Berlin, Here I Come!!!

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I hope you all have had a fabulous Christmas and that you've enjoyed every bit of it, even if you're celebrating  it or not. I didn't do anything fancy, just spent time with friends and family.

The good stuff is coming this week. Me and my brother are going to visit our sister in Berlin for New Year's Eve. Super excited!!! I may pop in for a quick post or two, but possibly we'll talk again sometime around the first week of the new year.

So, I want to wish to all of you a really Happy New Year with lots of love and happiness! May all your dreams and desires will be fulfilled this year and may everyone will find what they're looking for in life!

Take care and love deeply!

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Ελπίζω όλοι να περάσατε υπέροχα τα Χριστούγεννα και να απολαύσατε κάθε στιγμή, είτε τα γιορτάζετε, είτε όχι. Εγώ δεν έκανα τίποτα ιδιαίτερο, απλά πέρασα λίγο χρόνο με φίλους και οικογένεια.

Τα καλύτερα έρχονται αυτή την εβδομάδα. Εγώ και ο αδερφός μου θα πάμε στην αδερφή μου στο Βερολίνο για Πρωτοχρονιά. Είμαι πολλή ενθουσιασμένη!!! Μπορεί να κάνω μια-δυο αιφνιδιαστικές αναρτήσεις, αλλά το πιο πιθανό είναι να τα πούμε μέσα στην πρώτη εβδομάδα του καινούριου χρόνου.

Γι'αυτό, θέλω να σας ευχηθώ να έχετε μια πραγματικά καλή χρονιά με πολλή αγάπη και ευτυχία! Μακάρι όλα σας τα όνειρα και οι επιθυμίες να πραγματοποιηθούν αυτή τη χρονιά και μακάρι όλοι να βρουν αυτό που ψάχνουν στη ζωή!

Να προσέχετε και να αγαπάτε πραγματικά και βαθιά!

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Happy Name Day...

Happy name day to every Spyros and Spyridoula!

Tomorrow is a huge celebration here in Corfu because

Saint Spyridon is the protector of this island.

The celebrations start a day before and the traditional treat is

doughnuts aka "loukoumades" with cinammon and honey.

Here, help yourselves! ;-)

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Χρόνια πολλά σε όλους τους Σπύρους και τις Σπυριδούλες!

Αύριο είναι μεγάλη γιορτή για εμάς στην Κέρκυρα γιατί

ο Άγιος Σπυρίδωνας είναι ο προστάτης του νησιού.

Η γιορτή ξεκινάει από την παραμονή όπου το κλασσικό κέρασμα είναι

λουκουμάδες με μέλι και κανέλα.

Ορίστε, σερβιριστείτε! ;-)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all mommies around the world!
Don't forget to say your mother you love her!

Ευτυχισμένη Γιορτή της Μητέρας σε όλες τις μανούλες του κόσμου!
Μην ξεχάσετε σήμερα να πείτε στη μαμά σας πόσο πολύ την αγαπάτε!

And a different kind of video that will surely make you shed a few tears...
Και ένα διαφορετικό βίντεο που σίγουρα θα σας συγκινήσει...

Happy Name Day!

Wow! I almost forgot about it!

Happy Name Day

to me and every Michali (Michael - Michaela), Gavriil (Gabriel - Gabriella), Stamati (Stamatela - Stamatia) and Angelo (Angel - Angeliki - Angela)! I wish you all the happiness in the world!

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Preparing For Easter Celebration

We are preparing for celebrating Easter around here. I admit I'm not so into the celebrating spirit this year, but I'm looking forward to it. We have so many traditions! First of all Good Friday is the day of Epitafios. It's a representation of the burial of Christ. Each church has its own funeral procession and all day and through the evening they carry it around the streets, as people follow it with candles in their hand, along with Philharmonic Orchestras and chories. That music always gives me goose bumps. I LOVE IT!

Then on the Good Saturday morning at 11.00 am is the time the Pot Throwing starts, this is to mark the First Resurrection. The Pot Throwing tradition's dating back to the Venetians who used to throw all their old and  useless objects and pots out of their windows on Jan 1st, just as we celebrate new years eve by opening the doors and windows to let the old year out and the new year in, and of course not forgetting the banging pans, fireworks, sounding of horns and sirens. This tradition is now carried on by local Corfiot people all over the Island, from corfu town and surrounding villages.

After that, our local Philharmonic Orchestras are marching, playing joyful music. The main Resurrection Celebration is held later that night. A Greek Orthodox Church Service is held at the main square and once the bells chime midnight the celebration begins with fireworks, orchestral music and singing. (that's when we're holding our decorated candles, to receive the Holy Light).

After that, we eat! Abundance of wine, local Easter dishes, such as red eggs (that we bump one against the other in honor or the Resurection), fogatsa (it's a local bun) and magiritsa (a traditional soup made of the stomach and the bowels of the lamb - it's a little bit disgusting, I know!)

