St. Louis Marathon
Ever since I have met Jeff he has been going on about St Louis. The five years he lived in the city he said the spring seemed to come early and last a long time. Well, it sure wasn't beautiful the weekend of the St. Louis marathon(April 15)! It started out nice when we left on Friday the 13th around one pm. About an hour into the trip the indicator light came on flashing a warning of some type of tire problem. Jeff called the rental company to find out what it was about. They didn't know what it was , so we decided to continued on on our trip hoping that we didn't have a breakdown on the highway and switch cars when we arrived in St. Louis. At the St. Louis airport we found the the rental company and made the car swap. They said it was the third problem car they had that day and Jeff was given a free rental day for being friendlier than the two previous return people. It pays to be nice every once in a while.
After the airport we went to our hotel. The baseball game didn't start until 7:00 so we had some time to unwind before we headed to the game. On the way down to the stadium Jeff gave me a little tour of the downtown area, pointing out Union Station and of course the arch.
Busch Stadium is really cool! I guess I love the fact that they built a new structure and designed it to look and feel like an old ball park. As we walked in we immediately caught a whiff of hot dogs and beer. On our way to find our seats we grabbed a beer and stopped by the food stand to get a hot dog. I got to try my first St. Louis toasted ravioli! After eating we carried our beers up the stairs to the third level and found our seats. We settled into our seats and took in the atmosphere of the stadium and of course all the cute men sitting around us. We play this game of picking out the guys that would be our first choice of men that we would want to sleep with and and then pick a guy who would be our bare minimum, the last choice before the guy we definitely wouldn't sleep with. Bare minimum is a lot harder. It's really funny sometimes to see how low someone would go. Jeff has a lower standard than me I think!
It would have been a wonderful night if it hadn't started raining 10 minutes before the game was suppose to start. We hung around under the deck with the rest of the crowed until they started to pull the tarps over ball field. We new the game would be called off at that point. It was a bummer for me that the game was an rain out.
Jeff suggested that we go to the Soulard area to the oldest gay bar in St. Louis by the name of Clementine’s. The bar seemed very small to me. Jeff said they have an outside area when the weather is nice. I told Jeff afterwards that I felt REALLY attractive in that bar! I guess I wasn't really in the mood to drink that night as the beer wasn't going down very fast and everyone seemed totally drunk and it was very Smokey. Can I bitch anymore? After having a drink we decided to hit another bar. The weather was so awful and rainy that we really didn't want to walk outside very long. The next bar was some type of gay/country bar. The guy was clueless on how to make a martini, so he only charged us for one drink. I couldn't even choke that drink down. Next we went down the street to a straight sports bar to look at some eye candy before heading back to the hotel. Jeff wanted to get a good nights rest both nights because of the race. I didn’t mind the first night because it was cold and dreary outside and I didn’t feel in the party mood. Jeff didn't want me to watch any TV, so he could get some sleep. Well, I went to sleep, but he kept waking me up because I was snoring and he couldn't get to sleep. I bet he was up a dozen times running to the bathroom and complaining that he couldn't sleep. I don't know why he wanted to get back to the room so early that night if he wasn't ready to sleep?
Saturday morning we did sleep in a little. The hotel had a breakfast and we headed down the 9 floors to eat. I forgot to mention that one of the elevators crapped out Friday night and so it was just easier to take the stairs. It's not to bad going down 9 floors , it really sucks having to go up and then find out your key doesn't work!
Jeff loves the Soulard Farmers Market and he wanted to show it to me. He said Jackie (Jeff's ex-wife) and him would do their grocery shopping all the time at the market when they lived in St. Louis, because it was so cheap. It was fairly easy to find a parking space that morning because of the cold and rain. Most of the vendors didn’t even open. I got a feel of the market. I’m sure it would have been great if not for the cold weather.
