Winding down

Well, we're winding down our trip here in St. Louis. Russ says it's getting cold and time to move on....funny guy! But it did get down to 45 one night.

We've spent the last several days seeing some friends for one last time this trip. Thursday Mike dropped by for a brief visit to bid us farewell till next year. Then that night I met up with several of my friends at La Casa Frijole (The Bean House), and this time another friend from high school (another Diane) was able to make it. We had to get one last picture of all of us together plus one of my two new friends, Linda and Mary.











Friday we picked up Rick and went to the American Legion Fish Fry, which Russ and his friends talk about fondly from when they were kids. Of course the price of the fish has gone up significantly but still tastes great!

Saturday John and Steve came over to watch the Cardinals on TV and listen to the Missouri football game on the radio, all at the same time. It was such a nice day, we watched and listened to the games on the outside entertainment center. As you can see, Russ was checking some other game scores on his laptop! We grilled some burgers, had some brews, and reveled in the team wins.

Sunday we went to the Cardinals/Cubs baseball game with Steve, Patty, their son Dave, and Patty's brother Brian. Seats were great as was the company, good game, but unfortunately Cards lost....bummer.

Monday, Rick came over to help us get the RV ready to hit the road. We had to gas it up and Russ wanted to get it weighed since we hadn't done that since we left Denham Springs, and we've taken some heavy stuff off and added a couple small items. It was helpful to have a third person along. Then we had Steak 'N Shake for one last time in St. Louis before hitting the road. That night another friend from high school, Maribeth, stopped by and we had a great visit. She is a City District Attorney and had some interesting, and sometimes funny, stories to share. Maribeth not only sang in our wedding but also sang (on tape) a song my mom specifically requested to have Maribeth sing when she passed away, and we played it at the memorial service in Connecticut.

Tomorrow we hit the road for Disney World, so until then!