Going Through Life One Post at a Time
It was a beautiful day to ride my bike on the Katy Trail. Andy and I rode to Rocheport for lunch at Meriwether Cafe. Andy had to leave right after we ate because he had an afternoon meeting, so I took my time getting back to McBaine. I stopped and enjoyed the Missouri River.
I took a picture of this turtle.
Finally, I admired the Big Tree and the blue sky.
It was the perfect day for a birthday bike ride. Happy 52nd Birthday to me!
Senior Year marching band camp begins…
We spent the day at Musket Cellars & Vineyard helping to bottle their next round of wines.
There were about 15 people there helping with the process, and it was so interesting to watch everything. A company that works with about 60 different wineries here in the midwest brings a mobile bottling trailer to the winery. After volunteers place the empty bottles on the line, the bottles are moved to the filling station and through the label station. Then, the volunteers would package, seal, and stack the full cases of wine.
Laura went with us to help and she really enjoyed the day as well.
By the end, we had worked for 6 1/2 hours, totaling nearly 10,000 bottles of wine.
We wrapped up our time at the winery enjoying some of the new types of wine that were added to the line. As always, the wine was excellent, and we came home with a case of the new wines.
We worked hard and we were tired afterwards, but we will definitely help again. It was such a fun experience!
When asked to make Gooey Butter Cake for Musket Cellars & Vineyard bottling day, you make it.
The Kassels were all busy in the Memorial Day parade. First, Laura carried the banner for Sterling Wyatt, a Troop 706 Eagle Scout who was killed in action.
Then, Andy walked through the parade with the Troop 706 Scouts.
Finally, John marched through the parade with the Columbia High Schools combined marching band.
My job was to watch and take pictures. It was great to attend the Memorial Day parade again after all these years. It was a great tribute to all those that never made it home.
The Americana decorations come out today. They will be up until just after July 4.
We had the privilege of attending a Bat Mitzvah for Shoshana Trachtenberg today. Andy and her dad, Ben, are both in Sigma Chi and we have known them since Shoshana was young. It was a beautiful ceremony, and it is impressive what must be learned for the ceremony. Afterwards, we ate lunch and then attended the celebration party at the Tiger Hotel.
We all had a great time, and it was a great experience for all of us. Congratulations Shoshana!
