And blue seas and sunshine and beautiful beaches and lots of fun!! At least for 12 days. Yes, that is right! I am going on vacation! Guess, guess, guess!!
Oh yea.....Greece!!! That is the beauty of being Greek. I get to stay with family and thus be able to afford such trips.
On this particular trip, I'll be spending most of my time with my cousin. She is a year older than me, and as difficult as she normally is with people.....somehow she really likes me. And I really like her too. We usually have a good time, but I think this trip we will have a great time. We are planning a girls' weekend with another friend for the first weekend that I arrive. She has a beach house outside of Athens and I am planning on bringing lots of rum, cause its time that we got drunk and had a good talk....and a good laugh! Seeing as I never used to drink before....my liver is in pristine condition and can handle this weekend! Ahhh the joys of being 50.....its time to let loose!
We then get back to Athens, and may hit a couple of museums, especially the new museum at the Acropolis. Maybe do a little shopping for souvenirs at the flea market . There will be a couple of evenings at the Tavernas ( restaurants) enjoying lots of good Greek food. And with all this eating, I will return having lost weight! How you ask??? Well, with all the swimming and snorkeling and walking to shops and through museums, my metabolism get such a jolt, it burns those pesky calories off in no time. I wish I could be that active at home....but its kind of difficult to window shop when you have to be at your desk working every day!
A couple of days after we return to Athens, my cousin and I will drive to Igios Ioannis, Pelion, which is a cute little coastal village. We have booked a hotel room directly on the beach, and we will be staying for 3 nights. I can't wait. Its been 5 years since my last trip, and its been way too long.
My mom and aunt are in Greece right now and I'll spend an evening meeting up with them and a few other relatives for a family get together to catch up with everyone.
Then before you know it, its time to go home. When I get back, I have to be at work the next day and I'm hoping that I will be able to stay awake, what with the jet lag and all.
Unfortunately, my bf will not be coming with me. This is mostly due to the fact he's a very nervous flier, so much so that he is "working" on getting back on a plane. I am hoping that in a couple of years, we'll be able to go somewhere together. So this trip has its good parts and bad, as I will miss him and I shall miss sharing everything I'll experience on this trip with him. All I can say is thank God for technology. I have a digital camera, and my cousin has a computer and I will try to send pictures and e-mails as much as possible.
I just can't wait and the countdown is on......31 days to go!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Naughty Girl! Yep, that's me!
WOW.... I have been a very naughty girl!! No, no, not that way, get your minds out of the gutters.
I have been vary lax in keeping up to date with this blogging stuff. Partly cause there hasn't been that much to talk about and partly cause there is too much to talk about.
I'm in a quandary. I can't seem to be able to decide how much to bore you with.
I'll do my best, but sometimes it all seems too boring to write about.
First off, that little illness I spoke about last time .... well it landed me in the hospital!!
Yes the pain was that bad. It was kind of a funny story. I had been in a lot of pain all the Sunday night and into Monday morning. There was no way I could get out of bed to go to work, so I called in sick. I was doing my best to just breath, lying there in bed, when my aunt drove by my house and noticed my car still there. She was perplexed? Is Dora not at work today? And being the really caring (read snooping) aunt that she is, she calls my mom. Hey, there, Dora's car is still at home and she is not answering her phone. What can be wrong??? Well, as quick as you can say superheros, my mom and aunt are at the door, ringing the doorbell, freaking out that I am close to death in there.
OK, I know they were almost right about this, but dear lord, did everyone in the building have to hear? They tried to convince me to call an ambulance, but I absolutely did not want that, so they drove me to the hospital.
The best part of this story ..... When we got to the emergency, the receiving nurse looked at me in the wheelchair with this large bloated abdomen and asked, "Baby?" "No" I replied, "Hernia!" Imagine ....at my age?!? Good grief!!! After 3 hours waiting, which is pretty good in emergency, they put me on a bed, found me a nook in the ICU and pumped me full of morphine! Alright, maybe not full of, but it was good enough for immediate relief from the pain! Then this really nice doctor came by to verify if it was urgent, because at this point they thought I would need surgery if the hernia was strangled. Thank goodness it was not the case, but the doctor had a really serious talk with me about the need to lose some weight. Even if the hernia is repaired, it will keep coming back.
So there you have it folks. I was in the hospital and couldn't blog. Well at least for 6 hours. The rest of the time I was just plain lazy!
I have been vary lax in keeping up to date with this blogging stuff. Partly cause there hasn't been that much to talk about and partly cause there is too much to talk about.
