Word. Happy Friday lovies! Muuuuuuuuuaaaaaah! … [Read more...]
Greek for a Day
If you're going to be in Oklahoma City this upcoming weekend, I invite you for just a day to come and be Greek like me. Every year, our Greek community at St. George Greek Orthodox church hosts a GREEK FESTIVAL and it is one annual event you don't want to miss if you love anything at all about Greek food, culture, history, music or ME! HA! (just kidding!). Held at the church in north Oklahoma City, you can come experience all this goodness … [Read more...]
Friday Feel Good
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A Big Sister Party
In honor of Throwback Thursdays in the social media world, I thought I'd share something I did as a mom that was a pretty cool thing I came up with. Now, if you're not a mom, feel free to pass this along to someone who is and who is planning on having more children. I swear, any bit of good advice I could get from other moms, I'd soak it up. And I feel like this was a neat thing I did. Perhaps you might call this a "mommy blog" post, but mom … [Read more...]
Mountain Goats, A Sunset and Humpty Dumpty
A fun video to get your weekend going... Taken on the cliffs of the island of Kefalonia in Greece. http://youtu.be/CzSBUHwBaWE Here is what we saw when we got out.... (ignore the all day windblown hair and no makeup.... ) Myrtos beach, noted as one of Greece's best beaches. A magnificent view to say the least.... I wish I could take all of you there with me.... wouldn't we have a ball down there??? Maybe … [Read more...]
Take Me To The Beach Friday
This weekend marks the official end of summer. But, in some ways, I wish it still were summer, don't you? (Where I live, we are in the sweltering heat of 100, so it doesn't feel like fall yet, trust me!) Who doesn't want to kick some sand around and be at the beach all day??? I know that is one of my favorite things because I let go of everything and escape. So today I'm inviting you with me to Avithos Beach in Kefalonia in Greece. Sit back, … [Read more...]
M & M of Pop Culture
M & M. Miley and Macklemore. (dear daughter comes home the other day from school saying "I have to compare and contrast"... well, in a nutshell, this could be considered just that....) Miley Cyrus. Need I say any more? I try to post things on my blog to be inspiring, positive, informative, beneficial for our lives in some way shape or form. Well, this is something I felt like I had to have a mini vent on. I don't know how far our … [Read more...]
Pictures, Videos and Backup
Do you take pictures or videos on your phone? If you've become tech savvy and into the 21st century of all the things our phones can do (and I'm only using phones as the biggest example), then I want to let you in on one of my most favorite discoveries which is the most SIMPLE thing EVER and has been around for a while. Dropbox. It's been the thing that has put my mind at ease, relieved the memory on all of my devices, and has free'd … [Read more...]
Confetti Pancakes
Super easy fun quickie pancakes little ones will think you're the best thing ever since bubble gum ice cream! I whipped this little number up the other day for my kids, surprised them, and they thought these were the best treats, and I won the cool mom award. Yeah, I could do from scratch, but having a bottle of this miracle stuff makes a busy life SO easy. 1. Add water to the mix, just like the bottle says. 2. Pour out the mix … [Read more...]
Enough Said
For those of us who are parents, the month AUGUST is synonymous with one thing: BACK TO SCHOOL. And most of us can agree that it is now time for a little "healthy separation", don't you agree? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcYbo7pjto (one of my favorite ads EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR) Enough said! Happy Friday! … [Read more...]
Being True to Me
Hello lovies! Writing to you from HOME. Not my traveling home, but HOME home. {deep breath} Let this be a little deeper post than normal, but when I first started this blog, I chose the name, The OP Life, to share truly meaningful things that are ON PURPOSE in your life. I tend to stray from deep subjects because I'm passionate about so much more, but today, it's the deep meaningful stuff. So here I am with something very true to … [Read more...]
Jet Lagged and Adjusting
This is me a few days ago.... I was trying OH so hard to catch a bit of zzzzzzzz's, considering I had pulled an all nighter the previous evening. Let's see.... traveling 23 hours, an 8 hour time difference and add the all nighter to the equation and you have one TIRED mama! So I'll be back chatty with you VERY soon, I promise. And I've decided I'll sprinkle bits and pieces of my vacation (because I do have lots to share) in between other … [Read more...]
The “Must Do’s” in the Motherland
As a parent, I feel I have a responsibility to teach and show my kids certain things when traveling (and otherwise), help them learn and grow, and to experience those things that until now, have they only seen online, in textbooks, or on tv. Hence, you can call me the "tour guide" or as I have called part of this summer, "our summer vacation is one big field trip". So if you find yourself ever traveling to Greece, I wanted to share with you … [Read more...]
The Motherland Part 1
Where do I begin? I know that sounds like the beginning of the Dr. Zhivago love song, but that is how I feel when I speak of this subject. My travels to Greece. I'm writing this to you from vacation, and my head spins with so much.... As a little background to this post, some of you might know already, I am Greek, and the hubs is Greek, and we both grew up going to Greece almost every other summer. After life's happenings, we are now back … [Read more...]
Parisian Pretties
Wrapping up some thoughts and images of Paris for you. A few final pictures that captured some of the uniqueness and beauty this fabulous city had to offer... Look at that fantastic display at Galleries Lafayette for the swimwear department. I fell in love with all the darling flower shops on the streets. I was so taken with all the beautiful architecture and ironwork. All of the buildings are so old and … [Read more...]
Paris Fashion on the Streets, Part 2
Last week I shared with you Paris fashion, street style HERE. Here is PART DEUX... Some more random shots of Parisian style. and of course, Paris wouldn't be complete with a pair of lovers... I did my best to snap shots of people without them noticing, and of course in various parts of the city, … [Read more...]
Paris Fashion on the Streets, Part 1
I was SO taken by Paris and as I had said before SO overstimulated, I was taken by every sight, every smell, every sound. And of course, fashion is definitely a huge part of that. So much so that the sneaky side of me was coming out (driving the family INSANE, by the way!), that I tried to take pictures of strangers on the streets to share with you. This one shot I think defines it all... Isn't she absolutely FABULOUS???? What you … [Read more...]
Welcome to Paris
You know how people tell you how certain things can over stimulate a baby's mind? Like patterns or colors? Which depending on how you reference it, can be a good or bad thing..... in a baby's room where he needs his sleep, perhaps not so much, but in toys, probably yes. Such is the case with MY brain right now! I'm overstimulated and cant settle down! Take a look at this picture and you'll begin to see why.... This view is what we … [Read more...]
The Happenins
What a busy few days, and blessed doesn't begin to describe it. A whirlwind it is for sure! Just had a little bit of this ...... because there are a few family members that can't get enough {smiles!}. Look who is in the background??? #jb #justinbieber #belieber And we got to meet the AWESOME rockstar Dan Kanter and shared some Honestly Margo lovin with the crew.... they MUST have the softest lips! Thank you Dan! … [Read more...]
A Big Pad
You guys know how I LOVE my papers, right? Well, there's nothing that I love more than papers that HELP us keep our lives organized, our appointments set, and just our s**t together! Having to juggle different all kinds of things, from a few businesses to kids schedules to my personal time, to keeping up with my house, Lord only knows every little thing I can find certainly helps! And I'm a huge list maker. This fun BIG pad I've come across … [Read more...]
