I’m Here
I’ve been here many times to write a post. I love looking back at these posts and seeing what happened, how I felt, etc. This morning, I decided I wish we were all back in the day of writing. Maybe we should blame some of that on the fact that I have a degree in Technical and Professional WRITING. See that word? That word that is in all caps, bolded, and italicized? It’s the word that says… writing.
Wow, a lot has changed since I started this blog. But I’ll let you in on a little secret… a lot has changed in the past year. And we’re only 5 months into this year. It’s been quite the whirlwind, and I just don’t even think I have the words. I love to write. I love to talk. I am shy (sometimes), but gosh words are eluding me right now. I wish I could get the words out. I wish they would come from somewhere, but right now I am just going day to day, one foot in front of the other.
Talking to a friend yesterday, she pointed out what I kind of already knew and just chose not to think about, and that is the fact that my 40s haven’t been playing nice. Truthfully, if I think back on it, my 30s were a little bit rude when I first started them, but I ended on a fairly high note.
I tend to be a pretty, well, I don’t want to say naive, I don’t want to say upbeat, I don’t want to say positive… But for lack of better words, I tend to try and see the good in all situations. Sometimes it’s hard to find, and here lately I’ve had to look really hard and have totally missed the mark. I really hate it when people are vague. It drives me nuts, and sadly, I’m being fairly vague right now, but again, I just don’t have the words. It’s not that I’m trying to be vague… It’s just how do you wrap up the last like 2 months into words… I haven’t figured it out yet.
So for now, while I try to formulate words, let’s look at the positive because there is some… Not that any of it has to do with the last 2 months of tragic sadness, but… I’m going to Greece! Not any time soon… 2 years, 2 months, and a few days. The exact dates aren’t set in stone yet. The website said we would know 90 days out, the lady who is leading our group said 45 days, so let’s just put it this way, in about 2 years and 2 monthish I’ll know when I’m going. haha!
So it is through my daughter’s school, but it is not a school-sanctioned trip. What does that mean exactly? Well, the lady leading it is a teacher, and it was opened up to students of the school and family members. We get to make monthly payments instead of having to fork up the money all at once, and we are going in 2 years, 2 months, and a few days. It’s super exciting and I can’t wait.
My great-grandfather came to this country from Greece in the 20s. Sadly, I don’t know the exact time frame. He came through Ellis Island. He and his family had no money in Greece and came to the US to find the freedoms that were afforded to Americans. Then he moved to Michigan, met my great-grandmother, got married, had 2 kids, came down with pneumonia, and died when my grandma was 5. This was just a couple of years before Penisilian got its FDA approval to be used to treat people.

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When he came to this country, he changed his name. He wanted to be American and thought his name sounded too foreign. My grandma and my great uncle were 1/2 Greek. My great uncle went on to marry a full blood Greek woman, and changed his last name back to his father’s original name. My grandma went on to marry my grandpa, which made my mom and aunt 1/4 Greek. My mom married my dad, and I come in at a whoppin 1/8th Greek. I seriously hoped that more Greek was lurking in my DNA, but there isn’t. Bummer!
Anyway, I have wanted to go to Greece for… gosh, longer than my mom can recall. So when the school put out this flier for a trip to Greece, man my daughter (who also wants to go to Greece) and I were on it. At the meeting they explained that we had 2 years to pay for it, all students and family members who were willing to pay for it could go, they wanted (well initially they said 35, not it sounds like 40) enough people to sign up so that we could have a private tour, and then, we’re headed to Greece!
It seems so far away, yet so close. It’s also sad to think my daughter will be going into 8th grade that fall (we go in the summer) by the time this trip happens. Oh, and days are long but years are short. I’m telling you, we’re already in May. How on earth did that happen? I mean, I basically lost the month of April, but whatever, another story for another day…
But that’s all the news for now… I broke my lawnmower yesterday. My husband fixed it when he got home last night (yey), so now I get to go mow the lawn. Wish me luck!