Lanae and Rolly go to Belleville and Christopher, Illinois

Rolly and I left Wham building on Wednesday and headed for my house in DuQuoin, Illinois. We left Wednesday evening for Belleville, Illinois. The reason for our trip was to attend my boyfriends, sisters, boyfriend's good bye party at a restaurant in Belleville called Maxwell's. Here posing in the picture outside the restaurant.

After leaving the restaurant in Belleville, Illinois we headed back home to DuQuoin, Illinois. That next day Rolly and I headed to Christopher, Illinois.We went to Christopher because that is where I do my student observations.

After a day of teaching and observing we headed back to my house in DuQuoin, Illinois for a weekend of relaxation and plenty of homework. On Monday we headed back to Wham for Rolly's next big adventure.

Latitude (Belleville): 38.511639

Longitude (Belleville): -89.986267

Latitude (Christopher): 37.98101

Longitude (Christopher): -89.046936

Miles traveled round trip: 191.06 miles

Miles traveled so far: 829.46 miles

Katie and Rolly go to St. Louis!

Rolly left Wham building with me on Wednesday for a weekend of fun. He went with me to my house in Herrin, IL until Saturday morning when we left for the trip. Rolly, my mom, my boyfriend Tom, and I took a trip over the weekend to St. Louis, MO. The purpose of the trip was to attend a trivia night fundraiser for the youth group at Grace Lutheran Chapel in Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO (my cousins' youth group) and for my cousin Matthew's birthday party. We went all sorts of places. On the way up, Rolly really enjoyed himself because Rolly, like most dogs, loved hanging his head out the car window, letting his ears flop in the wind.

The first place we stopped was the St. Louis Gateway Arch.

Next, we went to the Turtle Park in Forest Park which is a playground made of huge, concrete turtles. Rolly went even though there was a sign saying he couldn't go without being on a leash.





Next, we went to the trivia night. We met my aunts, uncles, and cousins there for a fun night of trivia. We got fourth place out of twenty-two, which is the best my family has ever done, probably because Rolly was with us.




We headed back to my cousins' house in Florissant, MO for the evening. The next day, we celebrated Matthew's birthday with lunch and presents, then my other cousin Michael, Tom, Rolly, and I went out for an adventure. We first went to the St. Louis Science Center. It was a great experience for Rolly because he could learn a lot about science on the trip, though the big dinosaurs did scare him a little.




Next, we went to the St. Louis Museum of Art. We looked at the art throughout the museum for a short while before heading back for the rest of the party. After a long weekend of fun, we left St. Louis and headed back to Herrin. On Monday, Rolly went back to Wham building to prepare for his next exciting adventure.

Latitude: 38.624674
Longitude: -90.184941
Miles traveled round trip: 359 miles
Total miles traveled so far: 638.4 miles