Weekend Fun.

Last week was long. Very long. But, alas, Friday finally came as it always seems to do - fancy that. So we decided that since Cody was (almost) caught up on school work we were going to enjoy the weekend the best we could.

Friday we walked over to Balloon Glow - for those not in STL, every year there is a massive hot air balloon race where all these balloons "chase" the Energizer Bunny balloon on Saturday. Well, the Friday before they set up all the balloons, along with all sorts of fair type events in Forest Park and let you wander around and check out the balloons - since it's at night they call it "Balloon Glow" since the balloons glow when they turn on the flame stuff to make them big. Anyway, we walked over there (because we rock and can walk to Forest Park) and had a good time checking out the balloons.

Saturday was the first big Gator game. Since we all miss G'ville (or at least Florida, since face it, after you hit 22, you're "old" in G'ville), the Gator Club (of which Cody is VP and I have somehow become Treasurer - and I don't even balance my own bank account) does a tailgate before the Tennessee game each year - food and beers and friends and fun. It was a little chilly this year (I've used the heater in my car four times already in the last week) but still fun. The game was supposed to be a good one - a hard fought win - not so much. We kicked some Volunteer butt. Not too much of a game but fun to hang out with the Gator crowd. We even have two new, appointed members of the Gator Club - Steve and Melanie - they're our recruits and they rock as Gators even though they've never been to G'ville!

Sunday was Fun Outside. We started at Laumeier Sculpture Park - very cool place to wander, explore and hang out. We had a great time hiking around the fields and the woods checking out the art stuff - much cooler then I thought it would be. Then we went to the Zoo (one of my favorite places in STL) with our friends Meghan and Danny and their adorable almost-two year-old! She was so damn cute at the zoo - she would wave at the animals and then put her hands on the glass and stare at them - there are some great pictures (see next blog). We had a fabulous time hanging out with them. Then Sunday evening I made dinner - a small modern miracle. I've actually been trying to cook more lately since Cody is in school and I was spending over $45 a week on buying lunch so I'm trying to make dinners that we can just the left-overs for lunch. Last week I made Cajun Corn Chowder which wasn't bad and then Garlic Shrimp Pasta that surprisingly Cody liked okay but I thought it was crap. Then Sunday I made Lasagna Roll-Ups - it's a healthier and easier version of lasagna and it actually turned out pretty good. My pizza and mac and cheese boy has actually turned into quite the health food conisour which makes my life a whole lot easier. So I'm trying to learn to cook - but it's a slow process. :)

Today after work we went to the Cardinals game - had a great time though when we left they were losing pretty bad. Not that we particularly cared - we drank beer, ate pretzels and talked the whole time.

So life is supremely good right now.