St. Louis
I've just returned from a weekend with (part of) the fam in St. Louis, where I got to visit my new nephew. Of course, that involved spending a lot of time playing Glam Girls and "house" with my nieces as well. I know how lousy it can be when a new brother or sister comes home, even if you are excited and love them. So here are my random thoughts from the trip...
On the way down I missed my bypass exit and ended up heading straight for downtown rather than the 'burbs. Fortunately, I have a pretty good sense of direction and recognized some landmarks from a visit last summer and got myself headed in the right direction. But since I was downtown, I got to see the work that's been done so far on the new Busch Stadium. It looks like it's going to be one of those neo-retro ballparks. I like those. I'm trying to figure out what I should bet my brother when we end up with a White Sox/Cardinals World Series. My other dilemma is who to root for - I'm more of a NL-girl, but then there's the "hometown" factor. Oh well, I've got a lot of time to ponder something that will probably never come to pass.
My nephew (10 days old) was adorable...I want one. Of course, it would be helpful to have a few other things first, like a job and a husband (and before that, a boyfriend of course).
My younger niece and I had some quality time on Saturday - we went to see Sky High. It was good for what it was. I'm sure if you were about 8, it would have been fabulous. I plan to begin a series of movie and book reviews on this blog, but I won't start with this one. Check back soon for my comments on movies (Second Hand Lions, Million Dollar Baby, Wedding Crashers), books (Freakonomics and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe), and maybe even television (Brat Camp, Six Feet Under, and Minding the Store).
Saturday night was fun - my brother and I watched awful local-broadcast shows. First up was Lucky Break - a karaoke contest filmed at one of the local riverboat casinos. Most of the performers were awful but amusing. It raised the age-old questions, "does he really think he's a good singer" and "why would her friends let her do that?" After that we watched St. Louis Country - basically a combination of country music videos and footage of people line-dancing at a country bar in Southern Illinois. It was a riot, a great combination of cute old couples in matching stars-and-stripes vests and fat drunk guys and 19-year-old girls that aren't old enough to get into real bars but still want to get hit on by sketchy 30-year-old men.
However, the highlight of the trip was my Wal-Mart visit. I love Wal-Mart (and Target, but I'll save that for another time). I returned to Chicago with two small window-unit air conditioners - on clearance! They meet the specs in the lease for my new apartment and don't throw the breaker every 15 minutes in my current apartment. So I'm all set now for the next heat wave.
On the way down I missed my bypass exit and ended up heading straight for downtown rather than the 'burbs. Fortunately, I have a pretty good sense of direction and recognized some landmarks from a visit last summer and got myself headed in the right direction. But since I was downtown, I got to see the work that's been done so far on the new Busch Stadium. It looks like it's going to be one of those neo-retro ballparks. I like those. I'm trying to figure out what I should bet my brother when we end up with a White Sox/Cardinals World Series. My other dilemma is who to root for - I'm more of a NL-girl, but then there's the "hometown" factor. Oh well, I've got a lot of time to ponder something that will probably never come to pass.
My nephew (10 days old) was adorable...I want one. Of course, it would be helpful to have a few other things first, like a job and a husband (and before that, a boyfriend of course).
My younger niece and I had some quality time on Saturday - we went to see Sky High. It was good for what it was. I'm sure if you were about 8, it would have been fabulous. I plan to begin a series of movie and book reviews on this blog, but I won't start with this one. Check back soon for my comments on movies (Second Hand Lions, Million Dollar Baby, Wedding Crashers), books (Freakonomics and The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe), and maybe even television (Brat Camp, Six Feet Under, and Minding the Store).
Saturday night was fun - my brother and I watched awful local-broadcast shows. First up was Lucky Break - a karaoke contest filmed at one of the local riverboat casinos. Most of the performers were awful but amusing. It raised the age-old questions, "does he really think he's a good singer" and "why would her friends let her do that?" After that we watched St. Louis Country - basically a combination of country music videos and footage of people line-dancing at a country bar in Southern Illinois. It was a riot, a great combination of cute old couples in matching stars-and-stripes vests and fat drunk guys and 19-year-old girls that aren't old enough to get into real bars but still want to get hit on by sketchy 30-year-old men.
However, the highlight of the trip was my Wal-Mart visit. I love Wal-Mart (and Target, but I'll save that for another time). I returned to Chicago with two small window-unit air conditioners - on clearance! They meet the specs in the lease for my new apartment and don't throw the breaker every 15 minutes in my current apartment. So I'm all set now for the next heat wave.
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