goodness gracious

all i have to say is.... augustino! both sarah and i just can't get over him! we are absolutely pathetic and loving every minute of it! hahah :)

right now we are in athens. we took a super late night ferry and arrived around 6am this morning. i did not sleep more than probably 30 minutes on the boat b/c i just couldn't get comfy. so i've been falling asleep basically everywhere we've been going today.... sarah has pics to show me with my mouth gaping open all over the place ;) plus we have to carry our huge packs on our backs too... in the heat... so that combo equals one tired jodi. and since i'm past the point of tiredness i am straight up slap happy and sarah and i have been laughing (i've been more like cackeling) all over the place and probably looking like straight up hoosiers. but i wouldn't have it any other way ;) even though we're sleep deprived we wanted to make the most out of our 1 day in athens so we did go see the acropolis.... well i should say i saw it from a distance and sarah walked around to get a better view of it while i slept on a ledge whilst holding all our backpack straps in my hands :) then we went to see the olympic stadium but it was closed for a 2 week holiday so we basically just walked around in the heat for nothing. then we came to this gigantic mall where we ate lunch and they have a movie theater so we just saw Mamma Mia!!!! yay!! we've both totally been craving seeing a movie and how perfect that we got to see a movie thats set in greece, in greece! too much fun and a great way to kill time before our flight to berlin tonight. once we email we're gonna head to the airport where i will continue to sleep till our flight :)

but back to augustino and our farewell to paros. we were both sad to leave... but it is what it is. the culture in paros is so funny when it comes to work. augustino and his brother billy are plumbers. and they were both supposed to work yesterday. but their boss called them and told them that he was tired so they didn't have to work.... so we all spent the day at the beach. i mean, how awesome is that?!?!?!? that would be a definite incentive to living there :) so we just chilled, played lots of beach vball, at some great souvlaki (a pita w/ meat, veggies, and tzatkiki sauce = YUMTASTIC!!!). and the guys were such gentleman the entire week. they wouldn't let us pay for anything and were always making sure we were happy and taken care of. so that was wonderful and greatly appreciated by both sarah and i :) then after we played at one beach we headed to another beach where we basically did the same thing - hit the vball around for a while until it started to get dark. then we headed back to their apt b/c they had a soccer game that they invited us to. so we went to that which was a lot of fun. it seemed sort of like a pick up game, 5 on 5, no refs or anything. and tempers were flying throughout the whole game, mainly by the other team. gotta love the passion of the greeks :) so they ended up losing but played really well and it was so fun to spend our last night watching them play. and i knew my dad would be excited that i got to see some soccer while i was over here :) then we went and got something to drink and had pizza on the beach. it was basically HEAVEN!!! i'm sure sarah and i will be giddy about our time in greece for a long time :) then the guys took us to the port and hungout with us till about the time we bored, which was 2am. we got more pics (or course!!!) and i look forward to posting them whenever i get a chance :) this week was definitely the highlight of our trip so far. it was so relaxing (just what we both needed) and such a good change of pace to hang with locals and get a true sense of life in paros. we are sad to be leaving b/c we could easily stay another week.... but who wouldn't want to hangout at the beach with hotties FOREVER!! ;)

ok, enough about that.... :) i am looking forward to berlin even though it will be back to the grind of sight seeing... there is tons to see and we're staying 3 nights so we won't have to try and cram it all into 1 day which is always nice.

i'm trying to think of anything else that i may have forgotten.... they only thing that comes to mind is i feel like i need to emphasize again how many freaking cats there are just hanging around here. it makes me sick to my stomach EVERY time i see one.... and they seem to be everywhere we are :( sarah said that the other night when we were camping she heard 2 cats straight FIGHTING outside our tent! thank the Lord for my dang ear plugs b/c i slept right thru it all.... heaven only knows what would have happened if i had to hear that nastiness!!! :)

alrighty, i miss you all. the next few weeks will be good and i can't wait to actually be home to share more stuff face to face. i'm so thankful for this blog though b/c i know that without it i would definitely have forgotten soooo many things to tell you all! :)