The only option for us the rest of the day was to do indoor activities. I suggested that we go to The Arch. Jeff has seen it about 20 times, so he wasn’t too enthused about that. He went along with my idea as long as I went with him to the runner’s expo at the Adam's mark hotel. I enjoyed the Arch and the movie before it. The Arch is a lot larger than I thought it was. The pod elevators are kind of small and I'm glad I'm not claustrophobic. I enjoyed the view from the little windows on top. It had started to spit snow when we got up to the top and the wind that day gave the arch a little sway. It felt as we were on a boat.
After that we went to the expo and then to Union Station. All we had planned for the evening was to go to the Hill area and meet Jeff's adoptive family ( the people he lived and work for during his college years) and eat with them. I had the best lasagna that I have ever had in my life at Guido's! After that we decided to take it easy and just go see a movie, because Jeff had to get his rest for the race in the morning. The movie was and it was OK, not that exciting, but it killed some time.
The night was a disaster. Jeff bounced up and down all night again and complained about me. It kind of pissed me off! It's not like we haven't ever shared a room before and I don't think I snore any louder than I use to. He was just nervous about the race and couldn't sleep. I use to get that way before anything, but now I don't fret the small stuff and sleep pretty well most of the time. I think this is the last trip we will take together unless we have different rooms. He apologised the next day to me and all if forgiven.
The marathon was something to behold. I never seen the beginning of a race before. Lots of people jammed together waiting to start. Jeff's friend Jill also ran the race. The weather was a little cool, but nice considering what we had the day before. Jill finished the 1/2 in a little over 2 hours. Jeff took considerably longer. He said he lost steam 1/2 way during the race. I always have to give Jeff credit for doing these things. Jeff says his metabolism is zero and he would weigh 300 lbs if he didn't exercise every day. I think that may be true to a point, but I know Jeff likes to eat a lot too. Watching the race isn't that exciting, but it was OK, because I got to hang around with Jill's really hot Fiance' by the name of Jeff too. He sells gym equipment and is really a pretty cool guy. He is kind of alfa dog like though, always wanting to be in control of the situation.
After Jeff took his shower we packed up and headed out of town. Pretty boring stuff, but at least I got to see some of St. Louis. I suppose if I was adventurous I could have ventured out on my own. I figured that I would have another chance for that if we every return. I'm sure we will, I think Daryl would really enjoy St. Louis. Although I didn't really get to do that much because of the limitations with the weather and Jeff needing his rest for the race, I'm glad I was able to see a little of St. Louis.
After the airport we went to our hotel. The baseball game didn't start until 7:00 so we had some time to unwind before we headed to the game. On the way down to the stadium Jeff gave me a little tour of the downtown area, pointing out Union Station and of course the arch.
Busch Stadium is really cool! I guess I love the fact that they built a new structure and designed it to look and feel like an old ball park. As we walked in we immediately caught a whiff of hot dogs and beer. On our way to find our seats we grabbed a beer and stopped by the food stand to get a hot dog. I got to try my first St. Louis toasted ravioli! After eating we carried our beers up the stairs to the third level and found our seats. We settled into our seats and took in the atmosphere of the stadium and of course all the cute men sitting around us. We play this game of picking out the guys that would be our first choice of men that we would want to sleep with and and then pick a guy who would be our bare minimum, the last choice before the guy we definitely wouldn't sleep with. Bare minimum is a lot harder. It's really funny sometimes to see how low someone would go. Jeff has a lower standard than me I think!
It would have been a wonderful night if it hadn't started raining 10 minutes before the game was suppose to start. We hung around under the deck with the rest of the crowed until they started to pull the tarps over ball field. We new the game would be called off at that point. It was a bummer for me that the game was an rain out.
