To celebrate my birthday, a group of my friends took me out to Emilios, a Greek Restaurant in the Plain Palais neighborhood. It was so much fun! I think one of the funniest parts of the night was when I called Teresa to make sure she was still coming. "Who is gonna be there?" She asked. "Well," I replied, "Ah-hem... Marios and his girlfriend; Sally and her boyfriend; Reshmi and her boyfriend and well, you and ah, me." We both burst out laughing, acknowledging the normality of this situation. It is no rarity that the two of us, find ourselves surrounded by couples. I have to say though, we do make a fine couple, an odd one at that, but fine none the less.
We were able to sit at a table near the live music, which was great! At one point (and I doubt this will surprise anyone) I did get up and dance. Do you know that Greek dancing is actually traditional and not interpretive? Well, I didn't and between the jumping up and down and air plane arms, I arrived at what could only be called, an Irish Jig with a bit of "Opa"!
The night was full of laughter (lots of laughter) and good food and drinks, but most importantly, friendship. I felt so grateful, so blessed and filled with hope! I think this year, is going to be a good one :)
We were able to sit at a table near the live music, which was great! At one point (and I doubt this will surprise anyone) I did get up and dance. Do you know that Greek dancing is actually traditional and not interpretive? Well, I didn't and between the jumping up and down and air plane arms, I arrived at what could only be called, an Irish Jig with a bit of "Opa"!
The night was full of laughter (lots of laughter) and good food and drinks, but most importantly, friendship. I felt so grateful, so blessed and filled with hope! I think this year, is going to be a good one :)
Me and Teresa
Marc and Reshmi (Swiss/French and English/Indian)
Chris and Sally (England and Philippines)
Marios and Lia (Greece)
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