I am almost rested up from our trip. We had a wonderful vacation with the grandkids in St. Louis. But to use an old Southern expression - it wore me out! The heat almost got to me at the Zoo on Sunday; I had to stop and rest often and we ended up leaving earlier than planned. But we had a wonderful day. We started out by taking our breakfast and eating on picnic tables in Forest Park. It was so special to me because it was July 8th and not only the first anniversary of mom's death, but also would have been her and dad's 76th wedding anniversary. They were married early in the morning at St. Patrick's church in East St. Louis; but later that day they went to Forest Park and took wedding photos in front of the World Fair Pavilion. We ate our breakfast right beside it. I told the grandkids the story about how they met and married. After breakfast we walked around the pavilion and made pictures in front of it. It looks exactly the same, although they are working on the landscaping in the front and have the grounds all tore up there right now. I felt so close to mom and dad and couldn't help but think back to what it was like for them in that same place 76 years ago.
I'm posting some old pics of Mom and Dad on their wedding day that were taken at the pavilion and also some of the pics that I took Sunday.
(I see by the date on my pics that I need to change the date setting on my camera. It must have messed up when the batteries ran down.)
We stayed in a hotel with an indoor and outdoor pool and I think that was the favorite part of the trip for the kids. We had to make sure we got back to the hotel every night in time for them to hit the pool. They love to swim and I am glad. I never learned to swim and have always been somewhat afraid of water (I guess because some of my first experiences with trying to swim were in a pond muddied with cow manure and with snapping turtles looking for a nibble), but I am glad to see the grandkids able to enjoy the water so much.
We made stops at the Butterfly House, the Science Musuem ( to see the SuperHeros exhibit), the Magic House, and of course the zoo. We were at the arch on Friday night and they had a free concert on the riverfront with the Los Lonely Boys and a wonderful fireworks show afterward. To me there is nothing more fun during a fireworks display than watching the faces of children as they watch the fireworks. We had such a good time with the grandkids - it was the first time we had been able to go away with them in quite a while. My only complaint was about the typical July weather - very hot and humid. To test our endurance even more, the air conditioner on the van would work sometimes and sometimes not. Thank goodness it worked on the ride home.
I have a few more days left before I have to be at work again. I am still trying to get things straightened up after our move last year. There are some boxes I am just now getting around to looking into. If I haven't needed it for a year - probably don't need it all. I see a huge yard sale coming in the near future!
Well, that's all until next time. Stay cool.
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