stl trip post #1

:: Hello from St. Louis!

:: We left on our journey on Friday 29th after work...we drove a bit and then had dinner at Brahm's...then finished up our travel in Tulsa at a very nice Holiday Inn Express in the BEST BED ever. We need a mattress like that. We got up Saturday morning the 30th and had breakfast at the hotel, then finished up our travel. For some reason, the whole trip seemed to go very quickly to us. No complaints there!!! We stopped in Rolla for a break and lunch, and arrived at my mom's around 4:30. Chris went for a run, and Mom and I ran to Schnucks for a few things. Then we enjoyed a delicious dinner that my mom prepared and played some Farkle! (Randy won, of course!)

:: Sunday 31th, Randy and Mom made us a very yummy breakfast and then Chris was sweet and cut the grass for them. Randy had his surgery and is still not able to do a lot of things. I have the best hubby! Afterwards, he got in a run and then we got ready for my friend Amy's wedding. We got a little lost on our way there, but the wedding and the reception were beautiful! I will post photos when we return home. We are so happy for Amy and Jonathan -- they are so perfect for each other! Hope they have a beautiful time on their honeymoon in Costa Rica! After the wedding, we headed across the street to a bar in Soulard called Molly's and that was a very fun place! We had a drink, then walked around a bit before heading home. We picked up some White Castle on the way home for Chris and he really enjoyed those :)

:: Monday 1st, my mom hosted a BBQ for Labor Day and it was a very nice time. My Olender grandparents, uncle Steve, my cousin Kasey and her boyfriend Brendon, along with Fonda, Dronda, Clarence and Greg, Angie and Maisie all joined us. Randy grilled hamburgers, sausage, and hot dogs, and we also had baked beans, broccoli salad, pasta salad and cupcakes. Delicious!! We enjoyed our visit with them all and took lots of photos. We played many rounds of washers and that was lots of fun too!  So very good to see everyone!!

:: And our visit continues...