Greece...and LIFE!

Alright, so....I'm a TOTAL slacker!!!!  Yes, I went to Greece....yes is was amazing....I had a blast.  It was great to experience something new once again with my mom.  I know not many have that opportunity so I definitely cherish it.  Because 16 days is way too long to write about, let me cover some highlights.

1.  The tour group:  what a great bunch of people.  My mom knew all but three or four and they ALL love her!

2.  Our hotel in Athens...come on, it was 5 star with a view of the Acropolis from the hotel restaurant, doesn't get much better than that!

3.  Olympia--we were there when they had the initial lighting of the olympic torch...so cool!

4.  Biblical locations...Patmos, Corinth, etc...

5.  Kalambaka/Meteora--we visited two monasteries that were located on top of these rock cliffs...absolutely incredible.  And if you ever go to one, don't accidently bump the candle holders....Olive Oil comes gushing out like it did on me when I tried to take my camera off from around my neck.  Luckily, a couple ladies in the group wiped off my neck with baby wipes, and I had an extra long sleeve shirt in my purse!

6.  Kusadasi--Ephesus...AMAZING.  And now I can say I went to Turkey!

7.  Greek Islands--totally looks like the movies and yes, the water is really as turquoise as it looks!

8.  Watching a little tiny tug boat pulling a HUGE cruise ship out of port....amazing the power those little boats have and how effective they are.

See pics below....between me and my mom, we took...A LOT of pictures, so these are snippets of the trip.  I'm working on our book (after every trip I take with my mom, I make a digital scrapbook for us...the trick for this one will be remembering EVERYTHING we saw and the history behind it!).




So LIFE....has been busy, but great.  I am loving DC, the east coast...its been a great experience so far.  Soccer season will start up again on August 1, so the staff at GW is keeping busy making preparations for pre-season as well as recruiting, and other little odds and ends that need to continually be taken care of.  I was able to go to a Washington Nationals game last Saturday and I loved it!  I completely forgot how much I enjoy MLB games!   So life is good, I can't complain, and just feeling really happy and really blessed.  :)

Went to the Nats vs. Yankees Game...Nats lost 5-3  :(

Gravelly Point...next to the Reagan Airport....LITERALLY!




Went to Longwood Gardens in PA with my roommate

LIFE IS GOOD!!!!!!