Cute Boys!

Ten Legs and a Tail.. How the Midwest was Won

It's all about the cute boys.  Yesterday we took a 30 minute detour in Indianapolis to get ice cream at Graeters.  It is, by all accounts, the best ice cream from Cleveland to Indianapolis.  Here we met our first set of cute boys; two very nice young 7th graders from the area.  They were at the next table talking about girls. We struck up a conversation and they could not have been friendlier, more open, more eloquent or informed. They told us about their school calendar (very different from ours on the East Coast), their passion for basketball and what a wonderful place Indianapolis is to grow up in.  We drove away marveling at how just plain nice they were.

After the still hair-raising Route 70 to St Louis, through an epic traffic jam, we arrived at our KOA campground west of the city. There was more wine and more Quiddler and then to bed. Anyone wondering about this game of which we speak- Quiddler? Look it up.  It is hands down one of the most fun word card games around and we've been hooked for years!  This morning we rented a car so we could get a day off and see some sights.  The next set of cute boys we met were at least a decade older.  They were at the Enterprise rental counter.  Naturally we had our trusty side kick, Smooch.  The asst. manager came over and told us NO DOG unless she was in a crate. No dog hair in the cars. We don't have a crate.  Justine said aloud, "Oh man, our day is ruined!" I looked over at sweet Smooch lying peacefully on the floor,  "Look at that face.  Does this look like a dog who sheds?"  The compassionate, earnest young man, looked at us, looked at Smooch and said, "Well if you promise to bring the car back clean, you can take her." The other agent urged us to check out Rooster for breakfast and Carl's for burgers. Then he tucked us into our car, leaned in the window and said, "You guys are fun!" You're full of joy!" He told us he loved having us as customers. Apparently not all customers at Enterprise rental cars are joyful. From that moment on we dubbed our mini-rig the Joy Mobile. 

Off we went to Rooster, the famous breakfast spot. YUM.  And then on to the Arch. What a sight!













From there it was onto Forest Park and the St Louis Zoo. What a gorgeous city.





We topped off our afternoon at the famous Carl's restaurant that is apparently one of the top 10 burger spots in the country. It was there that we met our 5th cute boy.  His name was Matt and he sat next to us at the counter while we ordered our burgers and root beer. When in Rome and all that.

He told us that his family comes to this hot spot every Christmas Eve which we found hilarious. We talked about his family, his one year old baby girl, Amelia, and his wife, the labor and delivery nurse. Seriously.  He thanked us for such a fun conversation and for cheering up his otherwise not-so-great day. Then he picked up our check! We told him that we were blogging and that today's theme was cute boys and we promised he'd be in it. Thanks, Matt! We hope you're reading! 

So here's the summary.  These midwestern cute boys are the best! (and kinda flirty) 
Next stop: Kansas City, KS.