Tuesday, October 18, 2011

K.C.

Over Labor Day, Mike & I took off for a last-minute trip to Kansas City- just for fun and to (of-course) work on checking off my list! We had a great time- see for yourself :)



Boulevard Brewery & tasting room- our fave part!


dessert course after an amazing italian meal at Lidias Restaurant- above is our trio of sorbet. Mike said is is the best thing he's EVER tasted!
 

Guinness while hiding out in a bus stop during a downpour at Irish Fest
checking off half of #23 at a Royals game

Cashing in our Christmas Gift

In September, Mom & Dad treated us to our surprise weekend get-away gift which was their gift to us last Christmas. My favorite thing about how we 'gift' in my family is that we get to enjoy and look forward to cashing them in all year long!

Our weekend started with a glow-in-the dark charity golf tournament in Cedar Falls. It was ridiculously fun! We decked out our carts and selves with glow sticks galore. We couldn't stop laughing at how alien we looked wandering around the pitch black golf course-the pictures cannot do it justice. Mike only drove us through 3 sand traps, I lost but recovered my driver, Dad may or may not have hit a tree and miraculously we only lost 1 of our glow balls!


The next morning we took off for the rest of our adventure to Perry, IA where we stayed at the historic Hotel Pattee. Each room is themed-we got to stay in the Irish Room and Mom & Dad in the Cream & Eggs Room- they were so cute! We explored a bit and ventured to nearby Snus Hill Winery where we enjoyed a tour and samples. It was the most beautiful day and we even got to sample the freshest just-pressed grape juice- maybe one of the best things I've ever tasted! We had dinner at the Hotel and post-dinner got to bowl in their 2 lane bowling alley in the basement of the hotel.
nice form Dad!

Mom & Dad- Thanks so much for a wonderful weekend- it was awesome!