Update: Greek Festival, etc
First thing Saturday morning, Matt and I headed over to Keller and picked up a glider chair and ottoman at a combined garage sale. It was in excellent condition and an awesome price. What a deal!
Then, the Greek Festival. I had a ton of fun! Matt, my sister, Lex and Carol and I all went together. We arrived there around 11:30 and parked across the street in a Jewish school's parking lot. The entry cost was much better than I thought originally - I thought if you wanted their "Lunch" you had to pay the entry fee of $5 plus the lunch cost of $11. But no! The lunch included a general admission. So the excursion started out awesome!
Since we were all starving, we immediately made our way over to the food booths and were served a very yummy Greek lunch of herb roasted chicken, Greek meatballs, Greek salad, rice, olives and flat bread. Can't remember if it was pita bread or what. But it was all about the good. After we ate, we got what they called a baklava sundae, which was vanilla bean ice cream with this baklava moosh dribbled on it that was super tasty. Plus we tried some, uh, greek donuts for lack of a better name. Basically donut-hole sized fried bread that was glazed in a honey sauce stuff. Mm.
After enjoying the food and watching a painfully cute group of children do some Greek dancing in traditional Greek clothing, we took a tour of the chapel. The festival is at a Greek Orthodox church, and they have done an absolutely wonderful job on this facility. The chapel (not sure if that's what they call it, but for lack of a better term, it's what I'll use) is absolutely gorgeous. The murals and such were painted in a medieval style, so we just wandered through and absorbed the atmosphere. It made me want to put on some medieval clothes, though. It would be SO a photo op! Well, aside from the huge pregnant thing. ^_~
After that, we wandered over to the shopping area, where there were several cool booths. The coolest one, though, was this lady doing the enameled eggs thing. Ah! I just wiki-ed it and found 'em. They're traditionally Ukrainian apparently, and hers were just beautiful. She was doing a demo right there and I could have hung out for a while just watching but didn't want to take up all the space.
There was also a booth set up as a grocer, only they didn't have any rose jam, so I was sad. Once while Matt and I were in Columbus, Ohio, we found a Greek grocer and they had rose jam and it was good stuff. But none here. Ah, well. Can't have everything, I guess!
After we finished up in the shopping area we headed out. It was definitely a fun time.
This past weekend I also got a pedicure for the first time ever. I got the "deluxe" one and they massaged my poor swollen feet and legs, in addition to doing my toes. It was super nice. Sunday I spent the whole day resting in my new chair and watching movies. It was so very nice.
Coming up this weekend, the Lebanese Food Festival. If Vee hasn't come by Saturday, I'm going to go to that. If she has, then I'm sending Matt to get me some food! ^_~ Mm. Lebanese food!
So, every night now I poke at my belly and tell Vee to come out. But she's already being defiant and she kicks me instead. I think she likes her dark, warm place. The little rascal.
However, at the visit today, the midwife said she had the feeling that it would be "soon." What's soon, you ask? I have no idea. Mostly I feel the same - heavy and cumbersome, but over all in good health and spirits. In fact, the midwife and several other people have commented on my positive attitude, which is somewhat puzzling to me. Am I supposed to be grumpy by now? Tired, certainly, but I'm still just me.
According to the midwife, Vee is very, very low. So low the midwife couldn't even feel Vee's head. So that's positive.
Maybe she'll listen to me tonight.
Veeeeeeeee, come out!
Then, the Greek Festival. I had a ton of fun! Matt, my sister, Lex and Carol and I all went together. We arrived there around 11:30 and parked across the street in a Jewish school's parking lot. The entry cost was much better than I thought originally - I thought if you wanted their "Lunch" you had to pay the entry fee of $5 plus the lunch cost of $11. But no! The lunch included a general admission. So the excursion started out awesome!
Since we were all starving, we immediately made our way over to the food booths and were served a very yummy Greek lunch of herb roasted chicken, Greek meatballs, Greek salad, rice, olives and flat bread. Can't remember if it was pita bread or what. But it was all about the good. After we ate, we got what they called a baklava sundae, which was vanilla bean ice cream with this baklava moosh dribbled on it that was super tasty. Plus we tried some, uh, greek donuts for lack of a better name. Basically donut-hole sized fried bread that was glazed in a honey sauce stuff. Mm.
After enjoying the food and watching a painfully cute group of children do some Greek dancing in traditional Greek clothing, we took a tour of the chapel. The festival is at a Greek Orthodox church, and they have done an absolutely wonderful job on this facility. The chapel (not sure if that's what they call it, but for lack of a better term, it's what I'll use) is absolutely gorgeous. The murals and such were painted in a medieval style, so we just wandered through and absorbed the atmosphere. It made me want to put on some medieval clothes, though. It would be SO a photo op! Well, aside from the huge pregnant thing. ^_~
After that, we wandered over to the shopping area, where there were several cool booths. The coolest one, though, was this lady doing the enameled eggs thing. Ah! I just wiki-ed it and found 'em. They're traditionally Ukrainian apparently, and hers were just beautiful. She was doing a demo right there and I could have hung out for a while just watching but didn't want to take up all the space.
There was also a booth set up as a grocer, only they didn't have any rose jam, so I was sad. Once while Matt and I were in Columbus, Ohio, we found a Greek grocer and they had rose jam and it was good stuff. But none here. Ah, well. Can't have everything, I guess!
After we finished up in the shopping area we headed out. It was definitely a fun time.
This past weekend I also got a pedicure for the first time ever. I got the "deluxe" one and they massaged my poor swollen feet and legs, in addition to doing my toes. It was super nice. Sunday I spent the whole day resting in my new chair and watching movies. It was so very nice.
Coming up this weekend, the Lebanese Food Festival. If Vee hasn't come by Saturday, I'm going to go to that. If she has, then I'm sending Matt to get me some food! ^_~ Mm. Lebanese food!
So, every night now I poke at my belly and tell Vee to come out. But she's already being defiant and she kicks me instead. I think she likes her dark, warm place. The little rascal.
However, at the visit today, the midwife said she had the feeling that it would be "soon." What's soon, you ask? I have no idea. Mostly I feel the same - heavy and cumbersome, but over all in good health and spirits. In fact, the midwife and several other people have commented on my positive attitude, which is somewhat puzzling to me. Am I supposed to be grumpy by now? Tired, certainly, but I'm still just me.
According to the midwife, Vee is very, very low. So low the midwife couldn't even feel Vee's head. So that's positive.
Maybe she'll listen to me tonight.
Veeeeeeeee, come out!