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abandoned


I’ll start out this post by saying how good my husband is to me. He knows how badly I sometimes need to get out for the day and spend time with friends. So occasionally, I get to go out while he stays at home with all the kids. 

Monday was one of those days. Coincidentally, it was also the hottest day this year (I think!) A while back, our friend Rachel had told us about an abandoned church in the city, but she didn’t know the location. Once she finally figured it out, we decided to round up the photography club and head out there. Unfortunately, Rachel was not feeling well that day so she wasn’t able to go 🙁 

I was so excited to be able to photograph at this church. Once I got home, I realized my pictures actually didn’t really turn out too well. So I guess I’ll have to head out there again (on a not-so-hot day.) 
These pictures are a mix of dslr and iPhone.

old abandoned building
old church
old church downtown
abandoned church building 4
ivy walls
old church building downtown st louis
abandoned church building 7

 

photoshoot
ivy window
and even lovelier than the church…these 3 gals!
young woman with heart sunglasses

 

maternity picture

 

young woman
young woman by ivy wall

 

ivy wall 3

 

ivy wall 4

 

young pregnant woman
of course the trip wouldn’t have been complete without a stop at a Gen 3 Quiktrip for their delicious soft pretzels and some frozen custard at Andy’s (and a couple thrift stores)
big soft pretzel
 
frozen custard from andys

 

friends
Thanks for a fun day out, girls!
Blog, friends, photoshoot, st. louis

arch madness


Today’s post has 3 main characters–the arch, Maggi, and Mary Kate. I happen to love all three…hence the multitude of pictures of them.
 
When Maggi and I heard about the Malcom Martin Memorial Park in Illinois, we both immediately said “let’s go!” The park has the perfect view of the St. Louis skyline. And while the park is located in East St. Louis, the only people we even came across complimented us on our coordinating outfits (and maybe made fun of Maggi for taking a picture of a bush.) So it doesn’t fit in with the usual bad reputation that East St. Louis gets.
 
We started off our adventure at Bob’s Drive-In for Kim’s birthday lunch.
3 young women smiling

 

my friends

 

more friends
Then we headed out to the park
2 women at the arch

 

that fountain behind Maggi is a little hard to see but it’s actually the second tallest fountain in the world, reaching a maximum height of 600 feet (which is the same height as the Arch…for all you trivia people)
tall fountain in st louis

 

isn’t that view amazing?
st louis arch

 

holding hands under the arch

 

arch 4

 

Mary Kate nailed the Senior pose
arch 5

 

and Maggi nailed that jump!
woman jumping

 

there are 250 cakes around the St. Louis area–we found 6 of them yesterday
st louis birthday cake

 

american flag

 

woman with statue

 

the sky was pretty much this color…which makes the pictures not so impressive. But the view was still pretty amazing
downtown st louis

 

there’s a lookout point to get a better view
arch 7

 

jessica roberts and maggi

 

jessica roberts and friends

 

arch 9

 

check out that reflection
young woman wearing sunglasses

 

in case Mary Kate did not see the 600 ft monument across the river
pointing

 

friends 4

 

girls hugging

 

maggi 4

 

After finding a few cakes in the downtown area, we met up with Kim and the rest of the group (who had gone rock climbing) at Ted Drewes.
ted drews st louis birthday cake

 

friends 6

 

ted drews frozen custard sign

Such a delicious way to end the day!