Its 6:00 am and my alarm is going off. I reached over to turn it off and and slowly got out of bed. Today is the day that Jake, Ryan, and I go winter canoe camping. The trip is all planned out and we’re set to meet at Ryan’s house at 9:30 am. I’m not … Continue reading “Failed Overnight Canoe Trip – 11/17/2012”
I paddle the Meramec river almost every month. Almost every month, I go through the section where the Meramec river goes under the highway 141 bridge. There is a riffle there when the water is up caused by some rocks that are there in the river. This is a dangerous section of the river if … Continue reading “Meramec at 141 – 7/18/2012”
My nephew got baptised today. His parents are what I would consider to be conservative Catholics. I applaud their religious convictions. It also gave me the chance to see what I believe to be a pre Vatican 2 baptism. They had the service at St. Francis de Sales in south St. Louis, Missouri. This church … Continue reading “A Pre Vatican 2 Baptism – 7/14/2012”
The last day of our vacation this year. Danelle and I were discussing that this vacation feels like it has been a flop. We have done the things we came to do [Leslie’s wedding], but there wasn’t a bang that seemed to make it all worthwhile. Of course, I can look back at almost every … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 10 – 7/12/2012”
If there was any question about where we went for vacation, we only had to look as far as breakfast. I’m not sure if Texas is full of itself, or proud. With a Texas size blueberry waffle in the shape of the state, we were full and ready for anything the day offered to us. … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 9 – 7/11/2012”
We woke up and spent this day driving across the plains of Texas. Our destination was Amarillo. I had heard that it has the second largest canyon system in the United States behind the Grand Canyon. Driving from Austin to Amarillo is quite the haul. With kids that don’t want to be locked up on … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 8 – 7/10/2012”
With the wedding over, it was the day where family started to all go their own way. None of us were anxious to leave as we don’t all get together this often. Several people were going on to Corpus Christi, Texas for the rest of their vacation. I’m not sure what we were thinking, but … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 7 – 7/9/2012”
Its the day of Leslie and John’s wedding. The whole reason that a bunch of family came to Texas this summer. We were excited about the event and looking forward to it. However, we had a whole day to fill before the big event. Austin has a very cool scene near the city center and … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 6 – 7/8/2012”
Our first morning in Austin Texas. We needed to be in Austin this afternoon for the rehearsal since Sonora is the flower girl. We had plenty of time to spare and liked it that way. The hotel we were all staying in had a large breakfast area and we took full advantage of it. Corvin … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 5 – 7/7/2012”
We woke up in Hayden’s house refreshed and ready for the day. The beds were great and the hospitality even better! The kids were already up and playing with their cousins. We told them that we had to leave today for our next destination, but they were not too happy about it. After breakfast, we … Continue reading “Family Vacation Part 4 – 7/6/2012”