Romeny Tannehill Dance

We left for the dance on Friday with caller Romney Tannehill, a local Missouri favorite, who has since moved to southern California and calls square dancing in that area.    He will be in St Louis this weekend, Eldon on Wednesday and Columbia on Friday night so he is making his rounds while he is here visiting his mother and father.

There were lots of Illinois folks there and most of them we dance with in the valley so it was like a mini family reunion.

We stayed at the Marriott on Maryville Circle Dr. and it was very nice and also quiet.  They had a retreat weekend for soldiers and their families so I thought that was very nice too.  We didn't eat there because it is very expensive so we didn't even look for their restaurant but we did find a Thai Restaurant on Manchester Road that was very good.

Saturday we got up and checked out of our hotel and went to Mimi's Cafe for breakfast.  I was really good with my breakfast but Hardy had Cinnamon French Toast that was decadent. I was having some problems with the insert in my shoes so during the lunch break we went to WalMart and I bought another pair of inserts so I would be able to dance for another several hours without being in pain.  We had lunch at St. Louis Bread Company and they have the best black bean soup!  Saturday night a bunch of us went with Romney to Bandanas for BBQ.

We danced from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. with breaks for lunch and dinner but all in all I got in 22,100 steps for the day which is about 9.25 miles and added up to 9 points!  We drove home after the dance and hit the bed as soon as we got here.