Wednesday, October 15, 2008
KC MO
My first Advisor Education Conference for this fall was in Kansas City, MO. It’s always fun to go to Missouri—they have a really wonderful coordinator and some really great advisors! Our Friday night social was to Waldo’s Pizza, which is supposed to be the best pizza in the state. The one problem was that it was so noisy in there that we couldn’t visit with the advisors very well.
The next day was the Conference all day and then we went out to supper with the Regional Coordinator. I really enjoy having steak when we’re in the Midwest—it always tastes so good. So we said we wanted to find a steak place—someone suggested the Hereford House has really good steak, so that’s where we went. And, it was so delicious—melt in your mouth delicious!!
We didn’t leave until late Sunday, so we had the day to explore. We decided to check out Independence—which is Harry S. Truman’s home. We arrived just in time to do a tour through his home with the National Park Service. He really has an interesting story and the house—which was actually his in-laws is left the way it was during his lifetime. It even has his coat and hat hanging on a coat rack by the back door.
The Bingham-Waggnor Estate is a beautiful property with a gorgeous old home on it. We took a tour—first watching a film in the carriage house. On the tables were advertisements for the annual fall “Pig Pickin’ - Chicken Lickin’ Feast” which is a major fundraiser for the continued restoration and maintenance of the Estate. The tour guide told us that the Estate is rented out for parties, weddings, and other events—that raises $50,000 a year, which is about half of what they need for upkeep.
The house had a beautiful wooden table and piano bench that had very detailed inlay. There was also a quilt show going on in the house, so we got to check out some wonderful quilts. One of the interesting things the guide showed us was a Baseball board game that they had found in the attic. It’s very rare and worth a lot of money.
The other thing we decided that we needed to have while in KC was Barbecue. So Bob found a place on the Internet and jotted down the directions—Smokehouse—it even sounded pretty good. We followed the directions and drove right to it—except it was closed! Darn! Oh well there was a ‘Steak and Shake’ in the area—so we went there instead!
Back in the air and home again for a couple days.
The next day was the Conference all day and then we went out to supper with the Regional Coordinator. I really enjoy having steak when we’re in the Midwest—it always tastes so good. So we said we wanted to find a steak place—someone suggested the Hereford House has really good steak, so that’s where we went. And, it was so delicious—melt in your mouth delicious!!
We didn’t leave until late Sunday, so we had the day to explore. We decided to check out Independence—which is Harry S. Truman’s home. We arrived just in time to do a tour through his home with the National Park Service. He really has an interesting story and the house—which was actually his in-laws is left the way it was during his lifetime. It even has his coat and hat hanging on a coat rack by the back door.The Bingham-Waggnor Estate is a beautiful property with a gorgeous old home on it. We took a tour—first watching a film in the carriage house. On the tables were advertisements for the annual fall “Pig Pickin’ - Chicken Lickin’ Feast” which is a major fundraiser for the continued restoration and maintenance of the Estate. The tour guide told us that the Estate is rented out for parties, weddings, and other events—that raises $50,000 a year, which is about half of what they need for upkeep.
The house had a beautiful wooden table and piano bench that had very detailed inlay. There was also a quilt show going on in the house, so we got to check out some wonderful quilts. One of the interesting things the guide showed us was a Baseball board game that they had found in the attic. It’s very rare and worth a lot of money.The other thing we decided that we needed to have while in KC was Barbecue. So Bob found a place on the Internet and jotted down the directions—Smokehouse—it even sounded pretty good. We followed the directions and drove right to it—except it was closed! Darn! Oh well there was a ‘Steak and Shake’ in the area—so we went there instead!
Back in the air and home again for a couple days.
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