Growing Up with Friend #180: Jenny

Friend #180: Jenny
Date and Location of Visit: Monday, October 17, 2011 at Kaldi’s Coffee, Chesterfield, MO
Known from: Church growing up, high school
Last seen: 1997

See how we grew. Click here.

Rivalry Reunion with Friend #179: Stephanie

Friend #179: Stephanie
Date and Location of Visit: Monday, October 17, 2011, The Press Box, Chesterfield, MO
Known from: All Suburban Band, recitals with our private teacher
Last seen: 1997

Do we duke it out or hug it out? Find out here.

“Ann Says How’s it Going?” with Friend #178: Eddie

Friend #178: Eddie
Date and Location of Visit: Monday, October 17, 2011, Kaldi’s Coffee, Chesterfield, MO
Known from: High school marching band
Last seen: 2007

Read more about our visit. Click here.

Making a Difference with Friend #177: Katie

Friend #177: Katie
Date and Location of Visit: Sunday, October 16th, 2011, First Watch, Creve Coeur, MO
Known from: High school marching band
Last seen: 1996

Click here for more about our visit.

A Church Homecoming with Friend #176: Tim (Tanya and Lucy)

Friend #176: Tim
Date and Location of Visit: Sunday, October 16, 2011, St. John UCC, Manchester, MO
Known from: Church growing up
Last seen: Last Christmas?

Sadly, no picture. :(, but more about our visit-click here.

A Different Dream with Friend #175: Jason

Friend #175: Jason
Date and Location of Visit: Friday, October 14, 2011, Pei Wei, Ladue, MO
Known from: High school marching band
Last seen: 1996

Click here for more about our visit.

Splenda, Not Sugar with Friend #174: Kara

Friend #174: Kara
Date and Location of Visit: Friday, October  14th, 2011, Stratton’s Cafe, Webster Groves, MO
Known From: Preschool, High school
Last seen: 1997 (or 2007?  Don’t remember if she was at our 10-year reunion or not…)

Click here to read more about our un-artificial visit.

The Road to the Pennant

I made it into St. Louis on Thursday, October 13th just in time to make it to Busch Stadium to watch the Cardinals in Game 4 of the NLCS.  I met up with my longtime friend Michele for standing room space behind home plate.  So I guess it’s now a tradition on this trip that while I’m in St. Louis I spend a lot of money to get into Busch Stadium to stand up for long periods of time, only this time it was actually for a baseball game.  Needless to say, it all looked a lot different this time than for U2, without metal plates on the field covering up the grass, a big claw stage in the middle of the outfield, and being way up on the upper level rather than down on the field.  The Cardinals lost, but it was so much fun to be there, and they still made it to the World Series!  Game 2 is tonight–go Redbirds!

A “Cousin” Visit with Friend #156: Michael (and “Cousins” Whitney and Taylor in Wichita))

Friend #156: Michael
Date and Location of Visit: October 12-13, 2011, Springfield, Missouri
Known from: Our moms were friends since childhood
Last seen: Labor Day Weekend 2011, before that, Christmas 2010

Sing along! We are family! I got all my cousins with me! Click here.

Slowing Down with Friend #173: Nick (Jamie, Amelie, and Tyler)

Friend #173: Nick
Date and Location of Visit: Thursday, October 13, 2011, Farmer’s Gastropub and The Coffee Ethic, Springfield, Missouri
Known from: High school marching band
Last seen: 1997

Slow down. Take a deep breath. And click here to read more.