Ashley had a follow up appointment with her surgeon on Wednesday. Bob thought it would be a good idea to stay in St Louis and have some fun for ourselves after all our turmoil this year. So... here we are!
Ashley received good news from her surgeon...she is now free to go about her daily life as usual, making sure she eats right and rests right. I think she has done a great job of getting in the amount of rest she needs. We had lunch at a local crepe making place after the appointment and boy, it was great. Bob and I shared a chicken crepe and Ashley and Eric had a turkey and avocado crepe. We shared dessert crepes as well, a banana foster crepe and a Nutella crepe. MMmmmmmMM.
We drove around the Central West End and through Forest Park while waiting for our hotel room to be ready. Such a beautiful place. The houses are unreal. HUGE. I read on one sales flyer there were thirteen bedrooms in one house built in the 30s. It was well over a million dollars, too.
Dinner was at Modesto, a Spanish tapas restaurant. The sangria was wonderful and the food fabulous. One of the small plates we had was of grilled octopus. It was quite good but Ashley wouldn't touch it! She said she wouldn't eat anything with suckers on it!
On Thursday morning we went to Lafayette Square. More beautiful homes and architecture. We shopped a bit and had lunch at Blueberry Hill, voted St. Louis' best hamburger. Maybe I am a bit prejudiced but I don't think it has anything on Billards or Booches in Columbia. In the afternoon I worked on my class project while Ashley, Eric and Bob did some shopping. We had dinner at Brasserie and I had the best Croque Madame sandwich ever. Sorry, Bob! I also got to try floating islands for dessert which was a good I had always wanted to try! Floating islands are mounds of meringue poached in sweet milk floating on a custard bed. Fabulous.
We are here through Sunday!
You have given us some restaurants to try while we are back...and I am so excoted about returning, taking pictures in all our favorite places...AND meeting up with all of you in St. Charles!!
ReplyDeleteSO happy Ashley's report was great!
Love,
Sue
Oh!!! I have always wanted to try floating islands!! I'm so glad you liked them! I hope I don't have to go all the way to St. Louis to try them...although it does sound like a fabulous place to visit, and not that far from Chicago. All of the restaurants you ate at sound delicious! I love eating out and trying new things on vacation. Good for you!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend, Terri!
xoxo
Jane
Sounds like a wonderful time with family! Reading your post made me hungry...
ReplyDeleteI loved hearing about your visit to St. Louis! It's my hometown and I miss it lots!
ReplyDeleteReally glad you were still able to get away for a nice family vacation! We love to eating Italian food on The Hill when we visit St. Louis. My daughter would have loved your nutella crepe! She loves that stuff!
ReplyDeleteI have to go with Ashley on the octopus...eww.
ReplyDeleteBut, I am glad you enjoyed it.
Such good news that Ashley is on the mend. What a long and hard haul this has been.
I've never been to St. Louis. Your pictures make it look like a wonderful place to visit. I love those big homes.
Becky K.