The substantial decrease in the number of student enrollees had compelled the school to terminate the services of the non-permanent teachers.  Since my wife was still on a contract basis, she was one of those who unluckily got fired.  She really felt bad of her predicament because she loved her work very much.  However, there was nothing she could do about it- the school was in a tight budget!  Fortunately though, her work was not our bread and butter.  We have a flourishing business which gave us sufficient returns, thus enabling us to cope way over our financial needs.  Certain that my better-half was feeling blue, I treated her a Cruise from Istanbul to Rome.  Aboard the ship, I did my best to ease her misery.  I took her to the movie theater to watch a good movie; we went to the bar and had a few sips of wine, we went dancing until the wee hours of the night.  We took a swim in the pool at the upper deck.   We really had a great time.  Otherwise, I would not have seen laughter in her eyes again.  In a way, I was successful in helping her moved on!  Indeed the trip was what she needed- it made her new again.  So guys over there, take your wives on this cruise.  Definitely you will have a wonderful journey!