Since I live in St. Louis, Missouri, I thought I would make a page with a few things that I love to do here in my own city. This page will be set up slightly different than the other pages since I won’t be doing a day by day account of home base, but I just want to highlight some of the fun and different things that I do while I’m not travelling.
Keep on reading for updates on our life in the Midwest!
January 13, 2021: Paint Night
I met up with some friends and we had a fun paint night.
January 23, 2021: Cuivre River State Park
We went hiking at Cuivre River State Park and some of the water was frozen over. It was really pretty.
February 13, 2021: Mardi Gras
My friend had a Mardi Gras party, so I helped decorate her place and then dressed up in Mardi Gras attire.
March 3, 2021: Bryce’s Birthday
I made Bryce a cake for his birthday and we celebrated with some gifts and cake.
March 4, 2021: Paint Night
A friend wanted a paint night for her birthday, so I created another masterpiece.
March 7, 2021: Graham Cave State Park
We went hiking at Graham Cave State Park today. We’ve been trying to explore more nearby hikes lately but this was our choice for today.
April 25, 2021: Tower Grove Park
The park was really pretty this morning on our walk.
May 1, 2021: Laumeier Sculpture Park
Bryce’s parents came to visit, so we took them to the zoo, the botanical gardens, the Faust butterfly house, and the Laumeier Sculpture Park. They enjoyed all of the sites.
May 7, 2021: Lake of Egypt in Illinois
We took a weekend trip to a lake house on the Lake of Egypt in southern Illinois. We swam off the private dock the day that we arrived.
May 8, 2021: Hiking in Southern Illinois
We went on a hike, relaxed at a winery, and then we watched the sunset over the water.
May 22, 2021: Sailing
I went sailing with a friend. I love going and spending the day at the lake, grilling out our dinner, and then sleeping under the stars.
May 31, 2021: All Holiday Gathering
Since we missed celebrating the holidays with family due to Covid, we celebrated all the holidays at once with them. Did I wear enough holidays? Or did Bryce get all of them since he wore a calendar?
June 5, 2021: Game Crashes
Sometimes the game crashes in the middle of playing…
June 7, 2021: Flowers
The flowers in our yard were blooming really pretty this year.
June 12, 2021: Mitchell Park Domes
We went to Milwaukee to visit some friends and stopped in to visit the Mitchell Park Domes. We walked to the lake, we went downtown, and we got brunch the next morning too.
July 10, 2021: Canopy Trails at Zoo
The new Canopy Trails for the primates opened at the zoo. Bryce and I visited the animals and even tried out the new play area that goes along the primates.
July 10, 2021: Platinum Rock Legends
I went to the Bottleneck Blues Bar with some friends to see a local cover band, Platinum Rock Legends.
July 16, 2021: Aquarium
My friend Elizabeth came to visit and we checked out the Aquarium together.
August 3, 2021: Cardinal’s Game
I went to a Cardinal’s Game with some friends.
August 28, 2021: Little Mermaid Pop Up
I met some friends in Chicago for a Little Mermaid Pop Up event. We all dressed up like mer-people.
September 5, 2021: Afternoon with Friends
We went to our friend’s house for hiking, an afternoon with the pups, and driving their newest vehicle.
October 14, 2021: Birthday Celebration #1
I started my birthday celebration with a pumpkin gooey butter cake that Bryce made me.
October 15, 2021: Birthday Celebration #2
I went to visit my mom and dad and celebrated with another cake! We drove up to Bryce’s parents house that evening and we did cake tastings for our wedding and I got another full cake!
October 16, 2021: Twenty One Pilots
Twenty One Pilots came to Chicago for their Takeover Tour. Chicago was only 1 of 6 stops on this tour.
October 24, 2021: Eckert’s Pumpkin Farm
We took Kyle and Danielle to Eckert’s Pumpkin Farm.
October 25, 2021: Visit with Family
Kyle and Danielle were in town for a friend’s wedding so we got spent a day in Springfield to visit the parents.
October 27, 2021: Pumpkin Carving
I had some friends over to carve pumpkins. I think they all turned out really cute.