ordering so often from them!]

Because I can eat such a limited list of items, I got soooo hungry. In the afternoon, I had to get another cup of noodles. Those things really don’t fill you up! These next few days will be a hungry few…

Before dinner, I napped and blogged a little. Then at dinner, I got my cup of noodles and tried half of an open-faced peanut butter, honey, and banana on toasted bread (and was thinking of you DAD!!). After half it was time to stop. I just wanted some substance! I was so darn HUNGRY!

Our dinner conversations tend to go on for…oh, about 2 hours or so (we’re always the last to leave) and tonight’s conversation was about how all of our parents met. It was a fun story time! Then after dinner we watched the sunset, and just as it was getting dark we passed through the Bosphorus Strait- right through Istanbul! We passed under a really pretty lit bridge that was doing a light show, AND we saw fireworks! To our right was Asia, and to our left was Europe. We could even see the Hagia Sophia and Blue Mosque from the ship! It was like a little teaser for Istanbul. It’s so much prettier and more colorful than I ever expected! I think I’m going to like Istanbul! Did you know Istanbul is located on 2 continents? I didn’t! Maybe I’ll get to go to Asia in a couple days!

When it got even later, I went up on deck and had some alone time with just me, the stars, the ocean, and God. It was refreshing. This was one of the first times I was really alone, and not in my room. It was so refreshing!! Once I got tired, I headed to bed.