My Ladies..

Greetings,

Tonight... I am missing my Souda Bay ladies.

We took this on my last night in Souda. 

I miss you girls.
Top Five!

Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Greetings,

It's a beautiful day here in Greece....

The British snow birds are out for a swim.

The forecast in Virginia is

Temperature:  37°F

Current: Showers

Wind: N at 8 km/h

Humidity: 91%

Cold weather here we come.

Blessings,

She'll be coming round the Mountain

Greetings,


This weekend we took a little mini holiday back to the mountains....

for a little relaxation, eating, game playing, and horseback riding

Harry the horse whisper

I am not so sure if the horses have been our in a while??

As a matter-of-fact... no. 

My horse has definitely not had a rider on him any time soon.  It took a few minutes of soothing to calm him down.  Where was Harry the horse whisper when I need him? 

And we are off...

around the mountain...

riding English...

with an English saddle.

Not my favorite.

And I am still sore from the ride. 

But we had a nice weekend away from Souda Bay.  We have started the detox process.  We have a difficult week ahead of us... I think?

Blessings,

(please remind me to brush my hair... next time some one has a camera)

P a r a d i c e

Greetings,

We have new digs!

We have relocated to the Paradice... please note paradice is not a misspell, but how it is spelled.  It's fitting, one of my first emails back home (way back in FEB of 2008) was titled Paradise is it NOT.  We had arrived in on of the coldest winters here, it actually snowed for two days straight.  I had envisioned a paradise and what I found once I arrived was anything but.

I come into this place thinking paradise and find it's not.... and leave in a Paradice that is mispelled.  That pretty much sums it up!

A little wild for my taste, but its only for a week.

Small problem....no bath. 

But it's only for a week.

The in room accommodations may be a bit daunting, but the outside is spectacular!

It's hard to believe we will only be here for another week. 

Blessings,

Bowling Alley Good-byes

Greetings,

Tonight... we had the Ward Room good-byes.  Must of the time it's at a stuffy restaurant, but Harry asked if we could have our good-bye at the bowling alley.  (Hence his red shoes)

Not sure what the going price for a Souda Bay plaque goes for on eBay?

Never allow a preacher access to undivided attention!  His first words were, "Since I have not seen you guys in Chapel lately....."

Not sure what I was doing.... but the XO asked for the ladies in the back to keep it down.... thankfully, that is his wife beside me.

Must act right.... some one has a camera!

It is sad to leave.  And the more good-byes we say... the sadder it gets. 

Well, there are a few I do not mind, but on the whole... it's pretty rough!

Blessings,

It's really Real now

Greetings,

T - minus 1 week and a wake up. 

It's Moving Day.

As the Greek movers roll up in their trucks... I realize that we are really going to leave this place!

Let the games begin...

 

My absolute favorite mover.... he played the violin from Israel, the xylophone from Thailand. 

Everything gets wrapped.... EVERYTHING!

After an hour or so... some guy comes in and says, "No pictures!"  And he puts his hand in front of the camera. 

Let me think about this ....

my house

my stuff

my camera?

What is the problem here... is he doing something he does not want me to photo?

The hallways are too narrow... so the boxes and furniture and the second and third floor... get tossed / lowered from the balcony.

Harry's was a great help... he pretty much stayed right here the entire time. 

Ah, it's all gone.  Boxed up.  Crated up.  And ready to ship off.

I hope it makes it to Virginia safe and sound and in one piece.

Blessings,

Last Meal

Greetings,

Tonight was the night Wednesday night service for several of our friends... I think Harry and I will be here for one more Wednesday night. 

We have made some life long friendships while our two-year stay here. 

Thanks Envantheia for all your hard work leading worship. 

And Matt for your continued service as the wizard behind the computer!

After Wednesday night service... we always eat a Pot-luck meal... it's a wonderful time of eating and fellowship... I will miss this, but not as much as Harry.

One of my favorite people in the entire world... Darrell. Thanks for taking pictures for me!

 

Here I am .... still trying to pack up Harry's office.

While uploading these pictures... I notice something we have left unpacked....

Harry's eye chart!  The must have eye chart.... I guess we will need to hand carry it.  For those of you unfamiliar with the eye chart... just know it is a keeper and probably older than Kayne.

Blessings,

A day at the Beach

Greetings,

Harry and I spent the day at the beach.... yes, Northeastern American, it's warm here (kinda).

I considered joining the windsurfers, but I have already packed up my wetsuit.... as if it fits anymore! 

And I am not sure if this little parasail will hold me..

Or toss me into the nearest burnt building?

We enjoyed a quiet windy day at the beach.  There are several things I will miss here in Greece.  The beach is #1... no I take that back.

Friends:   #1

Beach:  very close 2nd

Blessings,