April 30, 2000

The first place I went was Aunt Irene's just to say hello and to see if anyone was around. Then I went to Alex to wake up Barbara so maybe we could go see people. We went back to Aunt Irene's because mom had to sew Barbara's outfit. I got os bored so we went back up to Alex. I was really hungry too so I ate their entire pot of pasta. Then we went to Helen's house a little bit and saw Steven's tree house. From there we went home to take our afternoon naps. So pretty much we did nothing productive. Mom is really lazy to go anywhere which is really bad because she is not seeing anyone. When we woke up, we started getting ready for church because there were a lot of us and there is only one mirror in this whole house. Grandma though my skirt was way too short. We went to church at about 11:30. It was weird because the men sat on one side and the women on the other. THey went outside for the resurrection. It was weird. I did not feel like it was Easter because they sang a little differently. They set off firecrackers too. After that, everyone just went around kissing each other. We were supposed to eat and Uncle Jim's but we did not like the food. Aunt Irene invited us too so me and Babs went there. I felt right going there but Babs didn't. We ate turkey and the best bread. It was one of the best meals I have had here. Then it was time for the party at the bar. It was packed like crazy in there. We stayed until about 5 and then came home. This morning, we woke up fairly early considering. We had to go to Natasha because it is her Name's Day. Mom is so lazy that she made John drive us there then she told him to go to Aunt Noni's so he could drive us back down later. So that is when we officially started the eating fest of Easter Sunday. I had a cookie and a piece of sweet bread. We just sat for a wihle. Dad called and told us about Easter in CHicago. He almost missed the liturgy because he was sleeping. It was 30 degrees too. After that we went to Aunt Noni. Helen and them were there too. Milt was roasting a lamb and I had a bunch of that along with half a cookie. Then it was time to come down for lunch. Uncle Gus did not cook the lamb well. But that did not stop me from stuffing myself with salads and tons and tons of bread. Uncle Jim got up and started dancing. It was so unexpected. Then we wall got up and danced a little. For dessert we had a small bough dessert and a chocolate covered cherry. Next was George's house. All four of the cousins were there. We had a cake with orange so I had a piece. Of course I said I like it so they gave me another one. And then of course I had to try a cookie. We had planned to go to Galini but Alex called and said they were going to the river. We did not stay long. THen we stopped at a gas station and got some ice cream. Then we stopped at some ruins and then we came home. We heard that they were going to dance Kaggelari at the square so we went running up. Nothing was going on so we went to Aunt Irene's I was falling asleep so we decided to go for a wlke. Then people started dancing. So we joined in and danced. It was no big deal today htough. Afterwards, we went back to Aunt Irene's. Everyone was going to go to their houses to get ready for the bar. I was so lazy to do that. The say seemed so long and I felt like it was really late. I just wanted to hand out for a little and just go home early today. We, as in me and the two girls, sat at the cafe for a little and then we came home. Paul came over for a little bit and now I am going to take a shower and kick back and relax.