2026

Midwest 2026

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, 2026: Anselm Kiefer Exhibit at SLAM

Bryce and I went to check out the new art exhibit at SLAM called Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea, a German artist that focused on waters in this exhibit.

January 11, 2026: Outpost Coffee and Bricks

Bryce and I met some friends for coffee at a Lego Cafe. We rented some Lego sets and got to build them while visiting over coffee.

January 16, 2026: Paint Night with Friends

Two friends came over and we followed an online video tutorial for our paint night!

January 31, 2026: Tour of SLSO

Bryce and I did the backstage tour of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. We even got to go onto the stage.

March 3, 2026: Happy Birthday

We celebrated Bryce’s birthday today with dinner, presents, and cake!

March 23, 2026: Chain of Ideas Book Release - Dr. Kendi

We went to a book talk to hear Dr. Ibram X. Kendi talk about his new book, the Chain of Ideas.

March 23, 2026: Chain of Ideas Book Release - Cori Bush

We also got to hear a discussion between Dr. Kendi and Cori Bush.

March 27, 2026: Eckert’s Farm for Tulips

We were able to head over to Eckert’s before the end of the day to see all of the tulips in bloom! It was a cool day but all of the flowers were so pretty.

April 12, 2026: Ancient Splendor: Roman Art in the Time of Trajan

We went to see the special exhibit that showcases many items that have never left Italy before in the St. Louis Art Museum’s Trajan exhibit.

June 2, 2026: Art Museum in Forest Park

I celebrated my friend’s birthday by taking her to breakfast and the art museum. And then a fun photo outside in Forest Park.

June 5, 2026: HYBYCOZO Patterns in Nature

We went to the Patterns in Nature: the Art of HYBYCOZO at the Botanical Gardens and saw all of the different patterns light up the ground.

June 7, 2026: Virginia Fairbanks Art and Nature Park

We went to Indianapolis yesterday to see Christian Borle perform with the ISO. Before we left on Sunday, we took a stroll at the art and nature park.

June 20, 2026: Navy Pier

We walked around Navy Pier before seeing our show at the Shakespeare Theatre.

June 21, 2026: Iceboy! The Musical

The new musical about the “completely untrue story of how Eugene O’Neill came to write the Iceman Cometh.” It was icy!

June 22, 2026: Chicago Botanic Garden

We walked the botanical gardens this morning and saw the “Evanescent” art by Atelier Sisu that looks like big bubbles.

June 22, 2026: IL Conservatory for the Arts Six Royal Reunion Benefit Concert

The IL Conservatory for the Arts held a benefit concert with all of the SIX broadway queens! We saw Adriana Hicks, Brittney Mack, Samantha Pauly, Andrea Macasaet, Keirsten Hodgens, and Courtney Mack. It was an amazing concert.