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 2, 2022: Nico at the Park
Just wanted to start the year off with a cute picture of Nico at the park.
February 1, 2022: Coffee Bar
I met up with a friend at Oliver’s Coffee and Flower Bar. It had such cute decor, including a pink flower wall.
February 10, 2022: Springfield
I went home to visit my parents and we took my cousin Lilli to see the horses. I got to take a selfie with Ty Ty the horse.
February 14, 2022: Valentine’s Day
Much love from us on Valentine’s Day.
February 23, 2022: Nashville
My friend had a paid trip to Nashville for a work conference. She took me along. I just drove with her, shared the room, and then we got to explore some of Nashville nightlife in the evening.
March 3, 2022: Bryce’s Birthday
I took Bryce to Bristol’s for dinner and then we celebrated with cake.
March 21, 2022: Nico Graduates
Nico passes his STAR puppy class!
April 10, 2022: Cardinals Game
Bryce and I scored all-inclusive tickets to the Cardinals game for a really great price. We had unlimited food and drinks and I even caught a free t-shirt.
April 17, 2022: Happy Easter
Bryce and I made Easter cookies with little bunnies on them.
April 29, 2022: New Car
We bought a new Ford Bronco!
April 30, 2022: Indianapolis for Lea Salonga
This was a rescheduled event that was cancelled due to Covid. We ended up getting front row seats and even tried valet parking. I will say, we didn’t like valet parking. We want to leave afterwards but we had to wait for someone to get our car. And there was a long line to get our car!
May 13, 2022: Girls’ Trip
A few friends of mine drove out to the Lake of Egypt in Illinois for a short weekend getaway. Nico came with me and enjoyed swimming. However, I had to throw him off the dock to get him into the water.
May 27, 2022: Hot Springs National Park
We decided to do a camping weekend in Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas. Nico loved it. We hiked a few trails and took a canoe trip down a river. At one point, we got swept away going backwards in the canoe. Nico slept through it all.
June 22, 2022: Jammin’ at the Zoo
We went to Jammin’ at the Zoo and got our picture for this year’s event.
June 23, 2022: Drag Show
Naomi and I gathered a few friends and went to check out a drag show event for the evening.
June 25, 2022: Afternoon Date
Bryce and I went to Stone Hill Winery with Nico and then drove out to a place in Illinois called Polynesian Breeze Shave Ice for a snow capped shave ice.
July 2, 2022: Camping in Wisconsin
For the Fourth of July weekend, we went to a family member’s home who lives on the lake. We got to ride in the boat and see fireworks over the water. We tried to get Nico onto the boat, but he took one look at the boat and ran up the hill.
July 10, 2022: Springfield
Kyle and Danielle were in Springfield, and we all went to Southwinds Park to see the sunflowers. They are Danielle’s favorite flower.
July 27, 2022: Baseball Game
Kyle, Bryce, and I met my aunt, uncle, and my cousin at the Springfield Lucky Horseshoe baseball game.
August 1, 2022: Dinosaur
Nico and Bryce posed with a large dinosaur which was put up in preparation for the IL State Fair this year.
August 2, 2022: Dashboard Confessional Concert
I went to a Dashboard Confessional Concert. The new album is not my favorite but I still love their older songs.
August 6, 2022: Springfield
Bryce and Nico found a bear! We were near Scheels Sporting Goods with our friends. Their dog, Auggie, was dock diving and we went out to support him.
August 12, 2022: IL State Fair
We went to the IL State Fair today. Bryce even found some corn to pose with.
August 13, 2022: Bears Pre-Game
We met up with our cousins in Chicago and went to our first ever Chicago Bears (pre)Game. I don’t know that I understood what was happening, but we could still see all the action from where we were sitting.
August 30, 2022: Happy Birthday Nico
Happy First Birthday Nico!
September 10, 2022: Wedding Reception
Since we did a last minute wedding in 2021, we finally got around to having our wedding reception.
September 10, 2022: Twenty One Pilots
Bryce stayed to visit with out of town friends after the wedding reception, but I headed to St. Louis with Kyle and Danielle and went to see the Twenty One Pilots Icy Tour Concert.
September 23, 2022: Painting Night
To get ready for the Halloween Season, I painted a cute picture during a fun girls’ craft night.
October 9, 2022: Panic at the Disco
The last concert of one of my favorite bands ever!
October 15, 2022: Happy Birthday
For my birthday, Bryce took me out to pick pumpkins in the pumpkin patch.
October 25, 2022: Pumpkin Carving
This year, I carved a cat and a moon into my pumpkin.
October 27, 2022: Boo at the Zoo
I love seeing all the Halloween lights at the Zoo.
October 28, 2022: Spirits in the Garden
This year, Bryce and I dressed up as Sanrio characters. I was Hello Kitty and Bryce was Gudetama.
October 31, 2022: Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween! My friend Naomi and I dressed up like the sun and the moon.
November 26, 2022: Bryce and Simba
Simba doesn’t always like to pose for pictures, but he was happy whenever he gets to be with his favorite person.
December 9, 2022: Karaoke Party
We gathered some friends for a karaoke night out. We had a white elephant exchange, bought pizza and snacks and sang the night away.
December 15, 2022: Garden Glow
We went to the Botanical Garden lights with our friends Travis and Stacie.
December 20, 2022: Zoo Lights
Kyle and Danielle came to visit so we took them to the lights at the Zoo. Merry Christmas!