macayster's Profile

I'd gladly take some of the wall art (umm, dinosaur skeleton prints? Yes please!) but the rest just makes me laugh/cringe when I think of putting it in a kid's room. No kid would live in these rooms.

Hemp Hop Rye, from O'Fallon Brewery, is one of the best beers (not just one of the best rye beers, the best BEERS) I've ever had.

Ironic that you post this on the day I'm getting rid of my army green couch and chair. ;-)

After reading the article, I'm having a hard time figuring out why people are annoyed. I took it to be aimed more at catering companies than anyone else. I can't count how many weddings I've been to with sub-par cafeteria food -- which is why I was downright ANGRY when I was planning my own wedding and found out just how much caterers were charging for said sub-par cafeteria food! Seriously? Yes, weddings are a celebration of the couple, and no, guests don't have much of a say-so when it comes to what food is served, unless there are specific dietary needs. But for the prices the couple (or whoever) is paying, they should be demanding more... creativity, and more practicality (there ARE some foods that taste fine both made in advance and in mass quantities), and overall food served with a lot more thought than what's usually given. What's so snobby about that?

And for the record: we had an "international cheese platter" and cheap wine at our wedding. They also didn't look or taste cheap.

Chiming in -- why no Iowa love? Hello? You're only taking baby steps into the Midwest. There are some famous names attached to the architecture in Des Moines (Eliel Saarinen and I.M. Pei both had a hand in designing the Des Moines Art Center). There's also West End Architectural Salvage (www.westendarchsalvage.com). There's also a Frank Lloyd Wright house open to the public (in Quasqueton). Did you guys do any research before planning your trip?

And if you go to St. Louis you are not allowed to leave without visiting the City Museum or Laurmeier Sculpture Park. And Ted Drewe's. (mostly because I didn't get any frozen custard the last time I was there. Sigh.)

Those side tables are so COOL! Are they for sale somewhere?