Hi all...

As promised, we are going to have a photo shoot/Cadesian gathering in the "Show-Me" State :o)

Dates are; May 21, 22, 23, 2010.

Hotel:

St. Louis Union Station-Marriott

IF anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to ask or simply send me a PM

We will have a dinner at the hotel on Saturday night (;providing they can accommodate us!), so the sooner you commit, the quicker I can get us reservations and a private room!

Friday we can go to the Zoo (free admittance and nationally noted) and on Saturday, we will be going to our beautiful Botanical Gardens where there will be something for everyone to enjoy and admire. Sunday for those who are still here, we have a tropical butterfly conservatory that is pretty neat and photo-ops abound!

Of course, we also have the Arch for those who are not faint of heart...the tram goes up sideways to the top, which is a mere 630 feet high!

We are a 5 hour drive from Kansas City and Chicago and Nashville...4 hours from Memphis and 8 hours form Knoxville. 7 hours from Cincinnati and 8 hours from Des Moines!

Airport code is STL....airport is Lambert.....

Anything else you need or need to know, I will be to happy to answer or to call you, just notify me via PM!

Hope you can join us and we will see y'all soon!

Sounds grrreat!! Can't wait to see everyone!!

It looks like a great time. Hope I can make it.

I have been to the zoo numerous times so I can attest to how fine it is.

Tick

I'm hoping to be there! I've always wanted to see the zoo and it looks like you have a wonderful line-up planned. Will get back to you for sure soon.

I might be able to go, my mother hasn't been doing well lately so I'm not too sure. :) J

What a great idea, it's been awhile since there has been a get together. I would like to go, but just not sure yet. I do have some family commitments. Thanks Mimi, for the pm telling me about it. =^..^=sandi

Now that location I can handle. It's 750 miles from where I live-one day drive. I would like to attend. Do they allow shotguns in the motel?

Only if I get to carry your bullets Pat!!

Hope to see ya here....but please leave the 'gator at home!:o)

I will try to work my schedule around this event@

Hooray, party at JoJo's place!! Open bar??

8~O

St. Louis Zoo

Missouri Botanical Garden

Butterfly House

Gateway Arch

I'm thinking it would be fun if everyone stayed at one hotel to keep the party going. I think Mimi said the Pear Tree Inn might be the best of the 3 listed.

I was wondering about that (everybody in one hotel) I just figured Mimi listed the 3 best and we would all settle on one of them.

I wonder if there's a way to get a group discount if we all chose the same place?

I am sure that I would need everyone who is coming to book a room under a code (that the hotel would give to me) to get a discount.

I am willing to check into the possibility as soon as I find out how many are planning on attending!

If anyone is interested in this , PM me and I will see how many actually commit to the gathering! :o)

I assumed you would all be bunking up together?!?

Let's settle on one of the places (maybe the Pear Tree Inn?) and then see how many they would need to give us a group rate? We'll commit to coming - my husband and I. Hilda

Sounds like a plan Hilda...PEAR TREE INN...I am changing my original post :-)

Hey Mimi

I would love to come, but don't know if that's a good time for me. I'll have to let you know after I chat with my husband.

We're treating our whole family to a 2 week holiday in Florida and Western Caribbean Cruise. That's our sons family and daughters also. So don't know if it will work.

We could all just tag along & go with you Pat...sounds like fun, especially since your treating!!

8~O

I'll second that Randy! Good idea!
We can meet wherever you want Pat! *wink* :~)

I'd be game for that!

oooo! Take me! Take me!

Just a notation:

Those who are coming for the Missouri gathering, please let me know via PM or on this thread by April 15 so I can get our dinner plans on Saturday night taken care of.......thanks!

Any questions at all, PM ME :=)

I would love to be there ... I was holding off a bit, but as it looks now I will be having new puppies born around that same weekend. Ties be down quite a bit ... so hopefully a different time. Sounds like it will be a fun time.

Just a friendly 'bump' to the top of the stack :=)

Okey-dokey..we are about 6 weeks out from the awesome Missouri gathering.......I am going to make dinner reservations so I need a count of Caedesians et al that are attending.

PLEASE PM ME the # that are attending with you. Thanks!!!

Dinner what day & time and where please??

Do we have a schedule of events yet??

Friday;
Saturday;
Sunday;

Sorry, I just kinda like to know so I can plan ahead.

I'm coming with my husband. We can't leave til after work on Friday so we'll get there later that evening.

Great Hilda.....see you then!!

Here is the line-up:


Friday: Zoo for those who are here and/or Lone Elk Park and the World Bird Sanctuary.

