Oh, Canada!

It's been crazy weekend!
We began our weekend with a Friday night trip to Festus MO and spent the night visiting with Chris' dad and his wife. On Saturday morning, we continued the weekend by driving into St. Louis and meeting some Canadian friends at the airport. That's when the craziness began!

I should probably back up here and refer you to a post from seven years ago. The two women we picked up at the airport were friends we met on this trip in June of 2011.

After picking them up at the airport, we went to Russell's on Macklind for lunch. This was a return trip to Russell's for Chris and me. I'm certain that we will be back again. It might just be a new favorite St. Louis restaurant of ours!
We loaded our slightly heavier selves back into the car and spent the rest of the afternoon at scenic Grant's Farm.

After checking into our downtown hotel, we opted for a late dinner within walking distance. We continued to enjoy visiting over dinner and then in the hotel bar before calling it a relatively early night (11ish) since our Canadian friends had started their day at 3am EDT.

Sunday turned out to be a long day, in spite of sleeping in.
We slept in, checked out of the hotel and made our way to the Landing for lunch at The Morgan Street Brewery. Even though we passed on dessert, we all left full or at least, well satisfied. We walked the Arch grounds and then started our journey home.
At a stop for gas, there was a Krispy Creme nearby and our friends wanted a Krispy Creme (apparently not widely available in Canada). And because we were still full from lunch, we decided to introduce them to White Castle!
We took a break about halfway home (a couple of hours into our 3 1/2 hour ride) at a little tourist stop -- Uranaus, MO.

"The best fudge comes from Uranus!"

We finally arrived at home, had a little dinner and then girls headed to a friend's home for a girls' night in the hot tub. It was after 1am when I got the call to come pick them up!

It's now Monday morning and the girls are still sleeping.
It's quiet as I enjoy my coffee and prepare myself for the next few days.
It should be an experience!

John <><