Postcards from the weekend

by chuckofish

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The OM and I had quite a weekend. We headed down to Jefferson City on Friday afternoon and were lucky enough to find a place to park. A good omen. Daughter #1 hurried back from a rehearsal for the Bicentennial activities scheduled for the next day and then we walked over to Bar Vino for a celebratory glass of rosé.

On Saturday we walked over to High Street where daughter #1 had staked out a place with folding chairs for us earlier in the morning. It was a perfect vantage point to see the whole Bicentennial Parade.

(Always with the free advertising for Ultimate Lacrosse in STL.)

Here are some of the highlights. The governor and first lady…

…and our state treasurer…

The Marching Mizzou and the Golden Girls…

(The biggest marching band I’ve ever seen.)

Also the Missouri State Pride…

and the Lincoln University Marching Musical Storm…

The float from St. Charles County was awesome–they brought the replica of Lewis and Clark’s flatboat…

The float from the Department of Corrections was also impressive–a replica of the original Missouri State Penitentiary (now a museum)…

I also liked these guys…

And what would a parade be without our beloved Anheuser Busch Clydesdales? They always bring a lump to my throat…

After the parade we went home and ate lunch (and rested) before heading over to the Canterbury Hills Winery for a relaxing bottle of wine on the patio. It was lovely…

Later on we all got gussied up and walked over to the Capitol for the Bicentennial Ball and a mini reception at the Treasurer’s Office.

It was fun and a super people-watching venue.

Of course, there were fireworks afterwards, but we watched them from daughter #1’s apartment.

And I saw a rainbow on Sunday night!

(Some of the photos of the parade are from the Governor’s office and some are by me. I’m sure you can tell which ones.)