Well, once again I have messed up the photo sequence--this was supposed to be the sign out shot, saying we were on our way to the 3D IMAX show of John Carter (it was AWESOME! gotta see it). Right after we took this photo and headed off to the cars we ran into some Iowa wrestlers who'd not made the finals--national championship was that day and only 3 Iowa guys had qualified; they said it looked like Penn State was going to win the tournament this year. When Mom mentioned she worked with a Banach they all about kissed the ground she was standing on.
Took this one just as we survived the trip to the top of the arch--Steve was getting pumped for the IMAX show I think; either that or practicing for his Iron Maiden concert in August.
A shot of the Mississippi and one of the first bridges spanning it, built in early 19th century, and a modern horse cart. Steve was the only one of us who remembered to wear green so we decided to stay even closer to him than usual (it was St Patrick's Day; yes, I am ashamed I didn't remember).
This is a shot from the little observation place at the top of the arch--fortunately the mist burned off by the time we got to the top so we watched the St Patrick's Day runners finishing. The ride up was an experience--5 adults crammed into a little pod with a 4-foot high door, and one of our passengers was a little claustrophobic (not the optimal pod companion).
When we got to the arch it was misted over by fog off the river and it was an awesome sight to see it just sort of disappear into the mist. It was a great day we got to spend with Steve before his birthday on Sunday--we all had to head home Saturday, but we had a great time Friday sharing Steve's birthday cake and some NCAA tournament games. Happy Birthday this week to Steve and Dave--got to call Dave, but we'll have to work out a late way to see him for his birthday along with Wendy and (now crawling!) Oakley.
Ya'll be excellent to each other.
Love, Mom and Dad
2 comments:
Sweet pictures Pop! Wendy and I have been wanting to visit St. Louis for a while now. You've inspired us! We'll have to head down and visit the arch. That's cool you met some of the Iowa wrestlers. There are two of them in our ward who are training for the Olympics. I don't know if they were there with them.
Steve is a good Irishman. I can't rmeember what I was doing on St. Patty's, but I did wear a green tie to church. The second counselor (Burton) told me, "I knew I could count on you for a green tie with a name like Shaha." I had to admit that I wasn't thinking about Ireland when I put it on (it was Mar 18th), but I did have this strange attraction toward the green tie that morning. I'll claim it was the old green blood.
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