{"id":981,"date":"2014-03-06T23:55:49","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T07:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/?p=981"},"modified":"2014-03-06T23:55:49","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T07:55:49","slug":"dinner-party-at-the-new-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2014\/03\/06\/dinner-party-at-the-new-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Dinner party at the new house"},"content":{"rendered":"

A big chunk of the amplifize<\/a> crew came over last night to the house. It was our first big dinner party, and we had a real blast. I cooked kofte, rice, and shepherd’s salad. Doruk got lots of wine. The night was spectacular.<\/p>\n

The babies helped me cook. Luka is really into cooking, which I think is quite cool. Amelia is quite into being the center of attention \ud83d\ude42 So it goes. They helped me mix up food in the food processor. Pushing buttons is a delight for them. Which I find genuinely fascinating. Then they shaped the kofte as well. It was going really well until Luka started eating the raw meat. So it goes.<\/p>\n

Then babies slept, and the adults had fun. Heather and Brock. Mary, Mat, and Reese. Doruk and Hanna.<\/p>\n

It’s funny how a digital family can come together in real life, and mix the two worlds together so well. Some stories start from amplifize articles. Others are about our real lives – problems at work, with the cats. The familiarity is fantastic. So is the genuineness of the moment.<\/p>\n

amplifize was not (and won’t be) a commercial success, but I’m really happy with what it’s brought in my life. Fantastic friends. Great conversations. And a smile to lighten up the day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A big chunk of the amplifize crew came over last night to the house. It was our first big dinner party, and we had a real blast. I cooked kofte, rice, and shepherd’s salad. Doruk got lots of wine. The night was spectacular. The babies helped me cook. Luka is really into cooking, which I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[66,1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pQyAq-fP","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":664,"url":"https:\/\/www.onvural.net\/melih\/thoughts\/2013\/11\/19\/good-bye-28-you-were-an-adventure\/","url_meta":{"origin":981,"position":0},"title":"Good-bye 28. 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