So on Friday when Ben got to my apartment around 3pm, our adventure began. We were both super excited because my mom let us borrow her jeep for the weekend and one of Ben's friends let us borrow his GPS, so this made us feel extra special. Anyways, we made it to Effingham, IL where we met up with Melissa and Derek at TGIFriday's and had dinner and got to chat for a little bit. It was so nice seeing her again but we couldn't stay long because it was already getting dark and Ben and I still had a two hour drive to St. Louis.
Finally after a tiring stretch of driving we made it to St. Louis. It was so gorgeous entering the city at night. We could see all of the beautiful city lights and the arch was lit up, and it was just amazing. I felt bad because Ben couldn't really look at it since he was driving....oh well, maybe next time ha. But anyways, to make a long story short we got lost in St. Louis and ended up in what Ben called the "Ghetto". We were perfectly fine so I didn't have any problems getting out and asking for directions. Well, these directions weren't the greatest, so we ended up just back tracking and then finally finding our way to our hotel. We got there probably around 12:30am and were exhausted. I was somewhat disappointed that we didn't get to spend too much time in the hotel because it was so pretty and our room was very nice. We even had a king size bed, but we probably took up only two square feet of it because we were FREEZING all night long!
After that exciting night, it was time to wake up and go visit Logan! I really enjoyed seeing the campus and the speeches we got to hear. I am very interested in attending Logan after I graduate from Purdue. They have so much to offer compared to other chiropractic schools and they were very friendly and supportive. One very exciting part of our day on campus, for me and Ben both, was visiting the cadaver lab! Yes, we actually got to go look at dead bodies and watch the instructor dig around in their muscles. At first it made me uncomfortable because my grandfather had donated his body to science when he passed away so I initially though of him. But that thought subsided and then actually enjoyed being in the lab. So overall, I thought the day was great, but I know Ben found it a little boring considering he fell asleep in one of the seminars haha.
Our day on campus ended at two and then we headed up to Grandpa Tom's. I love this man to death! He is so much fun and always has something hilarious to say...now I know where Ben gets it from :) When we got there Grandpa Tom decided to take us to dinner at his favorite hang out in town, the Cardinal Inn. Of course we got introduced to nearly everyone in Pittsfield. Then after dinner he took us to the bus derby in a nearby town. This was so much fun. All it was, was a bunch of buses crashing in to each other and catching on fire, but it was great! After the excitement of the bus derby we headed home and went to bed. I actually slept really well considering I had no fan running and was in a bed that my feet hung off of.
In the morning Tom took us back to the Cardinal Inn for some breakfast and more meeting and greeting of the townsfolk. And then my favorite part...he let Ben and I take one of his motorcycles for a ride with him and some of his old riding buddies. We drove all over the countryside for a couple of hours. It was so beautiful and so much fun and I can't wait to do it again. After our ride we had to pack up and head back home. This part wasn't so much fun because Ben slept most of the way while he was driving...just kidding...I was driving, but he did sleep most of the way, so I was SUPER bored. And on top of that, I was dreading the typical "Sunday good-byes" that I knew I would be saying once we got back to my apartment. So we eventually made it back around 7:30pm.
The weekend was absolutely wonderful and I am glad that I got to spend it with Ben. We had lots of fun and were always laughing...well almost always. I just hate having to end such a great time with a good-bye.
