Birthday Brunch

Lydia arranged brunch for me in a secret location for my birthday. It was fun because I had not the slightest idea where we were going and all of my guesses were pitifully far off.

The secret location was none other than the lovely Cafe Madeleine at Tower Grove Park. Not only was the food delicious and several of our family members present, but this marked off yet another experience from our holy subquest to complete St. Louis Magazine's "101 Things Every St. Louisan Must Do". My year of exile is almost over, and St. Louis will once again get amazingly adventured on the daily. Boom!

Hanging Out With the Pink Sisters

Our quest to complete St. Louis Magazine's "101 Things Every St. Louisan Must Do" continues. This time we headed to the north side to "listen to the Pink Sisters at Mount Grace Chapel".

Sister Act this place was not. Yes there was singing, but it was even more somber than the church norm. There was a bit of theater exhibited when a giant red curtain seemingly drew itself back to reveal a giant golden Eucharist holder cross thing.

So the full name of the place is Mount Grace Chapel of Perpetual Adoration. I didn't realize until afterwards that at least one of the nuns is in the chapel praying to the Eucharist 24 hours a day.

A large fence separated the pinkies from the rest. Was the fence to keep them in or us out? It's a mystery.