Waxhaw weekend

A pretty busy weekend in Waxhaw. Of note from my end:

* As predicted, we could not attend the BBQ cookoff due to spending our afternoon at the ball fields. If it's not too much trouble, could all the contestants smoke some butt overnight & deliver it to my place? Thanks in advance.

* We headed to the festival late Saturday afternoon and casually made our way over to the kid's zone at Waxhaw UMC and stayed there until the end of the festival at 5pm. 5pm seems a little early to end the festival, at least on Saturday; perhaps the food vendors need to petition the festival to extend the hours to get more of the dinner rush. We were planning to eat at the festival, but based on reports from my mom, everyone was shutting down at 5pm, so we figured we'd go grab dinner at Main Street Grill.

* Shockingly, the Main Street Grill was closed. I'm not sure what their regular hours are on weekends, but I can't for the life of me figure out why they weren't open Saturday for the dinner rush. While some local businesses were planning their openings to take advantage of all the people in town and others tried, the Main Street Grill was closed. Very strange. We ended up walking home & picking up cheese steaks from Marino's.

* After heading to the ball fields again for a little fielding practice, we stopped in at The Dairy Barn for some soft serve ice cream. Nice place for a post-practice visit, with old arcade games, classic cartoons, and a formidable row of rocking chairs along the wall. I was a little surprised to see a small dinner menu (BBQ sandwiches, hot dogs, etc.), so they're a dinner option as well now. Not a lot of tables right now, but they could easily cram some more in there if business demands it.