It’s always hard to lose someone, especially if it’s family.
Over a week ago I found the news that my aunt had passed. Since then, I’ve been getting over the shock, and it has left me speechless.
A year and a half ago I went through the emotional roller coaster of dealing with defeat while trying to find what to do with myself. When I moved back from my short time in Portland, I felt so lost. I guess my dad was keeping his sister up to date with my doings and she offered to let me stay with her in Greece as long as I wanted to.
I was back and forth with taking her up on that because I wanted to give my home state of NY a chance to hire me full time. It got to the point months later where no jobs were coming my way and I took up my aunt’s offer to stay with her. I was in Greece short of 90 days, which I documented here. It wasn’t too much of a crazy eventful trip, but it was an important trip. It brought me so much closer with my aunt whom I rarely got to see. It was a trip I’ll never forget and I’m grateful to have had her in my life.
I was privileged to spend that time with her. I learned a lot from her, being life lessons or the history of my family. We, of course, worked on artsy projects together, and took long walks and local trips around. Every trip I took to Greece, we bonded, and I always left with amazing memories. She was thoughtful and caring, and went above and beyond to make sure that I was having a great time visiting her and the rest of my family abroad. Most of all, she was just full of life and knew it was too short to waste it, as she was quite on the spontaneous side.
The only thing I can do right now is hold on to the good memories and pray that she’s in a good place. She really changed my life. At this point, there’s not much else I can say. There is nothing else to say.
She and her girlfriend joked how I was their cactus because all you had to do was sit me somewhere, give me water every so often, and I’m good to go. I tend to not move from my seat too often when I’m productive crafting, blogging, or relaxing, and so therefore I became their cactus. In memory of her, I went plant shopping with my mom and got myself a little cactus. I’m not much of a plant person but it’s never too late to become one. So this cactus is dedicated to my aunt.
Anywho, it’s been rough. It’s things like this that get you thinking about those who are important to you, and to keep touch even if there’s a distance. With technology these days, there’s no such thing as distance.
Rip Ευγενια Καραμπατσακις
You were a true rebel.
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