We had so much, I mean SO MUCH, fun at the GermanFest last year that we were all working ourselves into a frenzy about going to it this year.  Magoo, AUBS!, Bud, and Frank travelled home from school JUST to go to this thing.  It’s like a national holiday for us.

I was a little worried it would disappoint.  Really, think about it, the GermanFest is a little high school dinner and production put on by a single German teacher and his students.  Here is what it essentially consists of:  a few supposed German food items (they don’t seem very authentic to me) placed on high school cafeteria trays, eaten on high school cafeteria tables, while a Polka band belts out the same tune for an hour.  Patrons then retire to the 120 year old bleachers (actually not exaggerating on this one) and wait, and wait, and wait.  The staticy polka music now starts to emanate from the speakers and the German dancers make their appearance.  A bunch of kids in lederhosen then dance for what is always a shockingly long time.

We’re only getting started here.  Next up is a mini version of a famous musical all done in German with cheesy costumes and I suspect about 17 minutes of practice time.

Then, we move onto the Polka contest amongst a bunch of mid-western teens and a few of their parents.

Riveting, right?  The picture I’ve painted.  You want to be there, don’t you?

Oh, my, you SO DO.

Here’s AUBS! boyfriend, the FREAK, as we were eating.  We met him last year at the GermanFest for the first time.  And, we soon learned he has an inability to be mad.  So, last weekend, I asked him to show me his mad face.  Look below, this is seriously what he was able to muster:

I know, frightening, right?  If that’s mad, I’d hate to see… um, I don’t know, furious?

We ate our gourmet meal off plastic divided trays, accompanied by POLKA MUSIC, and headed to the bleachers.

I am telling you, the anticipation was killing us:

And, can I please change the subject and mention that people shouldn’t be allowed to look that fresh without Photoshopping.  That’s Jake B .  He’s a good friend of Magoo’s, but we don’t like him because he’s talented at things, and nice, and all that.  But, he laughs at our jokes, and likes to play multi-player computer games, so he’s allowed back.

Have I set the context properly for you?  The amazingness is only just beginning.

So, you’ll have to come back for GermanFest – Part Dos.

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