Monday, July 2, 2012
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Greece
Jeff and I are on our way home from two weeks in Greece. We can hardly wait to see and hug and cuddle the little man but it has been an amazing, fascinating and relaxing trip. It has been an interesting time to be in Greece but in a nutshell we had a great experience with the people and the country.
We started with two days seeing the sites in Athens, and then jumped a short flight to Santorini. We stayed in Oia (amazing!) where we did some scuba diving, hiked, lazed on the red and black sand beaches and caught every single sunset. We then flew back to the main land and jumped in the car for quick visits to Delphi and Olympia. Delphi is difficult to explain but certainly worth the jaunt and Olympia (the site of the original Olympic games) was surprising and definitely fueled my Olympic fire. We relaxed for a few more days on the coast in Nafplio. Then caught a ferry to enjoy the island life on Hydra. Hydra with no cars, only donkeys and oddly a LOT of cats was the perfect place to end our trip.
After 9 years (next week!) we got a kick out of being pegged as honeymooners everywhere we went, but we are ready to get back to the real world and thank our amazing family for taking such good care of Abe.
Below are a few pictures. Yes, they are a bit random (my husband gives me a hard time about the photos I select) but these are the ones that make me smile.
We started with two days seeing the sites in Athens, and then jumped a short flight to Santorini. We stayed in Oia (amazing!) where we did some scuba diving, hiked, lazed on the red and black sand beaches and caught every single sunset. We then flew back to the main land and jumped in the car for quick visits to Delphi and Olympia. Delphi is difficult to explain but certainly worth the jaunt and Olympia (the site of the original Olympic games) was surprising and definitely fueled my Olympic fire. We relaxed for a few more days on the coast in Nafplio. Then caught a ferry to enjoy the island life on Hydra. Hydra with no cars, only donkeys and oddly a LOT of cats was the perfect place to end our trip.
After 9 years (next week!) we got a kick out of being pegged as honeymooners everywhere we went, but we are ready to get back to the real world and thank our amazing family for taking such good care of Abe.
Below are a few pictures. Yes, they are a bit random (my husband gives me a hard time about the photos I select) but these are the ones that make me smile.
The earthquake history on the Acopolis is amazing!
Just another night in Oia, Sanotorini
The "Newlyweds"
Wine tasting at sunset overlooking the caldera.
The vehicle of choice on Santorini.
Delphi theatre.
Jeff on the original marble starting line at the Olympic stadium.
Umbrella, check. Lounge chair, check. Frosty beverage, check.
Sun, check. Beautiful beach, check.
The other vehichle - the classic Fiat PANDA!
The only mode of transportation on Hydra.
Cappuccino Freddo.
He came. He conquered.
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Raised Beds
We are working to put in raised beds in our backyard. Here are a few shots of the progress.
the disasterous "before" shot
in progress
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Green Thumb
Abe has really enjoyed working in the garden this spring. At school they raised caterpillars/butterflies and then released them into their garden. Since then, he has been very interested in growing things and all sorts of bugs, worms, bees, and birds that populate our back-yard.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Back in the Saddle
It has been a while since our last post, and we have been working to get our projects out of the way so we can enjoy the summer. We wrapped up the upstairs bathroom in February which was our last major project inside the house.
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