Hello my dear readers!
I hope everyone had a positively unforgettable new year
celebration and that 2017 has been good to you so far.
Today is the name day of Giannis, which is the Greek
version of the name Johnny, so I would like to wish a happy name day to all of
the Johnnies in your life!
In dedication to this day Secret Café in Pyrgos is
organizing a party - "Johnny's Day" ! I can't wait for it! I haven't
been to a party in a while and I really need to go to one, so yes.. I feel
pretty excited!
I decided to dedicate this Random Saturday to Katerina, the
owner of Secret Café in Pyrgos, a really good friend of mine and an amazing
person in general. I won't get into detail about her life, because well… its
personal information, but I'll just say that whatever unpleasant surprises life
brought her, she is still strong and smiling. She never gives up and have
achieved amazing things. She is an inspiration to me.
I met Katerina when I was working across the street from
the her coffee shop, at the wedding planning office. That period of time wasn't
the best for me, not because of the job, but because I was already feeling that
my marriage was falling apart and would soon end. I wasn't smiling a lot and
didn't really feel like interacting with people. Whoever moody I was, every
time I went to get my morning coffee, Katerina would greet me with her big,
honest smile, which would make me smile even if I didn't feel like it. She was
one of the few people I didn't mind interacting with.
We became friends this summer. To keep myself away from unnecessary
stress, I thought of the "morning coffee" ritual (not a creative name, I know). Every morning, before stepping my
foot into the office, I would always first
go to Secret Café for my morning cup of coffee. With every day that passed, and
the more we would chat, we started bonding. It didn't matter if I had a good
morning or a bad morning, she would always manage to make me smile and change
my attitude to a positive one, even on the day when my car broke on a crossroad…
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| Getting ready for "Johhny's Day" |
It always amazed me, and still does, that she always
stays positive and is always smiling, whatever might be going on in her life.
In summer, she was working at a hotel and at Secret Café. She was working for
almost 16 hours or more every day, and never ever lost her enthusiasm for life.
I admire that in her, and she helped me a lot be positive myself.
Through her, I realized how important it is to have such
people in your life, and how a simple smile could change your day and make it
better. I wish everyone could have a Katerina in their life! I learned how to
confront any troubles life can bring with a joke and a positive attitude. She always
helps me with advices, listens to my problems and always cheers me up! I never
left her coffee shop in a bad mood.
Katerina is the person who is never afraid to smile!
When you visit Santorini, make sure to pass by her coffee
shop. Its name is Secret Café and it is located in Pyrgos, right next to the
pharmacy. She makes great coffee by the way! ;)
Stay positive, don't lose your smile, and have a great
Johnny's Day!!
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