Saturday | St. Louis

I decided yesterday before Friday even started that it was going to be a great weekend. 

.... So far, I'm still right (: 

Today = Something of a late start, but it was entirely worth it. I got some gorilla bread finished before 11am, which in and of itself was something random since my original plan was the traditional weekend scrambled eggs & potato deal. So yeah, definitely not an awful first step.

Poor Stella spent a loooong time cooped up yesterday, so it was the yard and some sunshine for her right away this morning: 

big smiles... for a gorgeous day!!

We finally got ourselves together and hopped in the car with an entirely blank agenda. That's what we usually do. We took off in the direction of St. Louis, knowing we would eventually find something that would interest us. It didn't take us long. 

Stop #1: Union Station in downtown St. Louis. 

union station | st. louis, mo
++ my new favorite shot of us .. just sayin' (: 

We walked around Union Station for a little bit; it reminded me of a blend between Easton Towne Ctr in Columbus [Ohio] & Newport on the Levee in Newport [Kentucky]. Whatever the case, it was pretty awesome, if nothing else than for the change of scenery and the fact that I'd just never been there. I decided today that I'll be back, probably with the D90 in hand.... hah.

Stop #2: Food. A must, for any weekend excursion, no matter where you are. Rob & I share an affinity for places off the beaten path, or in this case, right in the middle of it, but off the radar of the corporate food chain. Plus, it's nearing that fun little Irish holiday, so it seemed fitting all together for us to make it a pub stop. Llywelyn's it was. I'd never been, but I know now that I'd go back. 

in honor of my two favorite gingers...haha

Oh, and when we were finished, the server reminded us about their participation in one of those famous MDA fundraising things. We bought a clover, and I decided I would include my two favorite gingers, in honor of us being at an Irish pub and neither of us actually being Irish. Good times ;) 

Stop #3: His house. We stopped to check his mail and a couple of other things, and maaaaay or may not have snuck in a power nap here... [[*yes. Insert nap here.*]]

Stop#4: Broadway Oyster Bar! This part wasn't scripted, either, but as is nearly always the case with us, nobody would've known. A couple of his friends were there, plus Aaron Kamm & the One Drops were playing.... so the question would've been why NOT?

Yeah... we made that happen. 

yes, yes.... and yes, please.

Stop#5: HOME. That's now... and that's a wrap on another great day, folks. 

Today = WIN.

xo | cmd

"Run Away"

No, I'm not going to run away, but I did listen to this version of a decent Sarah Jarosz tune earlier this morning and had to share it with those yet to hear it. Sarah partnered here with Alison Krasss [llllove.], Jerry Douglas, and Danny Thompson on a Transatlantic rendition of Sarah's Run Away.

I . Love . It .

This seemed fitting for a Friday :)

xo | cmd