Two Fridays ago I heard something about a Hot Air Balloon Race in Forest Park. I picked the kids up after school and jumped online to see what I could see. Well the race wasn't until Saturday and we were booked solid for Saturday. But that evening there was something called the Balloon Glow where you could get up close and personal with the hot air balloons on the eve of their flight. So . . . off we went. I'd never seen a hot air balloon in the flesh (or nylon, as the case may be) and neither had the kids. I figured pizza and stupid movies could wait for another day. We jumped in the car and called Jeremy who was already at an event downtown and told him to meet us in Forest Park.
That spontaneity bug didn't stop there though. Half way downtown, sitting in unbearable traffic, the kids noticed people standing at what appeared to be a bus stop. I explained that it was the Metrolink, a public transit train that rus around and into Saint Louis. And before we knew it, we had pulled off the road, parked the car and jumped on the Metrolink to head in to the park. I'd never ridden it before either, but having some experience navigating Chicago Public Transit - I figured it couldn't be all that hard.
And we made it!! Jordan skipped, somersaulted and tumbled across the rolling hills in the parked. We were so excited to see the balloons glow!! Maybe next year we'll make it to the race.
2 comments:
I remember going to this when I was little. So cool!
It was an absolute blast. So glad we jumped in the car on a whim. (and on the metrolink too)
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