Day 5 in Greece - 2023

A Lazy Day


I wake up at 08:30 and I don't go back to sleep this time. I'm determined to make today a day of rest and I'm successful as I bum around and watch The Crown.


Around 14:00 I decide that I want coffee, so I do leave the VRBO to walk to Alexandros for coffee. I decide to walk down the same street I had walked down the day prior because I wanted to retake my photograph of the house with the blue door. There is someone working on the burnt home as I walk by, cleaning out the rubble leftovers of possessions that once made up someones life.


I stop by the house with the blue door and spend several minutes trying to get my composition right. Once satisfied, I continue on and enter Alexandros.


The lady behind the counter wants me to try a new coffee, and I agree to do so. She makes me a double espresso cappuccino with a little sugar with chocolate. I am absolutely sold and love the drink.


I make a point to walk by the man who made me uncomfortable a day prior. He starts to walk toward me, but I keep walking as I politely greet him and tell him to have a nice day.


I get back to the apartment, enjoy my coffee, some more The Crown, and then start work. I watch the clock closely on the watch Jeremiah bought me for it to be 17:00 in Greece, or 08:00 back home in Colorado. I call him to wish him a good morning.


Remember how the whole point of coming to Greece was to try IVF? Well, I finally got my cycle. This is what we've been waiting for so that we can start the process. I email New Life Clinic and they promptly schedule an appointment for 11:00 the next day. It's officially time to start the process. I am nervous, scared, excited, happy, so many emotions at once. I wish Jeremy was with me.

A wooden fence post stands among lush green foliage and trees in a natural outdoor setting.
Interior view of a modern deli counter with green floors and checkered brown tiles showing multiple display cases.
A weathered light blue wooden door with arched details set in a stone wall facade shows signs of aging and character.
A selfie portrait showing long dark wavy hair and a warm smile against a neutral background, wearing an orange top.
A cluster of vibrant red poppies and white dandelions bloom among green foliage in a natural setting.