A Little Visit, A Big Weekend

My friend, Ashley, came to town ealier this week for my bday! Isn't that sweet?! Ash & I became buds when I began work in Bloomington, IL. We trained together, worked together, ate lots of chips & queso together....she was pretty much the Tweedle Dee to my Tweedle Dum! I do miss her being right there at my side every day in the call-center trenches!

We checked out the Arch again, there was better weather this time so view was that much more lovely. We went to see The Grand Basin in Forest Park where they had the World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Expedition) in 1904! Also seen in the magical & touching film 'Meet Me in St. Louis', starring Judy Garland!

This is a bit more what it looked like back then-thanks to http://www.history-map.com/
We also explored downtown St. Charles a bit more and found a gem of an antique shop near home-sorry, I'm going to be selfish & keep it a secret! At least until our home is all done up...and it still has to be built so it's gonna be a little while! Here are a few of my finds!

One of the best parts was just hitting up the candy store & seeing the movie 'Bridesmaids'. It's a funny girl-bonding movie & it stars the adorable comedic talents of Chris O'Dowd from 'Dinner with Schmucks' & "The IT Crowd'. This photo of Chris is thanks to http://www.fuckyeahcomedians.tumblr.com/

I suggest you check ou 'Bridesmaids' and anything featuring Chris O'Dowd.

I miss Ashley already, but I'm glad she was able to visit. It's my turn to go see her next!