Today was our fun day of fall break, the day we were going to St. Louis. Yeah, normally we go to Branson or something for all of fall break, but that didn't really work out because I worked yesterday and Janell has something on Saturday, so we really just decided on doing one day trip this year, which is better than nothing in my book. So we got up, I got ready, I wore my chicken tender shirt today because I was feeling a bit silly, we got in the car, and we were gone by 9:30 AM.
My dad actually wasn't with us yet, he had to deliver lumber to Jackson this morning, so he left his truck at the Bavarian Hall, and we picked him up from there. We stopped in Perryville to get gas and Janell and I went inside and got slushies. My dad also went in to go to the bathroom. But yeah, I got a 32 oz blue slushy, very good. Then we also switched seats and I drove for the rest of the way up to St. Louis.
The first place we went was Thai 202. I don't know how we decided on that, but we ate there a couple of years ago when we were in St. Louis and it was good, so I guess we were going again. It took a while to find parking, and we had to park a little ways away from the restaurant. And you still have to pay even if you're just parking on the street, didn't know that. So we walked to the place and I got red curry with chicken. Janell got some kind of ramen and my parents both got some kind of chicken meal. The food came out really fast and mine was really good, but really hot, both in spice and temperature. There was this really annoying guy behind us who was literally the definition of a tech bro. He was talking about AI the whole time and practically yelling for some reason. He was so loud. But yeah, the food was great, I think I was the only one who finished their meal because the food was so filling. I also went through several glasses of water because it was so spicy. Janell also got a Thai tea before we left.
Once we left we walked to the Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis, because that was really the only place I wanted to go today. It was like, a half mile away, so it wasn't too long of a walk. It was pretty hot though. There was this homeless guy yelling behind us for a while as we were walking and I think my parents were a little scared. It was a nice walk there though, it was kind of a weird area. It didn't feel like we were in St. Louis. The cathedral itself was awesome, I had no idea it was even in St. Louis until a couple of days ago when I was researching. It was bigger than the cathedrals we went to in Helsinki, so that surprised me. We took some pictures on the outside first and Janell and I were a little scared to go in because we thought they might still be having mass inside. But my mom went in and they weren't. So we all went in and it was even cooler on the inside. I've always been a fan of these grand cathedrals even though I don't think my dad was. He kept saying stuff like, "Was this built for the glory of God or for man?" But he's not really a fan of Catholics so maybe that's why. But yeah, they had all these different little rooms and alters, little bowls of holy water, confession rooms that were curtained over, huge domes with mosaics and murals, and candles. I ended up lighting one of the candles for a dollar and saying a little prayer. We also went downstairs because there was a little museum down there. I guess there was also a wedding or something going on down there because that's what a sign said. We left, but my dad stayed in the museum, so we waited on him for a while. Janell and I sat outside on the side of the church for a bit. After he finally came out, we left and walked back to the car.
On the way back walking, we were looking at all of the houses because they were kind of old and interesting looking. My mom also had to take someone's picture in front of a giant wooden chess piece, and the lady kept having mom retake it because she was cutting out the top of the chess piece, so that was a bit funny. My dad kept going on about how they need to put that chess piece inside somewhere to preserve it.
We got back to the car and drove to West County Center, a mall that Janell wanted to go to. I'm pretty sure I've never been here, but I don't know. I think I've been to South County Center, but a lot of the stores were the same. We parked in the parking garage and went in, going to Macy's first. As soon as Janell started looking at shoes, I knew we were going to be here for a while. After that she went to Pacsun, and at the point, I was a little embarrassed wearing my chicken tender shirt, because people in there are all fashionistas apparently. At that point I separated from them, including my dad. I felt kind of bad leaving him, but I didn't really feel like walking around with anyone. And he was going a little crazy, his new kick was the tornado that came through St. Louis earlier this year. So I went on my own and walked around a bit. This one security guy said something to me when I was walking, but I didn't quite hear him. I think he said I looked wack, but I couldn't tell. I went to this used media store and looked through there for a while. They had some cool stuff, like some Arrested Development DVDs that I did not end up getting. They didn't have any Always Sunny that I could find. But they had lots of CDs that I looked through, and some video games. But I left empty-handed and I think I met up with Janell again, because she also had to separate from my parents. We went to some clothes shops and then I made her go to the LEGO store. We built some minifigures, she was trying to make Conan Gray and I was just gathering cool exclusive pieces. I made a cheese man and an artist girl and those were the three we bought. I also snuck a couple torsos and a ghost lady in my pocket because I wanted them, too. Janell said she thinks the workers saw me take them and they were giving me dirty looks. I doubt that. But she had my mom come to pay for them, because Janell loves doing that. Then I went back to the media store with Janell this time, and we looked through CDs and the posters, and they actually had some really cool posters. Some cool Pink Floyd ones, and different movie posters, I should've gotten one. But I think we might be getting one of these stores in the Cape mall, so maybe they'll have them there. We also went to Barnes and Noble and I found more Spider-Man minifigures, so I scanned them and found the cowboy one, so I picked him out. Some worker came up to us when I was scanning them, so that was a little awkward. Then Janell picked out a Conan Gray CD from there and she called my mom to come pay for our stuff again. My dad started reading a Trump magazine while we were waiting in line.
After we were done shopping, we went to the food court and ate. A sub shop was handing out samples, and they were pretty good. It convinced Janell to get one. But my mom, dad, and I got Philly cheesesteaks from Charley's. It was pretty good, I love Philly cheesesteaks. Then we went to the bathroom and left the mall. We were here for a while, from about 2:30 to 6 pm.
That was about it, on the way home, Janell wanted to stop at Trader Joe's, so we did. I didn't really pick out anything, but Janell found like, 100 dollars worth of stuff, including pumpkin wine. So that stop wasn't that significant for me. The ride home was alright, nothing special.
We stopped at Dairy Queen once we were back in Fruitland. We didn't think they were open at first because they were cleaning up inside, but they were. We all went to the bathroom right away first. Lucas Overbey ended up being the one to take our order, so that was a little awkward, especially for Janell. I got a delicious Oreo Blizzard, Janell got a pumpkin thing, and my parents got sundaes. It was a nice little end to the evening.
I think my dad wanted someone to ride with him in his truck on the way home, but we didn't. I feel kind of bad, but his truck wasn't cleaned out or anything, so it's fine. Then I don't think we did anything else for the rest of the night.
I think this was actually a really fun day, I got some Legos, we got to go the cathedral, we ate good food. Today was 8/10.
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