Started: Apple Canyon, IL
Ended: St. Louis, MO
Total Distance: Driving: 352 miles
This morning J woke up feeling better. It was a wonderful long weekend with my family. Unfortunately, J missed out on the boat rides, swimming, campfires and endless games of Catan. My favorite holiday is Easter, but 4th of July is a close second. Every year my whole family meets at the lake and we spend some quality time together. Some relatives travel from near by and other make the journey from much farther (for a while Jeanne and Tim were coming in from Singapore!). Some of my favorite memories are playing baseball with Dizie “Fukudome” and Dickie in the side yard. It’s bittersweet going to the lake without Dizie but I know she loved it there, especially when we were all together.
We decided to skip the trip to Indianapolis to let J rest some more, so today we headed straight to St. Louis. I drove since J was still recovering. We arrived in St. Louis and did a quick driving tour of SLU, then went straight to Emily & Mike’s house. They had a fancy spread of beers, ciders, and dips for us to snack on while Erica was in Alton with her adorable nieces. Betsy came over and we headed to Pat Connollys to watch the fireworks. I read in a magazine once, best friends can come back together and it’s like no time has passed at all. It always nice to spend time with Emily and Erica, we fall right back into a groove catching each other up on what is new in our lives.