randomness

my kittens are growing and they're so flippin cute!!!  like just yesterday they were afraid to get out of their little crate and today they were seriously jumping in and out....bunch of rascals hehe oh and this is Manolaki and Piperaki, by the way...they say "meow", they haven't learned English yet :D

and this is Boubouki and Boubouniera, aren't their little blue eyes so cute???  I wish they'd stay blue, I can't wait to see what color they're going to turn out to be...aaaa their lil faces are so adorable, obviously trying to hide how much of trouble makers they truly are :D

had to take a pic of the mountains today, this is the view from my balcony, i don't know, the sky and colors are so hauntingly beautiful, for some reason I felt like I was in Ireland...I've been planning a trip with my friend to visit Ireland and Scotland, and I've been looking up places to go, so they're definitely on my mind.  If anyone lives in Ireland or Scotland, or have been please let me know what is a must to check out!!!

My mom is going back home in two weeks, so I bought some presents for my brother...It's almost been a year since I've seen him and I miss him tons, so I got him some musical instruments cause this is his style...this is such a cute drum, i love the sound it makes when the wooden beads hit either side of the hide

what are these called?  maracas? or something i'm not sure but they make a cool sound and i like the design, I think he'll like them too :)

and this whistle makes the coolest sound, you blow through the top and you move the stick at the bottom, up and down, and it kind of sounds like a bird :D

and finally I bought him a painting! I love the colors and they'll really go well in his place.

Anyway that's all from me.  Let me know what you've been up to these days.

XO Stephi

tree hugger...nature lover :)

Hi friends :)

I really wanted to share these pictures with y'all.

My friend took these pictures when she took a trip to the Rockies, between British Columbia and Calgary, Alberta in Canada.  I instantly fell in love with the serene landscapes.  The turquoise color is my favorite and I sit in awe just thinking about the magnificence of creation.  I want to encourage everyone to look around them and be inspired by the wonders of the world, and to take in all it's beauty.

Let me know your favorite thing in nature, whether it's landscape, some type of animal, color...whatever.

xoxoChiika

beach hoppin'

Touzla

map of Kavala

 Hey my lil' snicker doodles :D

Another summer adventure...beach hoppin' :D Touzla and Nea Peramos!  It took about an hour to get there from Thessaloniki by bus first was Touzla, amazing atmosphere, great night life, in general you'll see everyone that lives in Greece out at night...because the days are so hot, they have siesta in the afternoon, kind of like refueling for energy so you can continue your day and stay up til 1 or 2 am ;)
The beach was amazing...no shells but tons and tons of pebbles and little rocks that were so smooth.
Next day ... off to Nea Peramos...my favourite beach, ever!!!!! The water was like crystal... clear, and as the sun shone, it looked as if there were little diamonds in the water. This beach was like something i've never seen before, the sea was surrounded by mountains...and i don't just mean sea on the one side and mountains on the other...mountains all the way around the water, wherever you turned, absolutely gorgeous...water the colour of turquoise (which would later become inspiration for my bedroom, but i'll leave that for another time lol), large schools of fish swimming under you, white sand, tiny little shells, beach bars as far as the eye could see, djs playin the latest greek hits.
Up and down the beaches you'll find Albanians selling donuts, Asians selling little bobble items, and men from Africa selling hand made bracelets.  My friends and I were able to track one man down and he made us bracelets with our choice of colors. 
One thing is for sure, you don't see many nationalities in Greece...nowhere near the diversity of Canada.

xoxoChiika



Nea Peramos