Kansas City Recap

It's amazing how you can stretch out a weekend if you get up at 5:00 AM on Saturday, drive roughly 900 miles total, and wind up in your own bed again on Sunday night around midnight after many enjoyable adventures. I actually saw my first real life congo line go down on a restaurant's outdoor patio while drinking a Budweiser (freshly delivered across the state from St. Louis and surprisingly tasty in bottle form)and eating KC barbecue pork in the form of a "horseshoe", which is an open faced barbecue sandwich on bread with a heap of slaw on top and a side of seasoned fries. The first Twins-Royals game took place on a sunny 85 degree day and we had great first baseline seats and sat around a friendly group of people who all had things to say about 1) baseball 2) Kansas Jayhawks basketball 3)where we should go for the best barbecue/bars in Kansas City. The barbecue issue actually set off a wildfire-like debate, starting in our section and blazing around the stadium as every argued the merits of their favorite barbecue joints. We of course ended up getting lost trying to find one later that night and ended up finding our own spot by happy accident. The 2nd Twins-Royals game was windy and quick, just over two hours, and now all we have nice little sunburns to nurse and happy memories.

Post-Script: On our way home, we also stumbled upon a good, surprisingly SWANKY restaurant in West Des Moines called the American Fireside Grill or some such, all from a sign on the freeway! Check it out if you're ever road tripping down I-35!