Today is day one of the Dallas Market Temps Gift Show, and it's where I'll be till next week. If you remember, HERE I talked about what I'm going to be busy doing, and this marks show one of two for the summer. When I told my daughter a little over two years ago that if she wanted to truly start a business that I would help her, I would never have dreamed we would be where we are today. But she has kept following what she loves, despite days … [Read more...]
Yemista: Greek Cuisine
Last week we hit all time record low temps… so cool that I felt like I needed a jacket on some days. And the sun wasn't wanting to peek his head out either. So it being cold and gray it definitely felt like comfort food. Coupled with the fact that my family actually REQUESTED a major Greek meal. When people find out my ethnic background one of the many questions I get asked it DO YOU COOK LOTS OF GREEK FOOD. And the answer is truly no. Not … [Read more...]
The Mystery and Miracle of Saint Theodora
A Throwback Thursday.... taking me back to summer.... to a place where I wish I was. I write this post for all people, of all religions, believers and non believers. My purpose is so share something of magnificence that I experienced this summer. Not to convert non believers, not to convert anyone to Orthodoxy, but to make you think about something larger than life. Just simply make you think. Nothing more. Most of you know by now that I … [Read more...]
TBT: Thoughts of Summer Vacation
This Thursday I needed an escape, to be taken away, taken back to a time of relaxing in the sun in the heat, away from the FREEZING weather, at a time when our minds were at rest. We all know when it rains, it pours. And it might not always be a bad thing, it could very well be good things. But it just happens. And it is what it is. So today I'm rewinding back the hands of time to this past summer.... Where I … [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...]
Zara in Greece and Fish
I'd like to call this a Flashback Friday post because I'm thinking back to some recent days of shopping in the mother land. And because now that my kids school has begun, it's back to routine and the daily grind of life. Ahhhhh, the reminiscing of days of travel are good feelings, so I plan on sprinkling a bit of that here and there as an escape. After all, who doesn't need an escape every once in a while, right? And being that we all love … [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...]
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...]
