Happy Birthday Isil/ Dogumgunun Kutlu Olsun Teyzos

I find it amazing to have people in my life whose birthday makes me really really happy. You know, like you feel blessed because they were born and became a part of your life. I spend the birthdays of my really loved ones with a big smile on my face. I (almost) get as happy as my own birthday on my mom’s, dad’s, siblings’ and my best friend’s birthdays. Thank God, they found me.  / Ben kendi dogumgununum disinda cok sevdiklerimin dogumgununlerinde de cok mutlu olurum. Hani gercekten iyi ki dogmuslar, iyi ki hayatima girmisler diye sevinirim. Onlar dogumgunlerini kutlarken, bende onlarin benim hayatimda olmasini kutlarim. Canim annemin, babiskomun, kardeslerimin, en yakin arkadasimin dogumgunleri hep yuzumde koca bir gulumsemeyle gecer.

Last week I had such a day, it was my aunt’s birthday. These are her dairy- free state-of-art cakes. / Gecen haftada oyle bir gun vardi: teyzosumun dogumgunuydu. Bu resimlerdeki pastalarirn hepsi teyzemin marifeti. Onun serefine gelsin bu post!

 

 She bakes these cakes in her own kitchen which she painted (and made me carry all the wallpaper from Chicago to Ankara with a stopover in Paris!) herself. Not only she is super talented in handcrafts but she is also a full-time working mom of two boys aged 17 and 3.5. The ultimate multi-tasker; she plays tennis, does yoga, travels, reads, takes care of herself and her family. She is truly aspirational and magical in making everything prettier.

 Bu pastalar, kendi boyadigi (ve duvar kagitlarini bana burdan tasittigi!) mutfaginda yaptigi, sut alerjisine uygun pastalari. Belirtmeden gecemicem, teyzem ayni zamanda biri 17, biri 3.5 yasinda iki cocuk annesi ve full-time calisan bir muhendis/yonetici. Butun bu yaptiklari gunluk yasamina ek yani. Bir donem yazligimizin alt katini tahta boyama atolyesine cevirmisti ki gecen yaz fikir degisitirip butun kati bastan yikip yaptirdi. Seneye heran hersey olabilir. Bulasmadigi bir siyaset kaldi zira, yakinda yerel secimlerde adaylik bekliyoruz kendisinden.

Whenever I feel overwhelmed and tired, she is my motivation to hang on. I know she is my aunt and this is biased but seriously – she is really beautiful, smart and funny. One of the most inspiring woman I have ever 

seen in my life, she is my muse to explore, try and achive. If you really want it, no excuses apply. / Elini degdigi herseyi guzellestirir Teyzosum. Ne zaman vaktim yok diye sizlansam ona bakip guc bulurum. Dunyalar guzelidir, akillidir, cok komiktir. Kalp kirmaz, kotu dusunemez. Bana ilham veren kadinlardan birdir o, insanin istedigi herseye vakit yaratabilicegine dair yol gosterenimdir. Yorulup, bahane bulmak yerine  (vallahi anlamiyorum nasi yapiyor, ben isten eve gelip parmagimi kipirdatamiyorum, nerde kaldi pasta, nerde tenis, coluk-cocuk!?) korkunc enerji ile etrafindakii mutluluk sacar Isil'cigim.

Happy birthday darling, I would be incomplete without you. / Iyi ki dogmussun caniminici. Ne guzel olmussun hayatimda.