MO Capitol

Lucky shot of the Missouri state capital building in Jeff City
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Lunch at Quinton's

Sunny finally!! Walked around Mizzou and saw their sweet Rec Center then had a rooftop lunch with Emily and Steve
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Sara's stomping grounds

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Shout out to Josh

Just got off the phone with our CA host and headed out of St. Louis when Sara spotted none other than a Red Bull truck right behind us! Can't wait to see you Josh!
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Leaving St. Louis

And we're off to Columbia!
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Go Cards!

Thanks to MB for making our trip to St. Louis complete with a Cards game! And yes we're good luck so feel free to invite us back anytime :). Wish you were here to hang out with us!
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Billboard

Not as funny as "that's what she said" but still kinda funny...
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Running in Forest Park

Trying to find an entrance to Forest Park...this place has a 6 mile perimeter!!

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Day 3

On Monday, we slept in! It was great. We hit up Mom's Deli for lunch thanks to PJ's recommendation and then headed off to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour. I am amazed that the tours are free and everything is kept up so well. Anheuser-Busch is all about giving back to the community and so we took advantage of it! :) The tour took us through the Clydesdale stables (the Clydesdales are still used to carry the wagons in parades and on the Christmas commercials). We then headed toward the lager tank room, where our tour guide told us about Budweiser's beechwood aging process. Next we learned a little more about the entire fermentation process and we ended the tour in the packaging plant, which processes up to 1,950 cans of beer per minute, while weeding out the duds at the same time. How's that for efficient?!

But probably the best part was the beer tasting at the end of the trip. We were allowed 2 sample glasses. I chose my favorite Shock Top Belgian White and decided to venture out for the Michelob Amber Bock. Katie chose a newer selection called Wild Blue, which has a purplish color and a blueberry taste, and followed that with Michelob Golden. If you can't tell, we are all about venturing out. :)

So what's the first thing you want to do after sampling beers? Naturally, go for a run in Forest Park. We decided not to get lost in Forest Park and retraced our steps after about a mile. But it's an awesome park and a must-see if you're in St. Louis.

And we ended the night with the St. Louis Cardinals! The cards beat the Nationals 6-2. Luckily, we made it to the game in time for the first inning hitting streak and saw Holliday, Pujols, and Rasmus get on base followed by David Freese's 2 run triple. And the last play of the game was a dive by Pujols and a throw to Ryan Franklin for the final out. Great game, Cards!!!!

And now we're off to Columbia to visit some of my Mizzou friends! M-I-Z!

Afternoon in St. Louis

On our way to the Anheuser-Busch Brewery Tour! Shout out to Jesse and Dominic for sharing their table in the hospitality room :)

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Onesies!!!

This is for you Dione...Marianne :)

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Ted Drewe's

Yummy custard!!
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Flashback to life size onesies

Soccer in St. Louis

We went to watch the St. Louis Athletica play Sunday afternoon. A friend from NC, Kendall Fletcher, plays so we were able to see her play and hang out with the Fletcher fam. Game ended in a 2-2 tie.

Pic is Sara, Katie, Kendall, and Preston.

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Night #2

Shout-out to Christa Leake for taking us to an awesome Turkish dinner at Aya Sofia, followed by a trip to see her new house (which is so cute!) and Ted Drewe's, the best frozen custard in St. Louis, and probably the world.

Shout-out to PJ Kennedy for meeting up with Katie and I at Red Lion for some late Sunday night brewskies. Thanks for being awesome, guys!!!

State Song #5: The Real Missouri Waltz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTVbDKyJiE

Welcome to Missouri

State #4 for the day and our home for most of the week :).

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Here we go...

3 states down this morning...almost to #4!

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State Song #4:

http://www.ilike.com/artist/The+Everly+Brothers/track/Illinois?src=onebox

Shout-out to Emily Backes for providing us with this great song from her home state!