On the St Louis trip I...

got started 3 hours late because the van rental company rented us a piece of crap van.
went to Bass Pro in Springfield.
posed with a bear...like a bear.
went up in the Arch.
saw the Mississippi River so high it touched the base of the white trim on the STOP sign below the Arch.
went to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner in Union Station.
got a free shirt from Hard Rock because the waitress splashed BBQ sauce on my white shirt.
got free dessert because Hard Rock was out of bacon.
went to Six Flags.
rode all the roller coasters.
had the crap beat out of my back on "The Boss" roller coaster.
rode "Evil Knievel" the first day it opened.
came in 1st place twice on the go-karts.
creamed two people accidentally on said go-karts.
watched hundreds of people running a 5K for the Race for the Cure outside our hotel.
went to the zoo.
watched the sea lion show.
saw the three day old baby giraffe.
rented paddle boats.
got soaked in the torrential downpour about 20 minutes after leaving the dock.
ate the best frozen custard EVER at Ted Drewes.
got two bruises on my knees, bruised my palms, hit my head hard enough to draw blood, scraped my back and my ankle all for a good time at the City Museum.
went shopping at the St Louis Mills Mall.
ate lots of candy on the drive home.
went straight to bed after arriving home.


It was an exhausting but really fun trip.