After church Erin and I headed over to her old teammates and we got to talk to some of her old peeps. I enjoyed talking with one girl Maria (from Russia) who was one of the best basketball players in Europe. She has the sweetest, most positive attitude and it was a joy talking and laughing with her. I'm glad Erin has her here when she moves to Greece next June!
Then, we headed over to Stratos' basketball game. I learned that most of the crazy fans are heavily drugged and that perfectly explains why they can rip the chairs off the cement and throw them down on the court, and why they can jump and down for 2 1/2 hours straight. The riot police with helmets and big plastic shields and sticks and guns always have to be there...quiet unnerving to be honest. One guy sitting next to me was absolutely CLUELESS in the personal hygiene arena and his breath and body odor made me want to throw up. He did not stop sing in monotone the songs with all the other crazy fans and then he'd light up to smoke and talk right in my face blowing his NASTY breath my way, asking us if we play volleyball and if we wanted to go for a drink afterward. Truly, I wanted to ask him if he could please close his mouth and keep his arms down. Erin and I were sitting next to Bautista's wife (played for TN in the NBA) and they just bought a house in Oakland. She was super fun, and we all laughed when I was pretty much leaning over Erin and her lap to get away from this incredibly SMELLY drunk next to me. I said to the two girls, "I understand that we don't speak the same language but do you understand this???" meaning the nonverbal communication that screamed..."YOU STINK!!" Oh brother!
So, Stratos and Erin and I went to a yummy pasteria...oh my goodness so good! Then to the Bazookia but Stratos' psychotic coach told them they weren't allowed out because they lost (seriously, he is Bobby Knight 10x worse). So, Erin still wanted to take me there. This is live Greek music that doesn't really start until 2 am and goes until 7 am. We got home from the very long day at 9:15 and I laid down until she awakened me at 11 and said, "Jen, the Taxi is coming in an hour." The little part of my brain that was trying to comprehend what she was saying couldn't even imagine trying to get dressed up (it's super fancy and a table is like 80 Euros) and going out to a smokey bar with people dancing on tables.
I really wanted to go out and see it up until this very point. So, I declined and fell back asleep for the night with two jackets on, without washing my face or even brushing my teeth. Sometimes, the body just shuts down at any given point and it always amazes me when it's against my will. Haha! Oh well, so I missed out on that...I guess I'll just have to come back. Plus, it'd be way more fun and safer if we had Stratos with us. I do love love really love Greek music though!
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