Red eggs

Fogatsa

Magiritsa

Finally, on Sunday, the Easter! We Greeks know how to eat and we overdo it! Another round of the courses from last night, plus barbequed lamb. (we are like cannibals with all this meat, I know!)

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So, this is more or less the routine we're following here for these upcoming days. That means I'll be out a lot, mostly eating (which is a BAD THING considering that Summer it's on its way). I leave you with my new "Easter Hair". I don't have a proper photo in the sunlight yet, but it's pretty light red!

I wish you all to have the best days of your life and I'll be back to you soon.

Feel free to share your own Easter Traditions. I'd love to know.

Easter Cards

This Sunday it's Easter and what better way to wish "Happy Easter" to the ones you love other than a beautiful handmade Easter Card. I've left my imagination run wild and I've made these cards. I've used stickers that I've printed out myself (some animals are a free printable from here and the others are just clip  arts for CoreDraw), glitter (OF COURSE), felt,  puffy paint, decorated tape e.t.c.

Do you like them or not?
Anyway, Happy Easter to everyone of you who's celebrating!

Happy Monday

First of all I'd like to thank each and everyone of you for your birthday wishes! I really appreciate them and it's very important to me! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!

I didn't do anything special. As I've told you before, I'm not so into celebrating my birthday. On Saturday night I was out with my friends and bo-boy at a concert.

 ( a greek group, Maraveyas Ilegal-REALLY GOOD!)

At 00:15 pm I had my first birhday wishes. It was so nice being with all the people I love.Then on Sunday morning I went with my bo-boy and "our little child" for a walk in the sun.

 This is "Savritsa" (transl.: a little lizard - because she always crawls).

We've changed "Loulou" with this one that suits her properly!

I really enjoyed it! Later in the day I had 2 birthday cakes, one with my family and another one with my bo-boy. It was so cute! He had brought me the same cake that my mother has picked out for me. It was so funny! But I guess they know me really well, the cake was filled with CARAMEL!!!! 

 (I was so excited I forgot to take a picture while it was still whole!)

Yes, they REALLY KNOW ME!

So, this has been my birthday celebration, more or less. It was simple, but I liked it. Nothing fancy!

And today, back to work. New week and I'm so excited that today starts the Indie Business Class. With the difference in the time zone though I'll have to wait a little bit longer for that! :-( Oh, I'm so thrilled!

Talk to you soon. Bye for now!

Χαρούμενη Δευτέρα

Καταρχήν θα ήθελα να σας ευχαριστήσω όλους για τις ευχές σας! Πραγματικά τις εκτιμώ και είναι πολύ σημαντικές για εμένα! ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ, ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ, ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ!

Δεν έκανα τίποτα ιδιαίτερο. Όπως σας είπα, δεν μου αρέσει και τόσο να γιορτάζω τα γενέθλιά μου. Το Σάββατο το βράδυ βγήκα με τους φίλους μου και τον bo-boy. Πήγαμε σε μια συναυλία.

 ( Maraveyas Ilegal-ΠΟΛΥ ΚΑΛΟΙ!)

 (πολύ αστεία φωτογραφία νομίζω)

Στις 00:15 π.μ. είχα τις πρώτες μου ευχές. Ήταν τόσο ωραία να είμαι με όλους όσους αγαπώ. Μετά την Κυριακή το πρωί πήγα με τον bo-boy και "το παιδί μας" βολτα στον ήλιο.

 Αυτή είναι η "Σαυρίτσα"(επειδή συνέχεια σέρνεται).

Αλλάξαμε το "Λουλού" με αυτό που της ταιριάζει καλύτερα!

Πέρασα πολύ όμορφα! Αργότερα μέσα στη μέρα έκοψα 2 τούρτες, μια με την οικογένειά μου και μια με τον bo-boy μου. Ήταν τόσο χαριτωμένο! Μου έφερε την ίδια ακριβώς τούρτα που μου είχε διαλέξει και η μαμά μου. Ήταν πολύ αστείο! Αλλά υποθέτω πως με ξέρουν πολύ καλά, η τούρτα ήταν γεμάτη  ΚΑΡΑΜΕΛΑ!!!! 

 (Ήμουν τόσο ενθουσιασμένη που ξέχασα να τραβήξω φωτο όσο ήταν ακόμη ολόκληρη!)

Ναι, ΣΙΓΟΥΡΑ ΜΕ ΞΕΡΟΥΝ! 

Αυτός ήταν ο εορτασμός των γενεθλίων μου, πάνω-κάτω. Ήταν απλός, αλλά μου άρεσε. Τίποτα φανταχτερό!

Και σήμερα πίσω στη δουλειά. Νέα εβδομάδα και είαμι πολύ ενθουσιασμένη γιατί σήμερα ξεκινάει το  Indie Business Class. Με την διαφορά ώρας όμως θα πρέπει να περιμένω λίγο περισσότερο γι'αυτό! :-( Ω, έχω τόση αγωνία!

Θα τα πούμε πάλι σύντομα. Γειά σας για την ώρα!