Saturday: Botanical Gardens

Sunday: Butterfly Conservatory

Monday or in-between times: The 630 foot Arch

The 'official' dinner will be Saturday night but we all need to eat each night so we can gather and break bread together each evening or even during the day!!!

If anyone needs to be picked up at the airport, please let me know and I will give you my phone #,,,,,,,

Until later my friends!!!

I hate to miss the zoo, but it all looks good. Thanks for making these plans!

(*sniffs tiger suit ...*)

Mimi ... you told me that you had gotten this dry-cleaned? :o|

How can I be expected to provide good good quality roars in this thing??

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Well, I guess this is better than last year when you made me play the part of a penguin. Still haven't quite gotten over the ostracization by the colony for doing those cannonballs into the water.

Sheesh ... those penguins, no fun ... lemme tell ya ...

:oP

The penguins smell......worse than your lion suit! (and why clean it when you are just going to get it dirty again??? :)

Come to the gathering and we, from the 'show me state', will show ya' just how bad those penguins smell! :o)

P.S.Leave all your costumes at home this time, K?

I can wear a costume. If costumes are in order!

(*passes Hilda his CookieMan costume ...*)

Wear it with pride. As that big "C" on the front has a long history of ... ... well, crumbs. Many, many ... many, crumbs.

:oD

Somebody tell me Mr. Purmusic IS NOT going to be there.....
(maybe I better bring two shotguns)

LOL.


(*takes a look around, notices that Pat is busy for a moment*)

Aside to the reading audience:

'Shhhh ... don't tell Pat that unfortunately I won't be able to attend. She's sooooo cute, when she is all riled up..

Oh, oh ... gotta run ... she's coming back and those shells definitely look like size 9 ... OMG!! Core slugs!! Run for the hills!! ...'

Your in luck. I have been gone for 4 days on a shoot and couldn't respond to this right away. That means I have had time to cool down, strictly temporary you understand. (Puts shotgun down but keeps it close by her side...very...very close)

Ah, I wanted to wear my supergirl costume. I'll wear yours if you deliver it in person, Les!

(*sneaks onto thread ... leaves behind his Super Girl costume for Hilda ...*)

Have to excuse the runs in the stockings. Those disposable razors ain't all that they are made out to be ... I ran out of Nair, unfortunately, after a recent experiment of sorts.

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No, I cannot talk about the 'experiment'. Due to an ongoing court case between me and the defendants; the manufacturers of said product.

However, I can divulge that due to this litigious action on my part, the affixed warning label and notes will provide some interesting reading material ... for an evening. Give or take.


:oD

How many are coming, Mimi? Do we have any rooms blocked off? Looks like they are filling up.

Yeah, I need to make arrangements...what hotel is everyone stayin' at??

Was a resturant picked yet for Saturday nite??

here's hoping that you guys have a great time. i am so sorry to miss this!

Pear Tree Inn Union Station and there were only 5 rooms left this morning - all smoking. There's a college graduation so hotels are filling fast.

Randy, not enough for us to block rooms..the link for the hotel is at the top of this thread....if there are no rooms there, we will handle it...not a problem.

Restaurant is still being considered. We are at approx one dozen right now :o)

Anyone else? Jump onboard...we are going to have some fun!

Let the good times roll~!!~!!!

If there aren't enough rooms there and people are staying somewhere else, let me know and I'll change our res. Didn't really want a smoking room. Thanks for organizing this, Mimi!

***To all who are staying in a hotel***

Here is an alternative hotel....a bit more pricey but worth it and quite rich with history!

St Louis Union Station Marriott.

It is quite close to the other hotel. Definitely more bang for your bucks! :o)

Any questions, just holler!!

I wish more people would say if they're coming and stayin'...I really need a room for Saturday nite and haven't booked one yet. I'd kinda like to stay where I may know someone else, ya know...not really know, yet not totally by yourself. I'm thinkin' STL Union Station looks pretty sweet...whadda you say Hilda and anyone else??

The wife & I are driving up Friday for the zoo and then drivin' back to JC. I plan to drive back up Saturday (by myself) for MBG as well as dinner and stay the nite. Then perhaps the Butterfly House Sunday morning and then I'd head home.

Rumor has it Les is treatin' ALL to supper Saturday nite...can I get clarification on that?? Mmmmmm...surf 'n' turf!!

I'd like us all to be at the same place. I went ahead and changed to Union Station Marriott - we got a gov't. rate of 110 since my husband is a teacher. They said we can book more than one room at that rate so if anyone is interested, let me know. We can't get there til late Friday night and will have to leave on Sunday sometime - definitely want to do the butterfly house!

