A Weekend of Soccer and a Wedding

I made my way to World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton last Saturday (8 February) for the first preseason match of Saint Louis FC (https://www.saintlouisfc.com/), against Memphis 901 FC. This match was for Season Ticket Members only, and played at West Community Stadium.

Before the match, I hung out in the parking lot with the St. Louligans (https://stlouligans.com/), who held a tailgate party. We then walked into the stadium for the match, which Saint Louis FC won 2-1.

After the match, the Season Ticket Members were invited to a Meet the Team event in the Soccer Park's conference room, where there were complementary refreshments. I took this in for about half an hour before having to leave to return home.

After getting home, I got dressed in a suit and got ready for the wedding of my friends Leah Dungan and Drake Maret. For the first time, I used Uber (https://www.uber.com/) to get a ride to the venue, Wild Carrot (https://www.wildcarrotstl.com/), in south St. Louis.

Waiting around for about 30 minutes, I found a place in the rear of the meeting hall for the wedding ceremony. My friends and Enterprise (https://www.enterprise.com/en/home.html) colleagues Justin and Hannah Bollinger were there. After Leah and Drake walked down the aisle for the first time as a married couple, we headed to the bar area. I got a beer after a considerable wait and waited until the meeting hall was reconfigured for the dinner. I made my way to the upstairs section, where I was assigned a table with the Bollingers and other guests. There was a buffet dinner and some nice conversation.

After the dinner, there was dancing with a DJ providing the music. I got on the dance floor to dance with some other guys, but no one-on-one dances with women.

After the reception ended, I chatted briefly with Leah and Drake before walking two blocks west to Sasha's on Shaw (https://www.sashaswinebar.com/) for the after party. I was rather tired at this time, so I didn't stay long before calling for a ride home from Uber.

The next day (9 February), I was back at the conference room of World Wide Technology Soccer Park. This time, it was for the St. Louligans Annual General Meeting, where the group discussed their plans for the coming Saint Louis FC season and sought volunteers for projects (such as with the tailgate dinners and painting tifos). There was free beer from the bar, courtesy of the club, and there was a photo booth that I and others went to for having our pictures taken.

We in the St. Louligans are looking forward to the new Saint Louis FC season. It should be fun.

Later.