Things do change after 25 years.

Wow, where has the time gone? It has been a busy week for me. You know; wake up, eat, play, sleep, wake up, play, sleep, wake up, eat and before you know it the day is over!!! Ahh, a dog’s life is a wonderful life!

Mom and Dad celebrated their 25th anniversary in September. To mark the event they went back to the town in Greece where they met. The town is called Nea Makri, located about 23 kilometers north east of Athens. Mom said it used to be this nice quite little town, but not any more. The main road is now a divided highway, and there was actually a traffic jam on the side streets. There are many more houses. Since they built the freeway into Athens, people have moved out to the suburbs and Nea Makri has grown. They were sad to see that the hotel where Dad stayed is now closed and just a shell of a building.

They passed Mom’s old apartment on the way to the airport. Mom says, she guesses that “they” are right, you can’t go back again; things do change. Mom’s friend Randy (who is the reason that Mom and Dad met) used to say, “Greece is 2000 years of history, unhindered by progress,” she said that is not the case any longer.

I don’t think I will ever have to worry about going back somewhere. I don’t even remember any home other than the one I have now. And as you can see from the first paragraph, my life is perfect so I have no reason to go anywhere else!