I'm in a quandary. I can't seem to be able to decide how much to bore you with.
I'll do my best, but sometimes it all seems too boring to write about.
First off, that little illness I spoke about last time .... well it landed me in the hospital!!
Yes the pain was that bad. It was kind of a funny story. I had been in a lot of pain all the Sunday night and into Monday morning. There was no way I could get out of bed to go to work, so I called in sick. I was doing my best to just breath, lying there in bed, when my aunt drove by my house and noticed my car still there. She was perplexed? Is Dora not at work today? And being the really caring (read snooping) aunt that she is, she calls my mom. Hey, there, Dora's car is still at home and she is not answering her phone. What can be wrong??? Well, as quick as you can say superheros, my mom and aunt are at the door, ringing the doorbell, freaking out that I am close to death in there.
OK, I know they were almost right about this, but dear lord, did everyone in the building have to hear? They tried to convince me to call an ambulance, but I absolutely did not want that, so they drove me to the hospital.
The best part of this story ..... When we got to the emergency, the receiving nurse looked at me in the wheelchair with this large bloated abdomen and asked, "Baby?" "No" I replied, "Hernia!" Imagine ....at my age?!? Good grief!!! After 3 hours waiting, which is pretty good in emergency, they put me on a bed, found me a nook in the ICU and pumped me full of morphine! Alright, maybe not full of, but it was good enough for immediate relief from the pain! Then this really nice doctor came by to verify if it was urgent, because at this point they thought I would need surgery if the hernia was strangled. Thank goodness it was not the case, but the doctor had a really serious talk with me about the need to lose some weight. Even if the hernia is repaired, it will keep coming back.
So there you have it folks. I was in the hospital and couldn't blog. Well at least for 6 hours. The rest of the time I was just plain lazy!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Life Happens
Well, well, well, how amazing is it that we did not go to Ottawa! Why you ask? Because I got really sick, and boy I do not wish that kind of pain to anyone!
This all started when I had a glass of chocolate milk on Friday night. Then my temporary lactose intolerance kicked in. Yes temporary, because sometimes I get sick and sometimes I don't. This may be a new medical discovery, as I have never heard of anyone else with fluctuating intolerance. I woke up at 5 AM with bloating and cramps and pain. It settled down a bit and when BF came by at 7AM to pick me up, everything was much better. I told him about it and he decided that it was too risky to travel 2 hours if there was any chance I would be sick again. We decided to do a quick trip to the nephew, which is about 45 mins away, and things were good for about an hour, then Oh My God! The cramps really kicked in! Along with the cramps, I had bad nausea. All the way back home I was lying down in the car, with a lot of moaning and breathing exercises. Childbirth was way less painful.
We finally got home and I tried to take some Tums to help with the nausea, but that just sent me running to the bathroom gagging like mad.
The only thing that was helpful at this point, was to lie down, so we went up to bed and we lay there quietly where we both fell asleep. After about 3 hours of a lovely Saturday afternoon nap, we woke up refreshed (him), and pain free (me).
We got some coffee to wake up and I sent him off to pick up some ribs for supper. When he got back, we ate, and then watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, which I had never seen before. Great movie!! I just adore Audrey Hepburn.
After the movie, I got us a couple of Melon Martinis (I make great Martinis) and gave BF his present.
The reaction was .....speechless! Yes his eyes did bug out a bit.
What's this you say? What was his birthday gift? Well, something I knew he would love to have, because of everything he has ever said about ancient Egypt and the artifacts in the museums.
I bought him an authentic Egyptian Ushabti. This one is dated between 600 to 30 BC and its a little bit of ancient Egypt that he now owns. He totally loved it!!! I think it has overwhelmed him a bit and I know it will take awhile for it all to sink in. We went to visit his mom and aunt today for cake and coffee, and he brought his "little green man" with him to show them. He looked very happy to be showing off his new "treasure".
So all in all not a bad weekend, and sometime soon, we will definitely be going to Ottawa to see the exhibit, and I also plan on taking my kids on a separate trip.
Hope you all have a great week!
This all started when I had a glass of chocolate milk on Friday night. Then my temporary lactose intolerance kicked in. Yes temporary, because sometimes I get sick and sometimes I don't. This may be a new medical discovery, as I have never heard of anyone else with fluctuating intolerance. I woke up at 5 AM with bloating and cramps and pain. It settled down a bit and when BF came by at 7AM to pick me up, everything was much better. I told him about it and he decided that it was too risky to travel 2 hours if there was any chance I would be sick again. We decided to do a quick trip to the nephew, which is about 45 mins away, and things were good for about an hour, then Oh My God! The cramps really kicked in! Along with the cramps, I had bad nausea. All the way back home I was lying down in the car, with a lot of moaning and breathing exercises. Childbirth was way less painful.
