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Only 5 days until I see my husband!!!

Five Things I Will Miss About St. Louis:

5.  Forest Park. There are so many cool things to see and do there, and many of them are free, like the Zoo, the Muny, portions of the museums, and all the hiking/biking trails!  Additionally, there's

4.  Free concerts and performances.  They're everywhere in St. Louis in the summer.  Seriously.  At the zoo, at the Botanical Gardens, at the small municipal parks, in Forest Park (annual Shakespeare in the Park festival), and of course, at the Muny.

3.  The small-town feel and pride with the population/sprawl of a big city.  Even with a metropolitan area of roughly 3 million people (last I heard), everyone still loves the same home-town team (Go Cards!), "Meet Me in St. Louis" is a perennial favorite at the Muny (and everyone in the audience can sing along with the title song with gusto), nearly every driver has picked up the same set of driving-style quirks (St. Louis rolling stop, anyone?), our city's rich historical heritage is celebrated at nearly every possible opportunity, and every St. Louisan knows that when you meet another St. Louisan (especially outside of STL), you will ALWAYS ask (or be asked) where you went to high school!

2.  The Cardinals.  'Nuff said.

1.  The food.  Ted Drewes, Italian from The Hill, St. Louis-style ribs, St. Louis Bread Company, toasted ravioli, Imo's, and provel cheese.  Mmm, now I'm hungry...


Time for a midnight snack, then a good night's sleep before another day of getting ready for Korea! :)

Play Ball!
-Emily