My YaiYai passed away on Monday. Maria Kanellis, my synónymos, was 95 years old. YaiYai was an incredibly strong, hardworking, and fearless woman from Sparta, Greece. YaiYai never learned to drive so when she would babysit us, we would walk everywhere. And even still she would be in a skirt, blouse, scarf, clip on earrings, and kitten heals. She used to garden with her bare calloused hands and a kitchen knife in a skirt and loved to play cards while drinking ouzo. She and my Papou came to America to build a life together and they did. An incredible life, YaiYai and Papou were married for over 60 years, they owned 2 restaurants, raised 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and had 8 great-grandchildren. Papou passed away in 2020 but, I’m sure they are together again. Arguing loving about whether or not the door is closed or about the coffee. Declarations of nai. But S’agapò just as much. YaiYai called my husband Mike, the fighter. But, in the end and all through life she was the real fighter in the family. YaiYai defended her family fiercely and I heard many stories of kindness from her surviving siblings at her funeral yesterday. The last thing I said to my YaiYai was “it was a good life” because it was and it is. I cannot imagine the sacrifices that my grandparents must have made leaving behind everything they knew. I am sad she is gone but more than that I am grateful. So grateful for the years. Grateful for this beautiful life. Grateful for the sacrifices because you gave us the good life. Now Rest. You both gave everything to us. And I’m grateful. S’agapò YaiYai.
My YaiYai passed away on Monday. Maria Kanellis, my synónymos, was 95 years old. YaiYai was an incredibly strong, hardworking, and fearless woman from Sparta, Greece. YaiYai never learned to drive so when she would babysit us, we would walk everywhere. And even still she would be in a skirt, blouse, scarf, clip on earrings, and kitten heals. She used to garden with her bare calloused hands and a kitchen knife in a skirt and loved to play cards while drinking ouzo. She and my Papou came to America to build a life together and they did. An incredible life, YaiYai and Papou were married for over 60 years, they owned 2 restaurants, raised 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and had 8 great-grandchildren. Papou passed away in 2020 but, I’m sure they are together again. Arguing loving about whether or not the door is closed or about the coffee. Declarations of nai. But S’agapò just as much. YaiYai called my husband Mike, the fighter. But, in the end and all through life she was the real fighter in the family. YaiYai defended her family fiercely and I heard many stories of kindness from her surviving siblings at her funeral yesterday. The last thing I said to my YaiYai was “it was a good life” because it was and it is. I cannot imagine the sacrifices that my grandparents must have made leaving behind everything they knew. I am sad she is gone but more than that I am grateful. So grateful for the years. Grateful for this beautiful life. Grateful for the sacrifices because you gave us the good life. Now Rest. You both gave everything to us. And I’m grateful. S’agapò YaiYai.
My YaiYai passed away on Monday. Maria Kanellis, my synónymos, was 95 years old. YaiYai was an incredibly strong, hardworking, and fearless woman from Sparta, Greece. YaiYai never learned to drive so when she would babysit us, we would walk everywhere. And even still she would be in a skirt, blouse, scarf, clip on earrings, and kitten heals. She used to garden with her bare calloused hands and a kitchen knife in a skirt and loved to play cards while drinking ouzo. She and my Papou came to America to build a life together and they did. An incredible life, YaiYai and Papou were married for over 60 years, they owned 2 restaurants, raised 2 children, 5 grandchildren, and had 8 great-grandchildren. Papou passed away in 2020 but, I’m sure they are together again. Arguing loving about whether or not the door is closed or about the coffee. Declarations of nai. But S’agapò just as much. YaiYai called my husband Mike, the fighter. But, in the end and all through life she was the real fighter in the family. YaiYai defended her family fiercely and I heard many stories of kindness from her surviving siblings at her funeral yesterday. The last thing I said to my YaiYai was “it was a good life” because it was and it is. I cannot imagine the sacrifices that my grandparents must have made leaving behind everything they knew. I am sad she is gone but more than that I am grateful. So grateful for the years. Grateful for this beautiful life. Grateful for the sacrifices because you gave us the good life. Now Rest. You both gave everything to us. And I’m grateful. S’agapò YaiYai.
2021 Death Before Dishonor. @mirandaalize @roxanne_wwe @ringofhonor
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Thank you to everyone that has reached out and asked how I feel. Here is how I am… I’m pissed. I don’t want another random health issue to deal with. I don’t want to sit around waiting to see if it’s cancer. I don’t have a fucking choice and I’m angry. I don’t want to be sick. I don’t want to be this person that has to do the right thing. I want to be outspoken and angry but for motherhood and livelihood you have to be calm. People call controlling your emotions peace. I call it control. Like a constant boiling pot with water in it. It can’t evaporate away and it can’t settle. It just simmers. So I simmer and I boil so everyone else can have their peace. Just waiting to blow off steam. I want to punch something or possibly someone. I want to tell every happy mom blogger to fuck off. I want to work and do something of value. But, I don’t want money to define me. I don’t want my age to define me. I want the difference I make to define me. And while I sit impatiently in this bubble not knowing what comes next, all I can do is plan, plot, and create a new reality in my mind. While, I keep saying I’m okay, I’m okay, I’m okay…
I don’t wanna wait…
Been practicing a talent I do not have. Keeping my teeth clenched. Biting on all the things that used to be easy to say. The truth swallowed is empty and makes me feel like a fraud. But I am a mother and this is the sacrifice.
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ONE week from today! ⏰Thursday 7/25 – 5pm 📍Wallingford, CT @yellowkingbrews 🎟️ BestTriviaEver.Com @besttriviaever #Trivia #TriviaThursdays #WWE #RAW #Smackdown #NXT
ONE week from today! ⏰Thursday 7/25 – 5pm 📍Wallingford, CT @yellowkingbrews 🎟️ BestTriviaEver.Com @besttriviaever #Trivia #TriviaThursdays #WWE #RAW #Smackdown #NXT
Texas!!!! @aew @ringofhonor
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Roll call… what an insane week!!! And it’s only Wednesday!!!
Freddie’s birthday party, baseball, it’s the last week of school, Heels Call, Signing, dress rehearsal, and some other things… wow!!!
Their faces once we got to Disney… @waltdisneyworld
Take me back!!! @waltdisneyworld #disney #adventurefamily #familytime #MagicKingdom
Playing in the rain at Disney!!! We had all the rain stuff but the kids just wanted to do this!! So, of course we let them. @waltdisneyworld #familyadventures #summerbreak
Soooo, here is our Bluey Adventure!! It was adorable!! It’s about an hour experience with dancing, playing make believe, building, and of course sliding!!! @campstores @officialblueytv #Chicago #Bluey #campstores #familyadventures #moreexperiences
We stopped at a cute farm on the way to Indianapolis called @fairoaksfarms !! Kids loved it. #familyadventures #familylife #farming #farmlife #fairoaks
