Riding the Katy Trail - the WHOLE enchilada!

Defiance Merchants (DMA Riders) take on the trail to benefit the Asthma & Allergy Foundation

About a year ago we began talking with other local business owners in the Defiance Merchant Association about riding the entire Katy Trail (242-miles across Missouri) to benefit a charity.  After months of planning, eight of us are just about ready to leave for our adventure.  We decided to support the Asthma & Allergy Foundation for our first year of what we hope will be an annual ride. Living in Missouri with Asthma & Allergies is not easy (as many of you know), and biking the trail in support of those individuals and research to help them seemed like the perfect fit.

Want to find out more and follow our daily trek?  Go to:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/defiance-merchants/DMARide

We'll be journaling our ride each evening on the above site along with sharing a few pictures of the day.

We leave Sunday, April 12 after our guests check out and will return Friday evening, April 17.

Wish us Luck and GOOD WEATHER!



A Weekend for Weddings!

Wedding Guests & Honeymooners

This weekend was pretty exciting at the Inn.  We had a group in town for a friend's wedding.  All of the women had been on the Washington University's 2001 Lady Bears Basketball, Division 3 National Championship Team.  The wedding was that of their teammate, so they came in from out of town to be at the wedding.

2001 Wash U Lady Bears National Champs - Wedding Guests

The guests were picked up by Norm Keller with his Limo Service.  Norm owns The Parson's House, a bed & breakfast a few blocks away from us.

Norm Keller with his limo service

After the wedding guests checked out, we had our first Honeymooners! 

This wonderful couple had chosen to stay with us on their wedding night.  We felt very honored to have them as our very first honeymoon guests! 

 It was a very eventful and a very fun weekend.