This ol' Town: Sunset on the Riverfront

Our little town is so cute sometimes.  Washington does this fun thing called "Sunset on the Riverfront" every 4th Thursday of the month, April through October.  They have music, food, and drinks at the park right along the Missouri River. Sometimes it's hot, sometimes it's crowded, sometimes they run out of food. And sometimes it's perfect.

June's event was kind of hot and a little cloudy. But not bad.

I'm such an awesome photographer.

Last week Scott and I went to July's event. The weather has been absolutely gorgeous around here lately! Weather in the 80s, no humidity. That's a Missouri miracle! Sunset on the Riverfront is just such a fun thing to look forward to every month. So pretty.



July 25, 2013

Mariachi Band





It's Friday! Thank goodness. This has been one heck of a week to say the least. Sometimes I don't know why I take vacations because that just means I have that  much work to makeup when I get back. Urgh.

 

Scott knew I had a rough week and yesterday he found out that a mariachi band was playing at our local Medican restaurant. So we [awkwardly] enjoyed some music with our dinner. 

  

 

I love the look on Scott's face in this video...he looks less than thrilled. :)

First Date Anniversary: Follow-Up

 

So remember on Wednesday when I said I usually don't gush about my boyfriend? Well I'm going to gush. Sorry 'bout it. Scott was just so darn cute the other night!

Well, first things first, he came over and saw a card waiting for him and immediately said, "I thought our anniversary wasn't officially until July 11th?" Told you we can't agree on our anniversary date! Anyway, he had told me we had plans for Wednesday but didn't really give me any hints as to what we were doing. However, before we left the apartment, he grabbed my ranch seasoning that I usually sprinkle on popcorn so I figured a movie might be involved.

Scott headed towards The Landing, where we first met up on 7/3/12 to hang out for the first time.

Last year we sat and talked for hours inside at the bar.

 



This year it was cool enough to sit out on the patio instead. 

This is one of the cutest places to eat in downtown Washington, right off the river. And, of course, now it holds a special spot in my heart. Plus the food ain't too shabby.

After dinner, Scott took me to his sister's house and led me to the basement where he had hung up a sheet and set up a movie projector to watch The Amazing Spider-Man which was the first movie we saw together on 7/4/12. So thoughtful! I didn't even realize he remembered what movie we had first seen together.

We got a little bored with the movie and started making shadow puppets...

We cuddled on the couch, ate popcorn (with ranch seasoning of course!), and had the most perfect night. He did an amazing job and I'm just so lucky to have him. Couldn't have asked for anything more.

 


This ol' Town: Bier Deck

I had a pretty fun filled day yesterday. After an eye doctor appointment, I explored the adorable town of Webster Groves and then went to an art fair with a friend and her boyfriend. But more on that later!

Scott and I wanted to take full advantage of the beautiful evening last night so we went to the local Beer Deck (or "Bier" as they spell it in this German town). Since we live in a little river town, there are several cutesy places to go eat with great views. The Bier Deck has a two-level patio overlooking the Missouri River. They even had a band last night. I tried the Crispen Cider and Scott opted for Shiner Bock. Unfortunately my phone died before I was able to take more than one picture.

Hoping to spend a few more summer nights enjoying some cooler weather outside before the humidity takes over. Oh Missouri...

Bucket List: Help someone else with a bucket list item

So I'm big on bucket  lists. I always want to have something to look forward to in life and I believe it's important to set goals for yourself, big or small.  I will be featuring some of my bucket list goals and "achievements" on here in the future. This one in particular was pretty fun: I had a bucket list item to help someone else cross off one of their bucket list items.

When Scott and I had our first date in July 2012, we sat and talked for 4 hours straight. One thing that really intrigued me about him was that he had a bucket list. We started talking about it and so many of the things I want to do and places I want to go, he had on his list too. I was so impressed, I went home and wrote in my journal about it. ;) One of Scott's bucket list goals was to go to a drive-in movie theater. Well there happens to be one about 25 minutes from our hometown. (*Fun fact: I fell off a tailgate at that same drive-in when I was 3 years old and had to get stitches in my head.*) Easy right? "Let's go to the drive-in!" we said. Well, almost 11 months of dating later and we still hadn't gone - until Saturday night.

Scott was too cute, bringing about 7 blankets, pillows, snacks, and his dad's truck to pick me up. At our local drive-in you pay $8 per adult which gets you into a double-feature. The movie Epic started at dusk so about 8:30 pm. Which meant that when the second movie, Star Trek, started at about 10:45, we were super tired. We only stayed  for about 20 minutes of Star Wars since we had already seen it. But we had a blast! By the way, I super liked that Epic movie. But probably mostly because there was a 3 legged pug in it. Be still my heart!

This ol' Town: Blumenhof Winery

Scott and I decided to start the holiday weekend off right on Friday. A couple of his friends invited us to a nearby winery in Dutzow, MO. I'd never been to Blumenhof Winery before, but it's pretty adorable! They had live music and, because we got there at happy hour, we got $2 glasses of wine! Anyone want to come visit me? I have a picnic basket to pack goodies in and the wine is delicious!