Hannibal

Visited my middle bro today @ HLG. He seems to be living it up at college. We actually didn't see him much, but the time we did spend together was fun. He took us on a tour of downtown Hannibal - kinda neat. We got stuck down by the river because of some l-o-n-g train. I don't like being in the dark by a river. *Chills*

I miss J. I know he's having an amazing time playing basketball there and he's buffing up quickly! I hope he stays in college for 4 consecutive years....something I didn't do and am kicking myself now.

Cave Restaurant

Weirest place I've ever eaten. The Cave Restaurant in Richland, MO. We were in the area for a college graduation, randomly heard about this restaurant and decided to check it out. We had to park at the bottom of the "hill" and wait in a make-shift shed. The crazy van driver lady drove a huge van, that we all piled into, way too quickly through treacherous curves. I held R's hand the entire time, silently praying that we'd make it to the restaurant. We rode up several hundred feet in a wooden elevator - SCARY times 10!!! R said I needed to stop shaking.

The history of the cave was really interesting. Originally it was used for bootlegging. Later, a man climbed up the rock, cleaned out the cave, and eventually made it into the restaurant. The food wasn't too bad either.

One Year

Kinda bummed that we aren't able to celebrate our anniversary. R has to work all day. (Edit: He brought me home these beautiful roses!!!)

We had planned on having a great weekend of celebration - that didn't work out either. Friday night we had softball games. And on Saturday we celebrated my Grandma's 70th birthday with family instead. I wouldn't have changed it. Seeing family that I hadn't seen in a while and who R had never met was a good time. And of course, being there for my Grandma was the most important thing!

I'm hoping we'll be able to celebrate it in some way later. I think I might make his favorite dinner tonight. I'll surprise him....he's expecting frozen pizza.