Jeff suggested that we go to the Soulard area to the oldest gay bar in St. Louis by the name of Clementine’s. The bar seemed very small to me. Jeff said they have an outside area when the weather is nice. I told Jeff afterwards that I felt REALLY attractive in that bar! I guess I wasn't really in the mood to drink that night as the beer wasn't going down very fast and everyone seemed totally drunk and it was very Smokey. Can I bitch anymore? After having a drink we decided to hit another bar. The weather was so awful and rainy that we really didn't want to walk outside very long. The next bar was some type of gay/country bar. The guy was clueless on how to make a martini, so he only charged us for one drink. I couldn't even choke that drink down. Next we went down the street to a straight sports bar to look at some eye candy before heading back to the hotel. Jeff wanted to get a good nights rest both nights because of the race. I didn’t mind the first night because it was cold and dreary outside and I didn’t feel in the party mood. Jeff didn't want me to watch any TV, so he could get some sleep. Well, I went to sleep, but he kept waking me up because I was snoring and he couldn't get to sleep. I bet he was up a dozen times running to the bathroom and complaining that he couldn't sleep. I don't know why he wanted to get back to the room so early that night if he wasn't ready to sleep?
Saturday morning we did sleep in a little. The hotel had a breakfast and we headed down the 9 floors to eat. I forgot to mention that one of the elevators crapped out Friday night and so it was just easier to take the stairs. It's not to bad going down 9 floors , it really sucks having to go up and then find out your key doesn't work!
Jeff loves the Soulard Farmers Market and he wanted to show it to me. He said Jackie (Jeff's ex-wife) and him would do their grocery shopping all the time at the market when they lived in St. Louis, because it was so cheap. It was fairly easy to find a parking space that morning because of the cold and rain. Most of the vendors didn’t even open. I got a feel of the market. I’m sure it would have been great if not for the cold weather.
The only option for us the rest of the day was to do indoor activities. I suggested that we go to The Arch. Jeff has seen it about 20 times, so he wasn’t too enthused about that. He went along with my idea as long as I went with him to the runner’s expo at the Adam's mark hotel. I enjoyed the Arch and the movie before it. The Arch is a lot larger than I thought it was. The pod elevators are kind of small and I'm glad I'm not claustrophobic. I enjoyed the view from the little windows on top. It had started to spit snow when we got up to the top and the wind that day gave the arch a little sway. It felt as we were on a boat.
After that we went to the expo and then to Union Station. All we had planned for the evening was to go to the Hill area and meet Jeff's adoptive family ( the people he lived and work for during his college years) and eat with them. I had the best lasagna that I have ever had in my life at Guido's! After that we decided to take it easy and just go see a movie, because Jeff had to get his rest for the race in the morning. The movie was and it was OK, not that exciting, but it killed some time.
The night was a disaster. Jeff bounced up and down all night again and complained about me. It kind of pissed me off! It's not like we haven't ever shared a room before and I don't think I snore any louder than I use to. He was just nervous about the race and couldn't sleep. I use to get that way before anything, but now I don't fret the small stuff and sleep pretty well most of the time. I think this is the last trip we will take together unless we have different rooms. He apologised the next day to me and all if forgiven.
The marathon was something to behold. I never seen the beginning of a race before. Lots of people jammed together waiting to start. Jeff's friend Jill also ran the race. The weather was a little cool, but nice considering what we had the day before. Jill finished the 1/2 in a little over 2 hours. Jeff took considerably longer. He said he lost steam 1/2 way during the race. I always have to give Jeff credit for doing these things. Jeff says his metabolism is zero and he would weigh 300 lbs if he didn't exercise every day. I think that may be true to a point, but I know Jeff likes to eat a lot too. Watching the race isn't that exciting, but it was OK, because I got to hang around with Jill's really hot Fiance' by the name of Jeff too. He sells gym equipment and is really a pretty cool guy. He is kind of alfa dog like though, always wanting to be in control of the situation.
After Jeff took his shower we packed up and headed out of town. Pretty boring stuff, but at least I got to see some of St. Louis. I suppose if I was adventurous I could have ventured out on my own. I figured that I would have another chance for that if we every return. I'm sure we will, I think Daryl would really enjoy St. Louis. Although I didn't really get to do that much because of the limitations with the weather and Jeff needing his rest for the race, I'm glad I was able to see a little of St. Louis.
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