Dan turned 40 on November 15th. Since he is a man that has EVERYTHING he wants, I never know what to get him. Last year we went to the Beale Mansion in Alton for the weekend. This year I SURPRISED Dan and took him to St. Charles, MO! I had the car all packed and the kids were at Nana and Papa's house. His response wasn't exactly what I had anticipated as he was more concerned about his call schedule, which his office manager, Nana had taken care of weeks before! :) Once we got there though, Dan was truly excited about it - even though that meant a lot of shopping!
We arrived late on Friday night, checked into our hotel and hit the road - just down a block to the Trailhead Brewing Co for a fab dinner and some delish pumpkin ale! The next morning we were up and enjoying the beautiful fall weather - of course, with camera in hand! Dan snapped this shot of me in front of the restaurant we ate at the night before.
I think we walked into almost each and every shop along the street! It was SO quaint and cute! We also managed to find tons of great, one-of-kind gifts! Here, Dan poses with this cool Indian oustide the cigar shop!
After some shopping it was time for lunch. We headed to Magpies for lunch! Dan had the best potato soup, ever! (While I enjoyed a salad!!!)
After lunch we strolled and shopped some more and then we found a table near the street at a fab little winery there! We managed to hang out there for a few hours and people watched - a lot of people were dressed in Halloween costumes, and there were quite a few weddings around too, so there was a lot to see and definitely some good wine to drink! Cheers!
After a long day, we headed back to the hotel for a nap - honestly, we had no boys, I could have slept the day away!!! (Thanks to Nana and Papa for watching our cuties!) We got up from the nap and got dressed up to head over to the casino for dinner! After a yummy dinner - and more wine - we tried our hand at some slots! I will be the first to admit that I am SO not a gambler. I just don't get it, I guess because I didn't win, but didn't even really know HOW to win - the games were too confusing for me! We did manage to win just a bit...here is Dan holding his payout of $.01! Yep, one penny!!!
We got up the next morning - on Halloween - and took off early to get the boys! We had such a great time together, with no stresses! I can't wait to go somewhere again to celebrate Dan's 41st! :)
We arrived late on Friday night, checked into our hotel and hit the road - just down a block to the Trailhead Brewing Co for a fab dinner and some delish pumpkin ale! The next morning we were up and enjoying the beautiful fall weather - of course, with camera in hand! Dan snapped this shot of me in front of the restaurant we ate at the night before.
I think we walked into almost each and every shop along the street! It was SO quaint and cute! We also managed to find tons of great, one-of-kind gifts! Here, Dan poses with this cool Indian oustide the cigar shop!
After some shopping it was time for lunch. We headed to Magpies for lunch! Dan had the best potato soup, ever! (While I enjoyed a salad!!!)
After lunch we strolled and shopped some more and then we found a table near the street at a fab little winery there! We managed to hang out there for a few hours and people watched - a lot of people were dressed in Halloween costumes, and there were quite a few weddings around too, so there was a lot to see and definitely some good wine to drink! Cheers!
After a long day, we headed back to the hotel for a nap - honestly, we had no boys, I could have slept the day away!!! (Thanks to Nana and Papa for watching our cuties!) We got up from the nap and got dressed up to head over to the casino for dinner! After a yummy dinner - and more wine - we tried our hand at some slots! I will be the first to admit that I am SO not a gambler. I just don't get it, I guess because I didn't win, but didn't even really know HOW to win - the games were too confusing for me! We did manage to win just a bit...here is Dan holding his payout of $.01! Yep, one penny!!!
We got up the next morning - on Halloween - and took off early to get the boys! We had such a great time together, with no stresses! I can't wait to go somewhere again to celebrate Dan's 41st! :)
1 comment:
I can't believe it. No honerable mention of S.A.R. recommending the hotel (which I hope was nice) and Magpie's potato soup? and texting you directions and phone number at the last second?
I could spend a weekend down there. It is nice, especially during the holidays or one of their festivals.
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