Greekiness

FINALLY!! Finally, I made it back to the Greek Festival to eat the oh so freaking yummy souvlaki. My tradition is souvlaki, loukumades and a bottle of wine. This year I didn't do the wine, but the souvlaki is really the goal. SCORE! I ate two of them. I don't know what it is about the damn things but crap they are gooooood! The last two years I was out of town and couldn't make it. Really, it might have been several years since I've been, hmmm...I don't really remeember the last time I went. :(

What I do remember is: when Tay lived in Austin and her car was in the shop or something so I drove all the way up, picked her up, came back to Houston, went to the festival and drove her all the way back. Oh, to be crazy again - ha! Just kidding, I would do that again today. We all know I would do anything for my TayTay.

Tay and I met in drama class the first day of 6th grade because of our common ethnicity: Greek. She anchored my heart and never left :) Truly, the sister I never had, but worth of second of the relationship. I would do ANYTHING for Tay and she knows it. Not out of cockiness, but out of trust. She knows (or at least I hope) that I all I need to hear is "Eleni, I need..." and that's it - I'm there. And, in all honesty, she would do the same.

Our friendship goes back 26 years!!! We have seen each other through MADNESS!! But sooooo much GOODNESS! Laughed, cried, sang, sat quietly, shared, gosh, and so much more. We have shared every bit of life together. Weddings, funerals, babies, divorces, school, boys, parental craziness, etc, etc. Really, just think about 26 years of life and everything that goes into it and that's us.

This post was suppose to be about Greek stuff, but Tay is a much better topic :) Anyhoo - we haven't lived in the same city or even the same state for...oh, I don't know, mabye eight years. But for us, it's just the same :) The only sad part is not getting to see her son grow up :(

So, through the years our families have become close as well. Somewhere along the long I intruded myself into hers a little more thouroughly - ha! That's okay, she has an awesome, dysfunctional, great family! I love them all!!!

Anyhoo - a little history their for ya :)