So, I guess I'd better catch you up on what's going on here in St. Louis - the answer is "Not Much." I was kinda sick Sunday and Monday, so we didn't really go out or anything. Tuesday we went to Max's and hung out with Charles for a while, which was good times. Wednesday was party planning day, so we ran around all day buying this and ordering that. Wednesday night we went to our first game at New Busch - a win, vs. the Mets, 1-0. The stadium is pretty cool, but definitely different than old Busch - it's nice to see the skyline though. It'll be nicer when they get the Ballpark Village thing built next door so you don't have to look into a construction site in left field, but I think that's still a few years away probably. Charles came to the game, and afterwards came over to my house. We got a pizza, Brittany came over (oh, yeah, she and Tricia showed up to Max's on Tuesday too, but only for a few minutes), and Charles' new coworker Tracy came over - we had some beers, played some pool, it was a good time.

Thursday (that's yesterday, to those of you keeping track), we went to the Missouri Botanical Gardens, because they were having an exhibition of Chihuly glass within the park - a lot of plant-form glass integrated within some of the planters, and some sculptural pieces in ponds and under bridges - but the most spectacular part was the Climatron (the rainforest simulation dome, for those of you not in the know), where there were probably 50+ pieces integrated into the environment. It was really cool to just walk around and try to spot them, some were in some pretty bizarre places, like nestled in the nooks and crannies of a giant palm tree trunk. It was pretty awesome. After that I had to go to Best Buy to get the XM radio I bought installed in my car, which I'll report more fully on after I have a little experience with it. Traditional Chinese dinner followed by visit to Sam's afterward for mass quantities of beverages for Saturday. Then off the Max's, after picking up Emily, who just arrived in town - more drinking, Tracy came over again, but then the three of us (Dawn, Emily, and myself) went over to Krueger's after Max's closed. Few drinks, then some White Castle, then some sleep.

Now it's today! Dawn and I are going to Six Flags Mid-America (which apparently was recently renamed to Six Flags St. Louis, so whatever), where I haven't been in probably 6 years - I hope this time is better than the last time I went, when it rained so much all the rides had to close. I'm sure it will be, I'll let you know tomorrow. If you're lucky, I'll post pictures tomorrow too.

If you're lucky.