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... happy.

On Sunday I went to mass at the St. Louis (new) Cathedral Basilica. You have to clarify "new" or "old" because the original cathedral is still in use and situated directly under the mid-day shadow of the Arch by the riverfront. While it is lovely, the new Cathedral is absolutely spectacular. Its walls play host to the largest collection of religious mosaics, IN THE WORLD. Way to go St. Louis. Impressive. And ...

... sp?) for the plane to reach the arrival gate, i had 5 MINUTES to get to the departing gate. which, oh by the way, was in another terminal. wtf? where did all my connecting time go? i wont bore you with the scandalous details of how i made it, or how many innocent women, children and elderly people were harmed, but made it i did. the gate agent actual told me it had to be a new airport record for longest distance traveled ...

... and met up with some friends he keeps in touch with and some of his classmates he hasn't seen since they've left school.

We spent lots of time with our 5 nephews, including the newest, baby Patrick who also had his baptism while we were in town.

We had lots of fun, ate lots of food and spent some quality time with our family before we move Down Under!

... So how did AA resolve this dilemna in Barcelona? By removing 30 passengers from the flight! And they were not happy.
Now, because we had a smaller plane, yet still somewhat overweight, we actually had to stop for gas in Gander, Nova Scotia. This was a first for me. Never had to stop to refuel on an oversease flight before. Kinda fun, actually, to plop down in the middle of nowhere and ...

25,500 km traveled per travelpod.com (15,850 miles)
5,000 m highest altitude reached (16,400 feet)
217 hours in the bus
82 days
28 beds slept in (not counting the bus)
19 bus companies
11 new beers =)
Manchester, Missouri, United States lasondra

Dear Friends,
We are leaving this Friday for a cruise. I'm trying to use this Travelpod blog to send out our stories. If you don't want them, just delete. If you do want them, and don't receive any after Friday, email me and I will try to figure this out.
See you soon,
Cassie

Hi, Friends,
We are going on a cruise Nov 13-26. And rather than try to send each email individually, I found Travelpod. It's a blog site that lets me hit 'send' once, and it does the work for me. So watch for entries from Travelpod. If you aren't inclined to read them, feel free to delete. Let's hope it works!
Talk soon,
Cassie

... and think of all the old cars that used to drive across here.

Last but not least is the City Museum, OH MY GOODNESS! This place is amazing! At this museum they have gatherd discarded planes and cranes and anything you can think of and converted an old office building into a seven story playground that you crawl through, climb on and slide down. It is totally amazing and we have never seen anything like it ...

... grace of Jesus Christ, one that we all share. First, Dr. Wilb**g’s arrangement of “Amazing Grace,” allowed us to share our own testimonies of the transformative and saving pow** of Christ in a song so beloved by so many oth** Christians. In addition to the familiar early v**ses of the song, the final one reflects a love of the Choir and so many believing music lov**s: “When we’ve been th**e, ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun, we’ve no ...

... day with golf at Gaylord Springs, designed by Larry Nelson. Awesome track nestled between the Cumberland River and the river bluffs. We were paired with Joe and Kathy Sells who travel to Florida near our winter home. Hopefully we will catch up with them again this winter. Patrick bought two shirts on sale in the pro shop before we headed east on I-40 (two hours) to Fairfield Glade. The town of Crossville has really ...