We finally got home and I tried to take some Tums to help with the nausea, but that just sent me running to the bathroom gagging like mad.
The only thing that was helpful at this point, was to lie down, so we went up to bed and we lay there quietly where we both fell asleep. After about 3 hours of a lovely Saturday afternoon nap, we woke up refreshed (him), and pain free (me).
We got some coffee to wake up and I sent him off to pick up some ribs for supper. When he got back, we ate, and then watched Breakfast at Tiffany's, which I had never seen before. Great movie!! I just adore Audrey Hepburn.
After the movie, I got us a couple of Melon Martinis (I make great Martinis) and gave BF his present.
The reaction was .....speechless! Yes his eyes did bug out a bit.
What's this you say? What was his birthday gift? Well, something I knew he would love to have, because of everything he has ever said about ancient Egypt and the artifacts in the museums.
I bought him an authentic Egyptian Ushabti. This one is dated between 600 to 30 BC and its a little bit of ancient Egypt that he now owns. He totally loved it!!! I think it has overwhelmed him a bit and I know it will take awhile for it all to sink in. We went to visit his mom and aunt today for cake and coffee, and he brought his "little green man" with him to show them. He looked very happy to be showing off his new "treasure".
So all in all not a bad weekend, and sometime soon, we will definitely be going to Ottawa to see the exhibit, and I also plan on taking my kids on a separate trip.
Hope you all have a great week!
Friday, February 27, 2009
On the Road Again......
Tomorrow is my sweetie's birthday and I am taking him to Ottawa to see the exhibit from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts titled: Tombs of Eternity: The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, and it's all about Ancient Egypt, mummies and archaeological digs. There will be lovely specimens to see and an IMAX movie about how these artifacts are found. We will then we hit the road, driving back home, but before we get all the way back, we will be stopping off at his nephew's house for some cake and coffee. We will sing a little birthday ditty of course, then finally back home, where we shall pick up some ribs to bring home, and I will give him his present. Now all this is happening because he LOVES anything to do with ancient Egypt and you would not guess in a million years what his gift is. Shall I tell you now....or wait till Sunday?
I will have to wait till Sunday!!! Main reason is that just in case he ever reads this (highly unlikely) I don't want the surprise to be ruined, and I also want to tell you all about his reaction to the gift! It had better be a good one! I expect total speechlessness, and maybe a small tear. Blubbering nonsense will also be accepted!!
This now means I have made a promise and I must return with news on Sunday.... and I'll update you all on what's been happening!
Have a great weekend!!
Tomorrow is my sweetie's birthday and I am taking him to Ottawa to see the exhibit from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts titled: Tombs of Eternity: The Afterlife in Ancient Egypt, and it's all about Ancient Egypt, mummies and archaeological digs. There will be lovely specimens to see and an IMAX movie about how these artifacts are found. We will then we hit the road, driving back home, but before we get all the way back, we will be stopping off at his nephew's house for some cake and coffee. We will sing a little birthday ditty of course, then finally back home, where we shall pick up some ribs to bring home, and I will give him his present. Now all this is happening because he LOVES anything to do with ancient Egypt and you would not guess in a million years what his gift is. Shall I tell you now....or wait till Sunday?
I will have to wait till Sunday!!! Main reason is that just in case he ever reads this (highly unlikely) I don't want the surprise to be ruined, and I also want to tell you all about his reaction to the gift! It had better be a good one! I expect total speechlessness, and maybe a small tear. Blubbering nonsense will also be accepted!!
This now means I have made a promise and I must return with news on Sunday.... and I'll update you all on what's been happening!
Have a great weekend!!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Back from the Land Before Time
Hello everyone,
Its been a really tough couple of months. The new job was grueling and I was so exhausted, and I was battling the blues, and I had no stomach for writing.
But I've overcome all that! The job has settled down somewhat, and things are looking better in the romantic arena and the blues are gone for now, so I will try to catch up with everything.
Work has been hell. When I was being interviewed, they asked me how I felt about occasional overtime. I know that in the finance department, there will be overtime at month-end, its all part of the job. But I had no idea I was supposed to be working 12 hour days almost every day. Its almost like Survivor ....whoever makes it to the year-end, will get their bonus (mega bucks$$$), and if you don't make it...oh well ...toodles! Less money to be paid out!
