olive june

our trip to missouri

olive juneApril 16, 2013

tim and i traveled to st. louis and kansas city, missouri on
april 4- april 7 2013.

it was fantastic.

st. louis ~ you are much cuter than i had expected- such a great trip visiting my sister, jess, her boyfriend, bassey, and my uncle, father john wolf.

here are some highlights/photos that we took on our trip..

the wolf-enoidem manor is precious

we arrived thursday to bassey cooking us a delicious meal … rosemary pork chops, honey brussel sprouts, and kous kous – thank you- we loved every moment of this dinner!

when my sister moved to st. louis on february 1 – bassey had a homemade ‘places to see and do’ book to give her- such a great idea!!

he made it on power point- about 20 pages… and then printed & bound into a book-

such a thoughtful gift.

their neighborhood- central west end- so much to do there! we loved exploring…

all of our wedding/cards/invites were up… awe.

chess museum – we went and loved it!

crepe restaurent for lunch

the wolfs love cheeseboards – the actual board was bought in savannah, georgia at the savannah bee company in july 2011…

we all have one/use regularly- they are made out of an old wine barrel – so fun.

savannah bee company: http://www.savannahbee.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?display=home

we walked about 7 miles on friday- gorgeous day!

drink/waiting on jess…

this was literally on a pickup truck next to us … teal green and all.

you can’t make this stuff up. ha

saturday we traveled to kansas city, mo to visit my uncle- it was very special and fun!!!

adored the cafes, bars, and cute shops…

one of my favorite candles, simpatico, from anthropologie is made/sold right down the street from where my sister lives… my friend, kate dull, bought me one for my bridal shower- love it so much!

tim, jess, and i spent most of friday afternoon drinking sangria outside and bar hopping…

for my italian man.

we all know that i love food. 🙂

the yellow balls arrived- just check out that dimension.

adorable ivy hill

taste– tim’s favorite bar ever …

the toilets were like the ones in the godfather, 1920’s decor, old fashioned drinks, fun names – great company.

we went to a healthy food market- right after we finally found a bike rental store we had been talking about… and tried this organic drink- brand new fan.

spicy calamari at wild flower

we sent this bottom drink to my dad – he wrote…

‘thirty two years with her – love my sandy girl’

so sweet.

exploring central west end

bassey brought us to a cute coffee shop in the french area of the city and said -” i know you nellie!” eee.

so me. i couldn’t even take it.

handsome fiance- cute sister

they made us a lovely brunch on sunday before heading to check out the arch/a bbq picnic in the park- mimosas, pumpkin ginger waffles, turkey bacon, and goat cheese/herb eggs