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Letters Between Friends: HOW TO GET TO THE BEACH

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Letters Between Friends

Dear Lindsay,

With your massively exciting news that you are the small business owner of Country Feed & Supplies…I can’t help but notice that you are growing every closer to becoming The Pioneer Woman!  But the better, more Lindsay version.  I can’t wait to hear all about your adventures in settling into the new job – all the mishaps and happy surprises.  I know you are going to be so good at it…your passion and friendliness will keep old customers and draw in new ones!
ReeNMe
When you wrote last week that it was hotter in Peoria than in Athens, I almost spewed the water I was guzzling.  At the time it was in the upper 90s and I spent every day trying to sneakily wipe away the sweat dripping down my face whenever I entered a room.  But…it started raining two days ago, and it made the temperature fall to an easy, breezy 70 degrees!!  So maybe now you have it worse.  🙁

You know, actually, tomorrow all us HD women are going to the beach!  I have no idea if we’ll actually swim, because 70 degrees, while AMAZING, is not beach weather.  But I think it’ll be really nice to eat souvlaki on the beach, maybe go for a walk, maybe play a game (“A” screamed “RACQUETS!!!” when discussing our beach day, which I think is like a tennis/badminton game?).

I just realized that the whole process of going to the beach is kind of unusual, so I will describe it!  We’re going to the beach that is within walking distance of Dina’s house.  So I’m going to get up at 9:00, and I’ll start the fifteen minute walk from my house to the main road at 10:00.  There’s a KTEL bus that goes from the city center to Rafina every 45 minutes.  I checked their website, which only tells you when the bus leaves the city center, which is at 10:15.  I THINK that means it’ll pass my area around 10:30, but if I’m wrong, I’ll have to wait upwards of 45 minutes for the next one.  Once I get on the bus, after paying, I’ll try to time things correctly so that when we pass through Pikermi, I can call Dina.  That gives her about ten minutes to drive from her house to Rafina to pick me up.  THEN we’ll go to the beach.

Was that interesting?  Boring?  I dunno, but I’m definitely listening to a lot more podcasts than ever before, because a huge amount of my time is spent walking places and waiting for/on public transit.

I can’t wait to hear about your small business adventures!!

Love,
Tricia

P.S. You do not have an unknown OR purposefully forgotten punishment…unless you have purposefully made ME forget!?

Letters Between Friends: ADVENTUROUS NOT DANGEROUS

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Letters Between Friends

Dear Lindsay,

I’m not going to punish you for going through hell and not having the energy to write to me.  That would make me a very selfish friend, and while that is occasionally true, it’s not something I’m going to make extremely obvious on a blog.  However, if you want inspiration….you should take pictures of some real-life adorable animals for me!
I’m trying to get a cat here.  Two of my friends are huge cat-nerds like myself, and they both have adopted street kittens.  There were two kittens hiding in an abandoned building, and they were trying to endear them to humans.  I just found out last night that one of them has disappeared and the other has an eye infection.  🙁  We’ll see what happens, but in the meantime, some pictures from you might cheer me up!
What else….Oh!  I have an update for you!  Remember this list?

10 Things You MUST Do in Greece

  1. Find a building that is white and blue.
  2. Eat REAL Greek yogurt.  Then tell me if Americans got it right.
  3. Pick an olive from an olive tree.  Or a fig…a fig will work too.
  4. Take a picture of the most picturesque Greek man.
  5. Dress up in authentic Greek garb…it looks AWESOME!
  6. Pose as a gladiator.
  7. Eat Feta cheese on something.
  8. Take a picture of somewhere that is in a motion picture.
  9. Be adventurous.  Not dangerous…adventurous!
  10. Find something American in Greece.
I accomplished two more of your challenges!  First, here is me in front of a building that is white and blue.
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It’s from my weekend in Hydra, an island which is not QUITE as stereotypically picturesque as Santorini (which is the place everyone thinks of when they think of blue-and-white Greece), but it’s still really lovely!
AND Mallory helped me go above and beyond #9.  I haven’t really been sure what “adventurous, not dangerous” means, so we really went the distance with it and were….well, super dumb.  But it did help us to have an amazingly hilarious time as we explored Greek sites, so thank you!

What am I up to now?  Are you keeping track of these or am I?
Oh, and I missed a prime opportunity to take a picture of a picturesque Greek man.  While walking down the street, one of the hosts stood directly in front of us, spread out his arms, and asked if we wanted to eat at his restaurant.  “No,” I said.  “What about a hug?  A kiss?” he said.
He was so tall, Lindsay!  And SO HANDSOME.  But my Stranger Danger anxiety just kept me walking past, and it wasn’t until later that Mallory pointed out I could have at least asked for a picture with him.  DANG IT.  Another time, another handsome Greek man, I guess!
I hope your life is getting calmer and easier and lovelier!  I miss you, and I wish I could take you out for coffee and pastries at Panera.
Love,
Tricia

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