My kids are doing great. I am so proud of these 2 boys. Don't get me wrong, we all have our moments of doppiness, but on the whole they are great. Alex is in college, which here in Quebec is halfway between last year of high school and first year of college. He is doing really well with his classes, which is film studies, but then he had better be since he chose them!! He is also working part time at a Halloween Store that opened for eight weeks only, so with all the hours he is putting in, he has very little time to go out with friends. But even though its taking up so much of his time and he is exhausted, he hangs in there for the money(he needs to pay back his Dad for the Playstaion 3 he got on Boxing Day) and because he knows its all over after Halloween. He told me he'll take a rest when the job is done.
Andrew is in his second year of high school and he is also doing very well. This is such a huge releif for us, since he was diagnosed as ADD and was on medication for a few years in elementary school. He doesn't take any mdeication now, and he is doing so well. When he does well, he is motivated to work harder and this results in even better marks! All this by himself. I don't have to get on his case to do homework and he manages to organise his stuff without my checking up on him. Occasionally he'll screw up, but hey....we all do! I tell them every day how proud I am of them!
Things are going well in the romance department. Perhaps not as quickly as I would want, but I have to accept and live within the restrictions of our reality. At this moment we are both supporting our kids and there is too much going on to allow us to be together as a single unit. It bothered me in the begining, cause I thought it was all like a hollywood movie....you know.....your kids....my kids....great big happy family. Now I know that this is not real, that we all have our stuff and I have to say that I am content with the way things are right now! I get to see him when we have time and its been really good when we are together, so much so that I can live with this for as long as it takes to get our "ducks lined up in a row". B and I have something special that neither one of has ever experienced before and we both want to nurture it into what I beleive will be a wonderful life together. However long it takes, I am committed, and I beleive he is too. Only time will tell, and I am willing to give it all I have.
That's it for now......I'll get to mere stuff this week, as the kids are with their Dad and I am home alone!!!
Have a great day!!!
Its been a really tough couple of months. The new job was grueling and I was so exhausted, and I was battling the blues, and I had no stomach for writing.
But I've overcome all that! The job has settled down somewhat, and things are looking better in the romantic arena and the blues are gone for now, so I will try to catch up with everything.
Work has been hell. When I was being interviewed, they asked me how I felt about occasional overtime. I know that in the finance department, there will be overtime at month-end, its all part of the job. But I had no idea I was supposed to be working 12 hour days almost every day. Its almost like Survivor ....whoever makes it to the year-end, will get their bonus (mega bucks$$$), and if you don't make it...oh well ...toodles! Less money to be paid out!
My kids are doing great. I am so proud of these 2 boys. Don't get me wrong, we all have our moments of doppiness, but on the whole they are great. Alex is in college, which here in Quebec is halfway between last year of high school and first year of college. He is doing really well with his classes, which is film studies, but then he had better be since he chose them!! He is also working part time at a Halloween Store that opened for eight weeks only, so with all the hours he is putting in, he has very little time to go out with friends. But even though its taking up so much of his time and he is exhausted, he hangs in there for the money(he needs to pay back his Dad for the Playstaion 3 he got on Boxing Day) and because he knows its all over after Halloween. He told me he'll take a rest when the job is done.
Andrew is in his second year of high school and he is also doing very well. This is such a huge releif for us, since he was diagnosed as ADD and was on medication for a few years in elementary school. He doesn't take any mdeication now, and he is doing so well. When he does well, he is motivated to work harder and this results in even better marks! All this by himself. I don't have to get on his case to do homework and he manages to organise his stuff without my checking up on him. Occasionally he'll screw up, but hey....we all do! I tell them every day how proud I am of them!
Things are going well in the romance department. Perhaps not as quickly as I would want, but I have to accept and live within the restrictions of our reality. At this moment we are both supporting our kids and there is too much going on to allow us to be together as a single unit. It bothered me in the begining, cause I thought it was all like a hollywood movie....you know.....your kids....my kids....great big happy family. Now I know that this is not real, that we all have our stuff and I have to say that I am content with the way things are right now! I get to see him when we have time and its been really good when we are together, so much so that I can live with this for as long as it takes to get our "ducks lined up in a row". B and I have something special that neither one of has ever experienced before and we both want to nurture it into what I beleive will be a wonderful life together. However long it takes, I am committed, and I beleive he is too. Only time will tell, and I am willing to give it all I have.
That's it for now......I'll get to mere stuff this week, as the kids are with their Dad and I am home alone!!!
Have a great day!!!
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