Erica

28th Wedding Anniversary

11 - November

We spent our 28th Wedding Anniversary at Musket Cellars & Vineyards.

The winery is owned by Paul and Theresa Musket and their daughter, Kim. Paul was Andy’s first boss at the University of Missouri. The winery opened at the end of August this year, but we were not able to make it there until this weekend. We have known Kim since she was little and followed her adventures through her life, including learning to make wine. We very much enjoyed tasting all nine of the wines, and Kim has done a phenomenal job. The dry wines were all excellent, and we even liked the sweet wines though we would never actually drink them.

We ended up spending the entire day at the winery. We drank great wine, enjoyed the firepit, and spent time with friends that we had not seen in a while.

It was basically the perfect day.

Erica

Anniversary Trip

11 - November

Andy and I began our anniversary trip today in Harrisonville, Missouri. It is a small town in the Kansas City area. We went to Headquarters Winery and Mercantile for dinner and wine tasting.

It is a small batch winery, and their wines were really tasty. After tasting eight different wines, we chose a red wine, Amarone, to go with our dinner.

The food was fantastic. We both had Lobster Ravioli for dinner.

Because Laura texted us during dinner, Andy asked her what dessert we should get as her “gift” to us. She chose wisely! The Lemon Italian Cream Cake was the perfect end to dinner.

For the rest of the evening, Andy and I spent time together in our AirBnB. It was a great beginning to our short trip!

Erica

Halloween

10 - October

It was the perfect Halloween weather. It was just a bit chilly, but warm enough to be outside. I made sure to take a picture of John with our friendly ghost.

It was a quiet night for us Kassels. We spent the evening hanging with another couple in our driveway. We handed out candy, enjoyed chili, and drank good beer.

Happy Halloween!

Erica

New Grill

10 - October

Andy went to Home Depot today to purchase the new version of our current grill. The old grill had a good life, but nearly nine years was enough. While at Home Depot, Andy also found a pizza oven that was on sale for $99 (down from $299). Well, of course, you cannot pass up that deal! So, now we have a new grill AND a pizza oven.

Erica

End of the Season

10 - October

Another Hickman Marching Band season came to a close tonight with the banquet.

It was a chance to celebrate all these kids and their hard work throughout the season. We love our Marching Kewpies, but especially these crazy trumpets!

Congratulations to the Hickman High School Marching Band on another successful season. You left it all on the field and marched your hearts out. We are so proud of you!