Last weekend Jim and I took a quick trip to Kansas City, Missouri to attend Jim Moy's wedding. He married the lovely Sandi Connelly. Sadie stayed in Utah and split her time between her grandma and grandpa Mangelson and her aunt Cindy. We left on Friday morning and arrived in Kansas City in the late afternoon. After getting our rental car and meeting up with Jacquee and Solomon, we headed to our hotel. We stayed at the Hilton President in downtown and loved it. This hotel is amazing! It was built in 1924 and in its heyday was popular with people like Frank Sinatra and the mob. But like so many old buildings it was abandoned and remained so for 26 years. They have totally redone it and tried to retain as much of the original as possible and it looks wonderful. The rooms were beautiful and comfortable and the staff was so friendly. Everyone at the hotel was very willing to tell the history of the place. At breakfast on Sunday the waitress even showed us some before and after pictures of the hotel. On the last day we were there we were treated to some ghost stories from some of the staff. I would highly recommend this hotel for anyone staying in Kansas City. Also the building across the street from the hotel is the building from the movie Ghostbusters, which I thought was very cool. That night we met up with Bruce, Kate, and Ian and we all walked down to Jack Stack for some good Kansas City barbeque. The next day we went down to the Plaza to do some shopping and looking around. We had lunch at a place called Tomfooleries which was pretty good. Then it was back to the hotel to get ready for the wedding. We all met in the Drum Room for a drink before we left and met up with Mohammed and Romina (who flew in from San Francisco that afternoon). The wedding was in a beautiful cathedral and we finally got to meet Jim Moy’s parents. Afterwards we went to the reception which was held in an old school, The Webster House. We had a wonderful meal and had a good time hanging out and doing a bit of dancing. The next morning we again met with everyone and had breakfast at the hotel – everyone except for Bruce and Kate. Kate was experiencing some extreme back pain and was resting in her room. Mohammed and Romina brought down Ian so that Bruce could take care of Kate. After that we all parted ways and Solomon, Jacquee, Jim, and I all went to the airport and headed home. The trip was a good little trip for us. Unfortunately Bruce, Kate, and Ian ended up staying in Kansas City longer than planned because Kate ended up needing back surgery. They got home today and Kate’s mom is in town to help out. For more pictures visit our gallery.
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