from my being: picture perfect sunsets.

A Greek sunset!

my stay in greece has been a very unique one. it has been full of greek gods and goddesses, interactions with the athens police, many, many beads of sweat, fantastic sunsets, tears of happiness, delicious food, familiar faces, and a little bit of lovin' from home.

at the recommendation of a friend, I only spent one day in athens, which was more then enough. i managed to blitz through all the tourist sites such as the acropolis, the parthenon, panathenaic stadium, and a few other things (no pictures, read on to see why).

i quickly made friends with people at my hostel my first night there so we went out on the town and happened to stumble upon this international 3x3 bball tournament. it was heaps of fun and the teams were actually pretty good (apparently there were a few nba players there reppin usa). side-note: my phone got stolen while we were at the ball game. i was contacted by the police the next day saying they had found my phone and to come get it. that's the short version of the story, i'm still in shock that i got it back but sad that there are no pictures to share from this part of my journey.

on to the beautiful island of santorini to see my long time friend, amy, marry her wonderful man, jake.

the day before the wedding jake and amy treated everyone who traveled to greece for the wedding (there was 22 of us including bride and groom) to a private sailing tour. the tour was a wonderful way to see most of the island from afar. we sailed through an active volcano, swam in some not so hot, hot springs and then had the most wonderful meal on a private beach. we then hopped back onto the boat and sailed into the sunset. santorini is world known for having some of the most beautiful sunsets. saskatchewan may be the "land of living sky's" but they have got nothing on santorini. i have never seen a sunset like the ones here, not even from the top of the eiffel tower.

i truly believe that you would be hard pressed to find a more beautiful place in this world to get married. the wedding took place at a resort that overlooked the ocean. The day was so relaxed and laid back, so perfect. we spend a few hours sitting by the pool sharing some drinks and then danced the night away, with the sunset as our backdrop. it was a fantastic day. the small and intimate feel to the day was so well suited to jake and amy's style. it was a day full of overwhelming joy and tears of happiness. i don't think i have ever cried so much at a wedding, and i have been to a lot of weddings.

congrats mr. and mrs. hardy on your beautiful day. what an honor it was to be apart of it. i can't wait to continue walking with you both for many years to come!

a special thanks to the adamson's for adopting me into your family for the few days we were in santorini. it was a treat to be able to be with such lovely people and to receive a little love from home, it's been a long time. i have been blessed by your family in more ways then you know. thank you!

(please ignore the random order of the pictures, it's a bit tricky and to time consuming to move me around.)