What's in a Name?

Today I slept in really late; sad thing is, I could have slept more! I think all the medical issues are taking away from my stamina and I just need to stay in bed for a whole week and not do anything-- and I would be good to go! There's no time to rest, however, because we are once again cramming everything in before next week's trip to the Pelopponese (spelling)-- where we will see Corinth, Mycenae and other places. Considering those are some of my favorite books of the Bible, I am looking forward to our visit. Catharina will rejoin us as our guide.

We went into Athens later in the afternoon and sat at Starbucks until it was time to walk to church. They have this huge Starbucks building here-- it looks as though it should house a bank or something more official. It was nice to get out of the cold and recline though. It was freezing today and I was not properly dressed. For one thing, my laundry day doesn't come until Tuesday and I have not washed since Egypt! For the first time, when I say "I have nothing to wear" I literally mean it. I am actually washing underwear in the sink with body wash...it has gotten to that point. When I packed for this trip, days like today were not in my mind. I could almost feel the sun on my skin as I packed, picturing myself sitting by the water sipping a Dr. Pepper. They don't sell Dr. Pepper here and on days like today I am left freezing, looking like a college hippie girl in my long blue skirt, shirt and light blue jean jacket.

Tonight at church, our preacher Dino was talking to me about how his daughter in the states is having a baby. He was not pleased about her name and what it meant-- and that it had no Greek origin. To my shock and surprise he said, "It means 'Leave him alone'. She wants to name her 'Leave him alone'." Bells went off in my head. "She's naming our granddaughter Ashton." When I told him my name was Ashton, he asked me how it had worked for me and how I liked it. Hahaha. I told him that I liked the name and that his granddaughter would probably enjoy it. (I decided to leave out the 'how it had worked for me' part.)

We're starting one of our 6-day academic overkill weeks so if I don't write, just assume that I am doing the study/test/study/test cycle. I will write when something funny or of interest happens. :-) All my love. Comment so I know you're still reading!