On Our Way Spiti, Glyko Spiti
Hi Everyone,
Our last day in Greece...very hard to believe we've been here for 5 months and that our vacation of a lifetime is about to end. We could never put into words how wonderful it has all been, nor how important our family and friends here in Greece have become to us, nor how much we miss you all back home. Our choice to come here, and the way we spent our time here, were decisions that we would never, ever change.
We could never even begin to thank some people enough for helping us along the way. But we're gonna try, anyway...
First of all, Bill's Mom for making it possible to live in the house in Thessaloniki while we were here. What an enormous and generous gift, and packing it all up and saying goodbye to the house was more difficult than we imagined it would be. It was a comfortable, perfect home for us for almost half a year and we'll miss it. Thank you, Mom!
Second, John and Iro...wow, thank you for everything. The car--we'll miss you, Golfaki!--the mobile phone, your hospitality (towards us and our guests), for providing a place in Athens that truly felt like home. But most of all, for the opportunity to spend so much time with you. You and Dimitri are such a wonderful family...we love you all so much and are thankful that you are our koumbari, our cousins, and our friends.
Next, to all of our family in Thessaloniki: Thia Eugenia, Thio Manolis, Aki, Maria, Runia and the kids...we will miss you all so much. You made everything we did in Thessaloniki better because we could experience it with family. We love you and we look forward to seeing you again so we can make more fantastic memories together.
We also want to thank all of our family and friends from the States that came to spend time with us here: Bill's Mom, Polly, the whole Place family, Bruce & Tina, Rex...your visits all meant so much to us. You brought to us the comforts of home and allowed us to share our new home in Greece with you. We can't wait to see you all soon!
And we want to thank the countless new (and old) friends over here that helped us along the way: John's and Iro's families in Athens, Mary and her family in Filothei, Sophia in Paros, all the Blatza's in Thessaloniki, Gaby and Arnaud in Paris, Jeff and Ginger in Tuscany, the Massoli's in Rome. We hope we are not forgetting anyone, because you all made our experiences here so much more full and unforgettable because of your generosity and friendship.
We'll miss Greece so much, but we're not too sad about leaving because we KNOW we will be back very soon. This country has truly become a second home for us, and we cannot go long without spending time here. But right now our thoughts are on coming home to the States...getting to know and love Greece so well has also served to make us more and more proud that our home is America. We're ready for cheeseburgers, apple pie, the NFL playoffs and bowl games (Go Buckeyes!), and, most importantly, spending the holidays with our loved ones back home. See you all soon...mas ellipsate kai sas agapoume para poli!
Happy Holidays Everybody!
Our last day in Greece...very hard to believe we've been here for 5 months and that our vacation of a lifetime is about to end. We could never put into words how wonderful it has all been, nor how important our family and friends here in Greece have become to us, nor how much we miss you all back home. Our choice to come here, and the way we spent our time here, were decisions that we would never, ever change.
We could never even begin to thank some people enough for helping us along the way. But we're gonna try, anyway...
First of all, Bill's Mom for making it possible to live in the house in Thessaloniki while we were here. What an enormous and generous gift, and packing it all up and saying goodbye to the house was more difficult than we imagined it would be. It was a comfortable, perfect home for us for almost half a year and we'll miss it. Thank you, Mom!
Second, John and Iro...wow, thank you for everything. The car--we'll miss you, Golfaki!--the mobile phone, your hospitality (towards us and our guests), for providing a place in Athens that truly felt like home. But most of all, for the opportunity to spend so much time with you. You and Dimitri are such a wonderful family...we love you all so much and are thankful that you are our koumbari, our cousins, and our friends.
Next, to all of our family in Thessaloniki: Thia Eugenia, Thio Manolis, Aki, Maria, Runia and the kids...we will miss you all so much. You made everything we did in Thessaloniki better because we could experience it with family. We love you and we look forward to seeing you again so we can make more fantastic memories together.
We also want to thank all of our family and friends from the States that came to spend time with us here: Bill's Mom, Polly, the whole Place family, Bruce & Tina, Rex...your visits all meant so much to us. You brought to us the comforts of home and allowed us to share our new home in Greece with you. We can't wait to see you all soon!
And we want to thank the countless new (and old) friends over here that helped us along the way: John's and Iro's families in Athens, Mary and her family in Filothei, Sophia in Paros, all the Blatza's in Thessaloniki, Gaby and Arnaud in Paris, Jeff and Ginger in Tuscany, the Massoli's in Rome. We hope we are not forgetting anyone, because you all made our experiences here so much more full and unforgettable because of your generosity and friendship.
We'll miss Greece so much, but we're not too sad about leaving because we KNOW we will be back very soon. This country has truly become a second home for us, and we cannot go long without spending time here. But right now our thoughts are on coming home to the States...getting to know and love Greece so well has also served to make us more and more proud that our home is America. We're ready for cheeseburgers, apple pie, the NFL playoffs and bowl games (Go Buckeyes!), and, most importantly, spending the holidays with our loved ones back home. See you all soon...mas ellipsate kai sas agapoume para poli!
Happy Holidays Everybody!
Bill & Amanda
posted by Bill & Amanda at 2:43 AM
1 Comments:
Niccolò:
hello I live in Magliano Sabina and i've read your article about my town.
What to you think about to speak each other?
Un saluto a tutti
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niccolo@sabinamente.info
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