Had a great weekend, due to the fact that we decided to be spontaneous and indulge ourselves just a bit. A couple of old friends from Wisconsin were coming with a group to go to the Rams/Packers game (apologies to my current state of residence, but GO PACK GO!!) We hadn't thought too much about this, since it's the busy season, but on Friday we just said, forget it, we're going - you only live once. So we bought game tickets and made hotel reservations (thank you, oh great internet) and headed out early Sunday morning.
Apart from a very satisfying football game and a chance to reconnect with a couple of favorite friends from years back, I have to report how much fun we had in downtown St. Louis. We were in what is known as the Central Business District, which is near the Mississippi River, just under the Arch. What a great, historic place. It seems to be in an ongoing process of revamping and revitalization. We walked all around this area that is filled with great restaurants, interesting shops and a wonderful energy. I love that city energy, probably even more now that I live in the country. It's a bit like plugging in for a while, catching up with the rest of the world that we here in rural America lag a bit behind (by choice, most of the time!) There is a great website, DowntownStL.org, that lists lots of things that look well worth exploring.
The drive home this morning was, simply, beautiful. I know, I know, I've gone on and on about this fall and how pretty it has been, but really, I just can't say enough.
Even though it is a bit past peak in most places, it just seems to me that the entire season of color has been like one long, slow sunset. A few spots of color popped out first, blending and changing into the vibrant, intense reds, yellows and oranges at its peak, now softening and deepening to the colors of red wine and old leather. Ahhh, I must be tired, I'm waxing poetic. That's what a couple of days of spontaneous rejuvenation will get you, I guess.
Happy Trills,
Laura
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