St. Louis in less than 4 days

Last week was a multi-purpose trip to St. Louis. Colby attended and presented at the annual SAA conference. I decided to tag along so we could make it a family visit and to meet some of my colleagues at AT&T.

The absolute highlight of the trip was spending the weekend with Mike, Missy, Carlyn and Chris. They showed us a good midwestern time that included some serious youth sports action, BBQ and family togetherness. We miss them already!

Ribs 'n Thangs

Friend, colleague, and raconteur James was in Seattle from Japan for a few days, and we celebrated his return to the U.S. of A. with a good 'ol rib smoke. Started off with some homemade sausages for lunch, then smoked four racks of ribs to go with our cole slaw, baked beans, cornbread, and wasabi-flavored Kit Kats (James brought that from Japan). Then we all laid around and groaned while loosening our pants. Success.