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weekend fun

i know this is so late with the approaching weekend, but i want to do a recap from last weekend.  it was a good one.

after working a 15 hour day friday and a half-day saturday i made my way to the airport for my quick flight to missouri.  it didn't end up being quick in any form of the word, but i arrived.  i just don't seem to have luck flying lately.  i told my grandma the story and she even commented on how it seems to be a trend lately (for me).

we had all sorts of changes in our plans, but mom, dad, karen & i ended up at Winslow's Home, in U-City.  it's a farm-to-table restaurant so i was a big fan and i had a delicious Torta Rustica.  yum!

while i was looking up ideas of places to go in st. louis it was nice to see farm-to-table restaurants are taking on the scene.



sunday we checked out Duff's in Central West End, which took awhile to get our food, but was delicious.  we had a lovely walk around the neighborhood because it was too nice not to.

karen & i went to her bday cards game sunday night.  we stopped at joe buck's on the way and although we were left out of the promotion (because we're over 15) it was a great game.  craig pinch hit so i was happy to see him back with a cards uniform.

i felt pretty spoiled at the end of the trip because i picked everywhere we ate, took a bunch of goodies from mom and grandma home, enjoyed a lovely cardinals game.  and then i felt bad because the weekend was supposed to be about karen.  woops.  sorry.



coming up this weekend is the big air and water show at north beach.  they've been setting up since monday (i saw them unload the ketchup for one... whew... that was a lot of ketchup).  i started hearing practicing last night and today during my lunch i went outside and got a little pre-show.  but those planes breaking the sound barrier make it difficult to concentrate on my book...

and the cards take on the cubs here at wrigley field.

tonight i kicked off the weekend at adler after dark.  i only stayed long enough to fulfill my food duties and take a couple runs across oobleck like this
except adults instead of kids
you can see some of my co-workers setting it up here
i did ok
not great
but ok
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