On Monday night, we arrived in St. Joseph, Missouri, known
to locals as St. Joe or the “Joetown”, a small city about an hour north of
Kansas City, Missouri. St. Joe is known for being the former home of the Pony
Express, a starting point for the Oregon Trail, and hometown of yours truly and
a majority of my family. And…that’s about it.
But, I always enjoy coming back to see my family. My parents
live in a nice little home outside the city limits in some woods and Ryan and I
found it to be a nice, peaceful retreat from the craziness of the city. Anyway,
we were treated to my mother’s delicious home-cooking including homemade
turkey, stuffing, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, hot rolls, and lemon cake.
So yea, you could say we were spoiled with some delicious Missouri home
cooking. J
As usual, the week started with Ryan helping fix all of the
broken technology in my parents house, with him not finishing with all of the
repairs until the night before we left. But in the meantime, on Tuesday we went
around to see my entire family and spend time with them. We visited Carol, a
family friend and ate at the St. Joe institution Barbosa’s, a Mexican
restaurant that basically serves a menu of fried Mexican food. But the chips
and queso, Ryan’s favorite, were quite delicious!
We also saw my Grandpa Harman (Mom’s dad) and visited my
great aunt (Dad’s side), who is 94, and my Grandpa Woodbury (Dad’s dad). My
great aunt, who the family has always called “Auntie”, gave me a very nice
graduation card, remarking how my great-grandfather, who’s anniversary of his
passing away was coming up, would have been proud of me graduating with my
Master’s. It was very touching, and made me realize how much I miss my family
when I am away, and how many little moments like that I miss by being far. But,
I am determined to live in a major city and I love the opportunities I have in
a big city. So I am not moving back unless I find the right career opportunity,
but Missouri and my family will always have a place close to my heart. That's it for this post. My next one will have the remainder of our time in St. Joe!
(Sorry, no pics here. More info and pictures in parts 2 and 3!)
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