Click 2 Ed-n-Kristin: Hood and Kadlec Wedding in St. Louis!

Ed and I went to Debbie and Terence's wedding this past weekend in St. Louis and had a blast! The actual location was St. Charles and it was such a cute town. There are a lot of very cool things about this area that we never knew about! First, for those of you that run or bike, there are TONS of trails all over the place. The longest one is the Katy Trail which is an old railroad that turned into a trail - is 183 miles long from St. Charles to Kansas City! Ed and I ran 6 miles of it and it was really beautiful. Most of it runs along the Missouri River, so there are some great views! Ed and I have been brainstorming on making an April vacation here - maybe a running/wine trip? Here's the trail's link: http://www.mostateparks.com/katytrail/index.html

After our 6 mile run we got ready for the big event! It was absolutely gorgeous! The wedding was great - not a traditional catholic wedding - so we stayed entertained! The Priest was pretty funny and added a personality to the ceremony. Debbie was absolutely gorgeous and Terence couldn't stop smiling. Below are some of our favorite pics from the event.

Getting ready!

Here comes the bride!

During the ceremony

Mr. and Mrs. Kadlec!

Cheryl happy that all the stress is gone!

The reception was so much fun and really showed how much effort the couple put into making sure the guest had a great time. There was dancing, a great dinner, ice cream from a local ice cream shop and of course a wonderful cake. Being there with so many of my sisters made it even better. We had such a good time and really exhausted ourselves on the dance floor!

On Sunday, we kidnapped Laura and drove out to the wine country and then the Arch before heading to the airport. The wine country was a well-kept secret! We knew there was a winery or two in the area, but then we got to Defiance (the entrance to the MO wine country) and saw winery after winery - ALL ALONG THE KATY TRAIL!!! This really sets up well for a biking/winery or running/winery trip!! The wineries were beautiful with rolling hills and orange and red leaves. The temps were perfect too at highs in the upper 50s. It was a wonderful break from our 90 deg Houston temps! Oh - and the wine was awesome! Our favorite was the Norton - which we had at 2 different wineries. All and all, a GREAT trip!