Having July 4th holiday in the middle of the week makes it a strange celebration. I celebrated with friends and family in Memphis this weekend, but came back to St Louis for work. That left me in a bit of a quandary about what to do for the fourth. Mind you, having traveled all weekend, I have plenty I need… Read More
Top 3 Family Adventures in St Louis
Last week, my niece Georgia and her son Jake came to visit during a few days of his spring break. I’ve been looking forward to it for months! And since we had a limited amount of time for their visit, we had to prioritize (something I obviously failed miserably at when selecting photos for this post!) Making the Initial Short… Read More
Opening Day in St. Louis for Baseball & Farmers Market
One clear sign of spring is the start of baseball’s spring training, but opening day is a critical milestone! This year two big opening days came at the same time — Major League Baseball and one of the seasonal farmers markets in my part of the world. And what’s really cool, is I was able to enjoy both! After shopping… Read More
Perfect Day to Spend Time at the Zoo
I took Monday off and spent an incredible day at the St. Louis Zoo with my dear friend Marjory and her girls Miss A & Miss K! It was a perfect day weather-wise and a perfect day with the girls! I know a post of photos from the zoo should probably include animals — and we really enjoyed seeing penguins,… Read More
My First Open House in My New Home
This weekend I hosted an open house to let friends in St. Louis know I was mostly unpacked, organized and I’m totally excited about having friends over. I spent time Friday evening doing some grocery shopping and prepping some dishes and Saturday morning I got the rest of my prep and cooking done. As I did a lot of the… Read More
An Awesome Day at Forest Park Boathouse & Paddleboating
I just had to share more photos from my day off with my sister Cheryl & our friend Cathy. I’m sharing these as much as anything so I can come back to them on crummy days and remind myself how incredible a single day can be. How an awesome day like Tuesday recharges you and can change your perspective much… Read More