Written on 27th of August, 2012
So here I am, in the capital of the Western World-Washington, District of Columbia. Living in the shadow of the Capitol Hill and the White House, breathing the air of big politics, listening to the political jokes and ….pampering my husband... .We are not in Washington exactly; we are in Northern Virginia, in a perfect little area, where people are well educated, smart and good looking. Here I am, Greek-Canadian, making a new home. Everything will be Greek: I am Greek, my husband is Greek, our home will be Greek, we speak Greek. Everything is Greek except our citizenships: I will have two of them, Canadian and American.
I am waiting again for my Studio to be delivered. There is no rush....there is no place to unpack it...my Studio is not ready yet, our new home is also not ready...We live in the house of my parents-in-law who are in Greece right now, and who will be back in October when we will be already settled in our new home.
A new place to live... Washington DC area is beautiful, but this is not that important. ...I could be living anywhere, as long as the man who loves me is nearby...
I have a great ambition to be a perfect Greek wife. And I am taking it very seriously: perfectly clean home, cooked to perfection Greek meals, and of course, perfectly done laundry... .. I am a laundry fanatic, and I do it the old Greek way, I do not use much of a dryer...I dry everything outside, so the bed sheets smell like air, like a dream, like a promise... my husband's shirts are washed and ironed at home ...by me...unheard of..... but this is true, and they smell like air too.....There are, though, some headaches. ....our municipals forbids to dry the laundry outside, it is an American capital area, not the streets of Naples..Well, this problem has to be resolved.. .I need my air-dried clothing.. .badly..
September in DC is hot and humid... it reminds me of Montréal.. . so I like to be here.... I've been told that fall in Virginia is very special, very colorful, the most beautiful in whole America.
I want to experience it, smell it, see it, taste it, paint it...
