Reunited with my College Golf Coach

Next on the itinerary is a good visit with the coach that recruited me to Loyola.  I didn't have very far to go and the route was taking me through St. Louis, where I have never been before.  I checked out the opportunity to visit the famous arch but it is under renovation so stopping there wasn't really an option.  I will save St. Louis for a future trip.  On the way through though I did catch some glimpses of the structure:

I made my way directly to the coaches home/farm on the outskirts of Springfield Missouri.  We headed out to her golf team's practice in her car, leaving the trailer on her property for her husband to back into the appropriate parking spot for my 3 night stay.  They also have a 5th wheel so had a 30 amp service available for me. 

Here's the view from my dining table window.

After the golf practice we went to Andy's for frozen custard, a treat she had introduced me to while at Loyola.  This one was a pumpkin pie flavor concrete (something like a DQ blizzard):

Then we went to the college campus she is now working at to watch both the women's and men's basketball teams play.  

They play in a new arena, which is quite nice.  We eat "junk" food from the concession for dinner. 

Andy's sponsors a promotion that if the Drury basketball teams score more than 7, 3 pointers you can get a free custard the next day.  They did and so we did.  This time I choose Apple Pie.  

Wednesday mornings she bowls in a league and I was recruited to play because one of the team members was unable to make the game. 

Here we are, me, Lisa, Tina and Debbie.

And the official score card. 

In order to play I had to join the American Bowling Association.  Who knows, that may come in handy further down the road. 

Next stop was the original Bass Pro Shop for a little look around.  I didn't find anything I needed to buy:

Start them young with hunting gear.

 

Next we played 9 holes of golf at the same course the practice had been at.  They are renovating their bunkers so the holes that were open were 3 to 11.  After that coach had to show a prospect around campus so I went to check out my first Camping World Store:

 
 

Once again, I saw some interesting things but didn't feel the need to buy anything.  

Later that evening we had a home cooked dinner from the BBQ.

The following day we met up with Lisa's parents and one daughter for lunch and then went live on the air with her weekly women in college sports radio program.  Here we are in the studio:

This was quite interesting, my first experience with radio.  All of the guests that day phoned in for their interviews.  The show runs 60 minutes.  The hostess, also a TV personality, in the foreground had an infant baby girl in tow.  Fortunately the baby napped from before the beginning to just seconds past the end of the show. 

After the show we went back to the farm and toured each other's 5th wheels.  Later went out for a nice Mexican dinner, which included Lisa's husband Casey.   For good measure we indulged in one more Concrete.  This time I choose Butter Pecan. 

Wolfie the cat who I looked after during Christmas break my first year at Loyola (almost 3 years ago) is still with Lisa.  It took him a while, but he eventually warmed up to me.