Day 179

We spent the weekend in St. Louis to watch our friend Teddy get married. Leah and I flew in Friday late afternoon. We stayed at the Westin in downtown St. Louis, which I have to say was about as nice of a hotel as I have been in. Everything was brand new. Huge bathtub, the heavenly king size bed. It was great. It was so nice to see Teddy get married. Made me laugh watching him be the center of attention. Like Sean a few months ago, Teddy doesn't like being in the spotlight. Seeing how much Allison loves him was so nice as well. She was as happy as I have ever seen a bride.

So the wedding was at the same hotel we stayed in, right next to the new Cardinals Stadium. We went and took a look at it and took some photos. Looked pretty cool. That is the extent of things to do in downtown St. Louis. Sean, Nancy, the Buatch, Leah, and I drove out to this area in the burbs that allegedly had a bunch of shops and places to eat called The Loop. The good news was that Buatch and I went to town at a thrift store buying vintage t-shirts. We had phenomenal cheeseburgers at Blueberry Hill. The bad news was that it was now only 12:30 and we had nothing to do. We drove around Washington University, listening to Buatch rip St. Louis and the suburb of Clayton to shreds. We laughed so hard we were crying. So now its 1:15 or so and we headed back towards downtown. We saw a wedding party, taking pictures in this center square of downtown in 97 degree heat. We rolled by and Buatch yelled out the window at the top of his lungs "Run! Run Teddy Run!" They all glared back at us. Turns out, it was another wedding. Sean and I had to be dressed and ready by 4, so we just went back to the hotel. The girls and Buatch went to the movies. The only movie that the time schedule would allow was the one movie Nancy and Leah had no interest in - Talladega Nights. Leah fell asleep, Nancy thought it was stupid and the Buatch loved it. Leah came back raving about how much fun Buatch was and enjoying watching him bury his entire large popcorn with extra salt and wipe his hands all over his shorts. So our wedding run is over. We went to eight, have two left, but cant make it to either.

I haven't slept that well in a while. King size bed + no Casey = a great nights sleep. We have been sleeping in a Queen for years and Casey has been sleeping with us pretty much for 2 years now. She loves walking to the bottom of the bed and back during the middle of the night, but I have gotten used to that. It was so nice literally rolling over and not bumping into Casey or Leah. I cant wait for our King bed in our new house.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the arrest and confession of John Mark Karr for the murder of Jon Benet Ramsey. I have always been fascinated with this case and its history. Little known fact - my friend Jeremy's sister was at the time of the murder, the girlfriend of John Ramsey jr, Jon Benet's brother. She was at the funeral. She knew the Ramsey's well. Crazy. Anyways, In reading article and watching the TV reports, it sounds to me like this guy is just a crazed stalker of the case and had nothing to do with the murder. He just wanted out of Thailand, where he somehow was able to get a teaching job at a prestigious private school, even though he had an arrest record for child porn. Have you seen this guy on TV? He even looks like a text book child molester. What a creep this guy is. He was 19 and tried to marry a 13 year old. Then he eventually got married and had three kids with a woman who was 16. The thing is, I don't think he did it. His ex-wife said she was with him in Alabama the night Jon Benet was murdered. He says it was an accident and that he loved her? yikes. This guy may or may not be guilty, but he is guilty of being a sick freak who should be castrated.

Days Left Until we Move Into our House: 10
Song of the Day: "Ya Mom's in my Business" by K-Solo