Yesterday was spent packing items in every nook and cranny of the van. The van, which seems larger than a school bus when parking it at the grocery store, suddenly took on the proportions of a Pinto when we tried to cram 30 days of stuff for 4 people inside. We made a few tradeoffs on what made the trip and what didn't, but in the end we THINK we packed everything we really need. If we forgot something, I'm not too concerned. At least 20 people have told me that "...they have lots of Wal-Marts along the way..." for whatever we forget.
Today was a great day to travel. It may be the best day we have, but we cruised through
Memphis around 8am with little difficulty, stopped at a not so clean rest area in Arkansas for a quick breakfast, and raced through the morning to Missouri. We took a small detour for lunch and hit the Trail of Tears state park north of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The break was nice - about an hour and a half off of the interstate to enjoy a picnic lunch, a quick hike and a few moments to toss the football around.
We cruised into St. Louis around 3pm and settled in at the Drury Inn downtown. Steph took the kids for a soak in the pool while I negotiated with some "entrepreneurs" near Busch Stadium for tickets to the Cardinals game tonight. We enjoyed a quick happy hour at the hotel and walked the couple of blocks over to the stadium for the game. The stadium was amazing, and we enjoyed cheering the Cardinals on to victory.
Trey was wiped out from hitting the road so early, so he crashed midway through the 2nd inning, but managed to rally for the 7th inning stretch...
Lemonade - $5
Hotdog - $6
Baseball cards - $10
Ticket - $30
Catching some zzz's during a game.... priceless!
Our hotel is next to the St. Louis Arch, so we'll wander down there in the morning after lunch. Who knows what else we'll get into on Friday.
Not much more to report here. We have pics on the web - the link is http://picasaweb.google.com/MarionGrayCPA/
I'm off to bed.
2 comments:
GREAT pictures! Tbug, I LOVE your new hair haircut! I am so proud of you for doing that. Love you guys, be safe!!
Gray, Jr. Family,
I love the blog!!! And I loved all the pictures. Great haircuts, Taylor and Trey. YOu are going to have a blast....just ask your dad about our trip to Yellowstone. Hate he did not get to go on our second one. YOu will have so many great memories, and I am glad we can share it with you on this blog. Loved all the pictures, too. I am printing all of this off to show Doc when I get home. Love you all, Stephanie, I hope you get a lot of running in on the hiking trails. Hope to have another blog to read soon. Love you, Mamie
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