This past weekend we didn't do much since Josh had to work most of the weekend, but Emaline and I did some swimming and visiting with out of town friends. The outing of our weekend was her and I meeting our friends Conor and Tricia in the Central West End at the annual Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. We went when it opened at 11am on Monday morning and thought we were getting a jump on everyone, boy were we wrong. We had to wait in line for food even at 11:15am! It is amazing how many people come to be involved in such a cool celebration of heritage. Emaline, as I'm sure you can imagine didn't really find the food as appetizing as her mother, but she did enjoy the dancing and the music! After we had a pretty good lunch of gyros, spanakopita and moussaka we were treated to a little celebratory dancing in the main auditorium. Needless to say, it was very hot on Monday and it was nice to sit inside, even if the A/C wasn't on. Emaline danced in between the tables and clapped and even shouted a couple "opas!". Okay, so maybe that wasn't her, but it was fun to watch.
The lines were so incredibly long and in such a confined space it was kind of overwhelming. It was interesting to go down to see it and I bet the night shows, dinners, etc. were much more exciting over the weekend. I would definitely go again next year, cause by that time I'll be able to join in with all the other honorary Greeks, drinking my ouzo and shouting "opa!". Considering this is the largest ethnic festival in the Metro East, I thought it was my duty as a St. Louisan to check it out. There is also a big festival on Memorial day a little closer to my house in Town & Country at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church that I will probably try too! I recommend it to everyone who lives in town!
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