(*takes note of Randy's post*)

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(*looks forlornly at Pretty Pony Piggybank ...*)

'Alas, we had many good years together ... but, I fear that those times ... may be coming to an end ...'

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(*picks up hammer ...*)


Stay tuned ...

Good deal Hilda!

We're trying to arrange getting there on Friday to go to the zoo - what time are you going? We have about a 6 hour drive.

St.Louis Zoo Info.

Hilda, the Zoo closes at 5:00PM as summer hours will not yet be in effect.

I know Randy can get here early, a few will already be here so we could always arrange to meet you at the Zoo (exchange cell #'s).

A specific time has not yet been arranged as to the time we are going to the Zoo!

OK, Miss Mimi,
I am really having a time with reservations so here is what I am about to do. Before I do it, I would like your input. Union Station Marriott is too expensive for me ($169 a pop). I have checked motels out by the Zoo/Botanical gardens and the Holiday Inn-Forest park located right in between those two locations is suitable for me ($93) dollars a night. I think I will jump on that. What is your opinion? Pat

It is not too late to join us! :o)

Here is our itinerary:

Friday: St. Louis Zoo........10:30AM and the Arch (if anyone is interested let me know.)

Saturday: Missouri Botanical Gardens......10:30AM

Sunday: Butterfly House.......10:30AM


Saturday Dinner will be at Gio’s Restaurant located in the Gateway One Building, 701 Market Street. As of right now, we have a private room reserved. The only reason anyone else would be with us is in the case of ‘overflow’ for the restaurant.

The rest of the info is available from me...simply PM or ask here...we would love to have you! The more the merrier :-)

Who is going to be there so far?

The wife & I on Friday at the zoo. Then just me Saturday & Sunday!!

Who else is comin'??

Steve and Hilda will get in as soon as we can on Friday and stay til Sunday. Pat Andre is coming, but I don't know who else? Looking forward to meeting everyone!

OK....anyone who wants to join us, we are dining Friday night at the hotel restaurant @ 7PM. It is called the Station Grill. We can relocate (if we chose) after dinner to the Grand Hall Lounge.

We are staying at the hotel Friday night since our beloved Cardinals have a home game and parking will be tough and traffic as well, so I decided to keep it simple. :)

Reservations are in the same name as our Saturday night dinner.

Attending:

Hottrockin
Suzanne (wife)
Wheedance
Steve(hubby)
PatAndre
Jojomercury
Egggray
Mimi
Rick (hubby)

and possible one or 2 others.....any other questions?
I am getting excited..can't wait to see y'all~

Only one week and a few hours to go and we will all be together!!! Can't wait to see everybody :=)

If anyone else wants to join in, it's never too late!!!

Just holler!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

***I will do a pick up on Friday at the front entrance of the hotel for anyone who would like me to chauffer them to the Zoo......it will save each car $11.00 & navigating the construction. I can drive up to 6 additional people. Please let me know if you will be standing curbside waiting for me! *wink*

What time are you coming to the hotel?

The wife & I will meet all at the zoo. What time we meeting? I was planning on being there about 10:00 a.m. I think that's what time they open. Mimi has my cell # to use for hookin' up...anyone else that's coming and would like it feel free to PM me and I'll give it to you.

We are meeting at the hotel at 10:00 AM.......Zoo at 10:30 or so......

Projected weather...

Friday 30% Isolated T-Storms - High 78

Saturday Sunny - High 87

Sunday Partly Cloudy - High 88

Sounds very promising!!

Where are we meeting at the zoo, what area??

***NOTE:

If it is raining and/or threatening nasty rain on Friday which our local weather just forecasted a few minutes ago (but they really don't know!!!!), we will go to the Butterfly House on Friday and the Zoo on Sunday.

Randy, we will meet in the South parking lot. Is that OK w/ you?

It's not long now!!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee......:o)

South parking lot...check!!

Sounds like a good plan.

~24 hours to go!!

The St Louis forecast shows A.M. rain for tomorrow, but shows it to taper off between 10:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. so it sounds like we're gonna get lucky!!

Let me know if we are meeting at the Butterfly House on Friday, I am working but it is not to far away, looking forward to meeting everyone.

Gregg....I will call you if plans change.

NOTE

Our dinner plans for Friday have changed.....we are going to a neat, small restaurant that has yummy food. No one has to drive...Hubby & I are chauffeuring..if too many for our car, one of us will ride along....everything is cool!