St. Louis Balloon Glow

On Friday night, the fam rode our bikes over to Forest Park for the 40th Annual Balloon Glow.  It was quite amazing!  There were 50+ hot air balloons and 75,000 people gathering in a field to watch the spectacle.  If you've never experienced it, plan on it for next year!

Peace,
Ross

The Weekend

I love living in St. Louis! We're close to so many cool things, and can walk to a ton of great places...not to mention, there's a lot of great places to snap pictures of the girls.


Over the weekend, we were also fortunate to see the Monet exhibit at the Art Museum.


And Olive decided to go in a gnome motif...

Peace,
Ross

what to expect at RE{stl}...

here's a small taste of the RE{stl} experience...

TUESDAY MAY 4, 2010
CICERO's (in the loop)
doors open at 7:30PM





MANY THANKS TO SAM WADE for your talent & heart!

I hope to see you ALL next month!

-Ross

Beard Sweater & more...

Last weekend, the girls and I went out to a great little art show in St. Louis. Among the great original creativity was this little number...

YOU TOO can get yourself a beard sweater HERE.

The pics say it all. It received many "awesome" looks at the St. Patrick's Day Parade later in the day.

Here's another artist worth your time.

She's doing really cool art around the theme of COVENANT.

Peace,
Ross

I Won't Forget Today

The weather in St. Louis is frigid today.
Temperatures are in the teens and the wind is blowing 40-50 mph.

And minutes ago, I stepped back indoors from a funeral. The funeral was a military funeral, with full rifle salutes, flags, etc.

The snow was blowing.
Cheeks, ears, and finger tips were bright red.
Tears couldn't even find their ways down people's cheeks without freezing first.

But amidst the cold; people listened, prayed, mourned, and remembered this man's life.

I didn't really know him well. He was in his nineties and went to my church. He was always bringing smiles. He loved to laugh and make others laugh. He brought about peace and joy.

Seeing the family gathered, grieving, and loving was surreal but warming. And even though I didn't really know him well, I was thankful that just for a moment I was able to be present in the midst of his remembrance and ceremony.

Life is fragile and even when it leaves us in old age, the loss of a loved one is difficult.

But this man gave life a ride and left a legacy. I hope to do the same.

Today I learned in the frigid temperature.

I won't forget today.

-Ross