snapshots from gooney road – 17 apr 2014
I’m suffering jetlag. Woke at 3:30 and had a cloudy head all day (or that could be the pollen?). Chloe was feeling so awful that she stayed home from school for the day. Since she was home, I didn’t go to the Red Cross. Camille came home and did some homework. I fell asleep early.
happiness project: cooking + misc (apr)
Thrive!, Project 43 and the monthly projects in my Happiness Project … so many projects! In reality, they are all facets of the same project, guiding me to finish or give up old projects and move forward on the ones that are most important to me. March’s main theme was House. As with past months,
snapshots from gooney road โ 16 apr 2014
Sluggish all day, including Phelix. Girls off to school. I worked and caught up on other things, then did carpool. Chloe managed to make it through gymnastics. I went to sleep quite early. Gazoo seems to be quite happy to have us home again.
celebrations: week 16 (14-20 apr 2014)
Coming up this week: 14: National Pecan Day International Moment of Laughter Day and Passover 15: Tax Day and National Glazed Spiral Ham Day 16: National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day and National Eggs Benedict Day 17: National High Five Day and National Cheeseball Day 18: National Animal Crackers Day and Hot Cross Bun
snapshots from gooney road โ 15 apr 2014
Up early to have breakfast in our hotel in Amsterdam. Packing up and a slow walk to the train station to see the city a bit more. Train to Schiphol. Shopping, coffee, and lines. Long flight home watching movies. A quick transfer from the plane to home via MARTA. Grocery store and picking up Phelix
Greece Trip: Day 11
Naming this post “Greece Trip: Day 11” is a bit strange as we have left Greece behind and today traveled from Amsterdam to Decatur, but oh well. Because of the hour difference from Greece to The Netherlands, I managed to sleep in, yet still get up early. We got the girls moving and went down
Greece: Favorite Photos
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snapshots from gooney road โ 14 apr 2014
Up at 4:30 (Greece time). Dressed, downstairs, ride to the airport. The lines were confusing, but between the girls and me, we got everything set quickly. The flight to Athens was 30 minutes long. In Athens, we found a nice corner in a cafe until Rob arrived. Check-in, time in the Sky Lounge, then a
Greece Trip: Day 10
As usual, I did not sleep well the night before an early flight. The wake up call came at 4:45, but I had been up for a while by then. We finished packing up and headed downstairs for our 5:15 ride to the airport. I was surprised at how crowded the airport was; ours was
snapshots from gooney road โ 13 apr 2014
Up a little earlier. Breakfast, buses to Akrotiri. A stroll round the archaeological site and then a hike over the mountain to Red Beach. A bus trip back to Thira with a literal pit stop in Pyrgos. Dinner in Thira as the sun went down, then a missed bus. Souvenirs, taxi, arrangements and bed.
Greece Trip: Day 9
We got going a little bit earlier today than yesterday in order to catch an earlier bus to Thira. After another nice breakfast, we walked down to the Kamari bus stop and waited for the bus. In Thira, we switched to the bus to Akrotiri. Though worried the bus would drop us in town, after
snapshots from gooney road โ 12 apr 2014
Let the girls sleep in until almost 9am. Breakfast, relax, beach, snacks, relax. Bus ride to Thira to get bus to Oia. Explore Oia – girls loved the bookstore! Lupper at a restaurant with a lovely view. Bus to Thira then to Kamari.
Greece Trip: Day 8
Last night, we decided today would be a “slow” day. Even so, I couldn’t sleep past 7:30. While I worked on my trip photos and summaries, I let the girls sleep until almost 9. Once they were up and ready, we went down to breakfast. A large buffet of cheese, eggs, pastries, fruit, yogurt and
snapshots from gooney road โ 11 apr 2014
Alarm for 5am. Girls and I got up and finished packing, then went down for a small breakfast just before 6am. Taxi to the ferry. Staked out a great table in the lounge. Read, slept, relaxed. Ordered coffee and croissants for a second breakfast 5 hours after our first. Ferry stops in Paros, Naxos and
Greece Trip: Day 7
Our alarm went off early this morning so we could get up, dressed, packed and down to breakfast before 6am. The taxi had already arrived when I went down to check out. The trip to the port was quick; a little too quick for Chloe, though. We made our way onto the ferry and found
snapshots from gooney road โ 10 apr 2014
Early morning in order to catch our tour bus to Delphi. A lot of waiting. A 2.5 hour trip to Mount Parnassus. A wet and slightly rushed trip through Delphi and the museum. A so-so lunch. A long bus ride back to Athens. A stroll to the Japanese store and the mini-market.
Greece Trip: Day 6
I set my alarm early to have time to wake before having to get the girls moving. Around 6, I felt a “boom” like a cannon and figured it was just some military-type morning ceremony near the presidential palace. Later we learned that a car bomb had gone off a few blocks from our hotel.
snapshots from gooney road โ 9 apr 2014
We (finally) slept in past 8am. After breakfast, we went to the changing of the guard, Hadrian’s Library, the Roman Agora, the Ancinet Agora, the market at Monastariki and then a late lunch. We had a quiet evening at the hotel getting ready for the next few days of busyness.
Greece Trip: Day 5
No wake up alarm today! This might be the only morning on the trip where we all could sleep in a little bit. Even so, we could all feel that our bodies are just exhausted from the pace we’ve been keeping. The breakfast buffet here was a little better than in the last hotel. At
snapshots from gooney road โ 8 apr 2014
Woke up on the ferry as it came into port. Quickly packed up and disembarked, then trekked over to the train station. Breakfast in the station coffee shop. Train into central Athens. Checked-in to hotel, but too early for room. Hiked from hotel up to the top of the Acropolis where we spent a long
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