Bittersweet weekend!

This weekend was one of the best weekends I have had in St. Louis. My good friend Ethan came to town on Thursday afternoon. The weekend was bittersweet because Ethan will be going to Mizzou next year and we had such a good time this weekend and did a lot of firsts together. I will really miss getting to hang out with Ethan whenever I want to.  Thursday night, we went downtown to a free concert and got to see Nelly. Seeing a rapper in concert was a first for both of us and we really enjoyed it. Once we got back to Aunt Carol's we wanted to go out, but couldn't decide where to go. We decided to go to a casino. Neither of us had been and we really wanted to go and try it out. We had no clue what was going on when we went into the casino, but eventually found our way to the penny slots! Once we sat down we simply started pushing buttons and losing money. I bounced back a little bit and came out twelve dollars ahead! We definitely enjoyed the casino.  Friday, we played a little golf and then we did some shopping. After shopping we went and relaxed a little at Aunt Carol's. We then went out to dinner with my Aunt Claudia, Aunt Carol, Uncle Chris, Emily, my mom, and Colleen. It was wonderful getting together with everyone. Ethan and I then hung out with my mom and Colleen and got Ted Drews. Saturday I had to go into work and mow greens at the golf course. After work I took Ethan to a donut shop that my grandma Klos used to love. We enjoyed some donuts and then got ready for the day. Mom came by and picked us up a little later and we then went to Gus's pretzels in St. Louis. It is a very well known attraction in St. Louis. I got a bratwurst that was wrapped in a pretzel. It was delicious! Next, we went and took a tour of the Anheuser Bush factory. At the end of the tour Ethan and I got to sample a beer of our choice. I chose a beer called Michelob Golden Draft. It is only sold in eight states. Michelob Golden Draft is the best selling beer in Minnesota. After the tour Mom dropped Ethan and I off downtown and we hung out downtown until the gates opened for the Cardinals game. The game was great we got to see two homeruns. Also at the game they retires Whitey Herzog's number. It was great seeing those festivities. This morning I got up for work and Ethan started out for Princeton. It was an incredible weekend and I will really miss Ethan next year.