Feeling like a BON BON...

SWEET SISTER DELICIOUS DINNER IN ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES IN ALL THE EARTH! SO BLESSED! GOD IS A WONDERFULLY CREATIVE GOD!! 

So, i was out cold at 7pm last night. Erin and I went to the most gorgeous restaurant for dinner at the top of the cliff overlooking the sea at sunset. You'll see the pictures...unbelievable!! The food we ordered was to die for...one plate we shared was Skotish Salmon with Penne pasta sprinkled with dill. The other plate we shared was sphagetti with veggies in a red sauce with vodka and brik (whatever that is) and for an appetizer we shared roasted feta wrapped in a Greek pastry covered in honey with poppyseed and anise all heated up...UGH!!! IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE!! (sweet and salty). So, the portions were American huge and when we were stuffed we asked for to go boxes...when they said no, Erin and I went back at it and left the restaurant feeling like we had to roll back to the villas! The view was stunning and I can't wait to post the pictures.

When we got back to the villa we both crashed at 7pm. But, before then Alex was waiting to take us to dinner, and we said we'd take a rain check and asked him to help us find the channel Stratos would be playing on. As he was flipping through the channels and telling us how he thought us "American" girls were here to party I thought, "WHAT THE HECK IS HE WEARING???" He had long john pants on with a black feminine tank top showing his midrift! So, he showed us Stratos' game channel which wasn't playing his game for a few hours so he put the movie channel on which seemed decent enough. As we talked a bit about our plans for the next day suddenly crazy pornography came on and erin and I wanted to just about DIE!! Erin said porn comes on the regular channels here and we thought about the children and how there's really no way to protect them from this...very sad. Again, I'm thankful for where we live and at least the conviction of most adults to protect people from this, or at least make it a little more out of the way to get porn on tv, magazines, etc... In addition, as we talked to someone here in Greece they were saying how homosexuality is not really socially accepted as it is in the United States.

All these thought provoking issues made me wonder who sets these socially accepted or unaccepted standards, and how wishy washy they seem. Mankind's fickle attempts at creating some kind of judgement/standards of right and wrong are unstable and ever changing. Instead I thought about God who being the Creator of all beings and things reserves the right to set the standard of right and wrong and He is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow...true stability. He isn't wishy washy. He is just. He is kind. He is loving to all people. He loves nobody more or less but has unconditional love for all that is deeper than the greatest love between two people, deeper than the best marriage union on earth! Now that's awesome! While He is the One true judge, He also offers amazing forgiveness as we will all break His standards at any given point...part of being human beings is this very truth that nobody can deny...we're all flawed and in need of His love, forgivness, and gift of eternal life. Deep thoughts huh! All this stemmed by porn!! HAHA!!!! Truly, I love thinking on things that are lovely, pure, and right. The porn was so absurd, so ICK, so disgusting that it made me run in my thoughts straight to God and His goodness in comparison of man and his filthiness! I am comforted by God!


So, anyway, Erin and I left Santorini today. On the way out we stopped by a cafe outside and drank Freddo and hot chocolate croissants (i cannot spell that thank you very much) and then headed to the airport. All I could think about was relieving my bladder and so i ran toward the bathroom. I heard some giggles along the way and thought they were laughing at my shorts, and my silly running...but no...as i was coming out of the nasty bathroom i saw a man coming in, wide eyed staring at me turn around and run out looking at the door. It was only then that i realized i had just used the MENS bathroom, but cannot read GREEK to know that!! So embarrassing! So clueless! Needless to say, Erin and I got a good laugh.

Well, the hot summer day was broiling and all the Greeks mentioned how unusal this is. I feel sooooooo glad about this weather! How wonderful it is!!! Erin and I went to work out at around 7pm this evening. Felt good except my right knee is bugging still but not worrisomely.

Ate more yummy Greek salad for dinner. I'm sure I'm forgetting some stuff but my eyes are closing on me. Still feeling jet lagged.

Well in conclusion, I'm feeling like a BON BON in regards to the marathon, a big ball of excitement (ice cream) wrapped in a thin layer of nerves (chocolate). YUM YUM!! and HELP!! haha! Bring it for I am strong because my God makes me strong, I am smooth because my God gives me peace amidst pain, I am ready because He wants to meet me there and have a sweet time together in personal contact, I am confident because He is powerful, I am excited because He gives a bright and hopeful future.

Until tomorrow...peace out!
Jenny