Weekend Fun

Though weekday life continues to be tiring for Keri and largely unknown yet for C.J. (he has yet to start his research lab rotation and teaching for his GK 12 program, so we still don't know what a normal week looks like), we have had some chances to have some fun on the weekends. Last weekend we drove up to MI to see Keri's parents and other family. We spent a rainy day Saturday at the cottage, but still managed to have fun! We put on rain gear and took a long walk in the rain, and even got to swim in the lake. It was warmer than when we were there in August!

This weekend we were able to take advantage of a few of St. Louis' fun, free things to do. Every year they have a hot air balloon festival at Forest Park. They do a "Balloon Glow" on Friday night and light up all of the balloons, and then they have a race on Saturday. We didn't attend on Friday night due to C.J's dislike of the parking situation and large crowds, but we went with our friend Katie Mohr and her son Eliot to see the beginning of the race.

C.J. and Eliot playing before the launch

Even though we were just standing in a random field to see the balloons, two of the balloons actually had something go wrong after take-off and landed right in front of us!

After the balloons, we headed over to the Loop. Our friend Russ Mohr's band, The Fundamental Elements, was playing in "Play STL," an event where 99 bands come to the Loop to play. He played on the free outdoor stage. Great music, good friends, and a great way to spend a Saturday!