Zoo, Arch, and Ted's All In A Day's Work

Turtle Park rocks!

The boys and their daddy.

"Can we turn and look at it now?"

The Primate House--I's favorite!

Checking the veiw from the top.

The magnificent "Gateway to the West"
We made it to Ted's LATE that night...a little too late for these tired boys to thoroughly enjoy it, but they tried.

So this is the Monday after Kelly's wedding. We're still a little tired and are slow to get moving. We stayed at my friend Sara Jane's house while she was in San Diego getting ready for her upcoming wedding (more from that later). Her mom stopped by to get her mail and asked what are plan was for the day. Well, we were just going to do the Zoo, knowing it's an all-day excursion and do the Arch on Tuesday. What we found out from her was that not only was it the All-Star game on Tuesday, which we knew, but that President Obama was making an appearence. If you've ever been around when a President makes an appearence, you know that every highway shuts down for miles and you can't get anywhere. So, we decided to move the Arch to Monday as well. I know, crazy.

It was, but it was fun too. The Zoo was great, we stopped at Turtle Park first for some fun and then walked on over to check out the animals. I love that our Zoo is free...we could go get Imo's pizza and come back without a problem! :)

We didn't have any problems with the Arch either. Traffic wasn't bad, even at rush-hour and the Homerun Derby going on. We got right on a tram and up we went. The boys were a little nervous about the tram, which one will articulate and one will pretend doesn't bother him. But once they were up there they had a blast.

We then headed to Ted Drewes...one of my favorite. A comedy of errors that weren't so comedic at the time made this venture not quite as enjoyable, but frozen custard always tastes good. Then it was time for bed! More to come!

Kelly's Wedding

Kelly is Kelly Phelps, yea!!! The wedding was beautiful and I can't believe it's already over! Life was crazy from the moment I arrived in town. Dad picked me up and dropped me off at a bar for some karaoke with the girls. Kel and I sang our Irving Berlin movie favorite, "Sisters" from "White Christmas" and then Kelly, Lindsey and I sang "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." It was a blast.

There were lots of helpers on hand on Friday to get everything ready and then the fun really kicked off at the rehearsal and dinner following. Kelly and Ben seemed so young-looking that night, but the next day they didn't seem all that young-looking to me. It was just beautiful!

Enjoy the pics, there is so much to share as we've had our week in St. Louis and now we're headed out West. Look for more to come!

Half-Packed and ready to go...

No taxi honking it's horn, but I'm ready to go. Well, I will be on Thursday. So far things are wrapping up nicely for my practicum. I have just a few more sessions to conduct and my reflection paper to write. By the end of the week I'm planning on having everything wrapped up in a neat little bow. :) The tubs are getting filled little by little. Actually, the office has just one more to fill and then probably two for the kitchen and then some decorative things around the whole house. Sigh...where is Samantha and her wiggly nose when you need her?

I worshipped at CoL for the final time as a member. I have no doubt I will be worshipping there again soon, but Sunday was it as far as my consistent attendance and involvement. I didn't actually get teary this time--even when Pastor Barz called me up for a "God-speed." I've gotten teary the last two weekends, but not this one. Odd. The Next Step had a lovely luncheon at Fire Hut for me. I'm slowly working my way around the groups.

There is no way I'll be able to say good-bye to everyone. Especially now that we've hit my final week. I'm sad that I'll be disappearing on many people, but summer schedules are nuts and I can't expect people to drop their lives for me.

I'm more excited about what is ahead than I am about what I'm leaving. I'm sure that will still be a roller-coaster, but right now my sister's wedding, being with Jason on a daily basis and then Sara Jane's wedding in San Diego are fun and exciting thoughts that help spur me on to finish each project on the list.

Speaking of...time for that reflection paper.