Weekend in St. Louis

We had such a great weekend in St. Louis. It was so much fun to reconnect with friends and have some much needed fun!Saturday was Erica's bachelorette party and we had a great time celebrating! We started the day out by going to a Cardinals game then headed on over to Art Hill in Forest Park for a picnic. It was so much fun for me to be able to celebrate Erica and hang out with some of my favorite girls. We had SO much fun together and Erica had a great time! Nadia and Missy did such a great job planning the day. I'm so excited to head back to the Lou for her wedding next month.
We also had a great time hanging out with my favorite kids in the world! I was so excited to get home and see Dale & Missy's kids and so sad to leave them. I hate that we're missing out on everything as they grow up! I couldn't believe how huge Caleb is getting and love how his little laid back personality has started to come out.

As much as I love Madison, the one thing that has been so hard for me here is missing our friends (and their kids) back in St. Louis. We've made some nice friends here, but I really miss having my close friends that know everything about me. There's something to be said about having history with people and that is definitely something that I miss here. I know that Madison is where we're supposed to be, but I can't help but get a little sad that all the friends we love are so far away now. I tried to soak up every minute that I could with my girl friends while we were home knowing that these moments have become a rarity in the last year. I know that Steve feels that same way about missing his friends as well, so it made me really happy that he was able to have a good time hanging out with the guys while we were home.
We had a great time, although it went by way to quick! I wish we could have had more time to see everyone that we wanted to, but we were just happy to be able to spend time with the friends that we did.
We also mad a pit-stop by Fast Eddie's on the way out of town yesterday and had lunch with Steve's folks. Steve's mom is crazy about the shrimp there and apparently Steve found a new love for them as well.
I'm not a fan of the shrimp, but I sure did enjoy sipping on my blue moon on such a beautiful day. It was a perfect end to a very refreshing visit home.