The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

Saturday we headed to Hermann, MO for Oktoberfest. Priority number one was to celebrate Katie's birthday. Her birthday isn't for about another 3 weeks but that is just a minor rounding error. After all, October 1 and the beginning of Oktoberfest only happens once a year.

So we all piled onto a Moniteau County school bus and boozed are selves for the 64 mile drive. After arriving in Hermann we made our way to the Hermannhof Vineyards. It's a pretty nifty little place. We bought our bottles of wine, stood in the way of everyone else for awhile. This is where I saw the first fashion disaster. I didn't get a photo of this but she had on these black shiny tights, a white oxford that wasn't really long enough, and these fringy leather short boots. It was bad.

Our little crew eventually found a spot on the hill overlooking the town. Once everyone sat down I felt like I should start teaching them something. They ended up learning but it wasn't because of me.

We learned how to stack girls for pictures.

We learned how to do the chicken dance.

We learned how to propose and get a yes. This was probably the most fun part. Everyone on the hill saw this happening and we all started cheering once it was obvious she said yes. We think she said yes, or they were both real happy she said no. They also both turned to the cheering crowd and raised there arms in celebrated victory.

We learned how to hardcore make out in public. This wasn't the newly engaged couple, this was actually going on when the proposal happened. That's how we noticed them. When they finished her shirt was all screwed up and tangled in her bra and he was having trouble standing up. A lot of pocket work was going on to get things comfortable.

I can't seem to go anywhere without seeing a romper. They are the worst things ever and need to be banished to the bad decision bin of history. Nothing about that looks good.

Also saw this guy. Dude, first I'll let the fact that you are wearing a black suit slide and chalk that up to personal preference. However, never wear white shoes with a black suit. Also, last time I checked my calendar we've already sailed past Labor Day.

Next stop after the winery closed down at 6 (seriously why so early? we still wanted to drink your wine) was Tin Mill Brewery. I really should have snapped some shots of the old grain elevator in there and the brewing rooms but I think I was a bit sauced at this time and forget.

We also learned the proper technique for throwing the rock drink on a wine bottle thanks to my BF. He's kind of a pro so you may want to avoid pulling this move unless you are a trained professional. There is serious risk of injury, consider yourself warned.

The guys went down the street for a bit of Scotch Whiskey to celebrate The Gran. She was such a classy lady that loved scotch and golf. The Gran was BF's grandmother.

To cap off the night we had some trouble rounding everyone back up to get on the bus, obviously. It was like herding cats. I did get the joy of seeing a guy being thrown out of the bar. He was thrown out. Actually lifted up, placed horizontal, and chucked through the air like a stick of firewood. This would have been entertaining enough but the tossers didn't look to see if the approach and landing was clear. So on his way through the air he was impeded by a rather large lady. As you can imagine a lady isn't exactly expecting a man to be flying through the air so she was ill equipped to deal with the sudden impact of his body into hers. They both proceeded to fall to the ground scattering legs and arms all over the sidewalk. As you can imagine the guy wasn't too happy about this so on his way to his feet he pushed her down again. Then he wanted to take up the issue of being tossed with the bouncers that tossed him. They seemed to be doing a good job convincing him he was no longer welcome. The cops didn't think so so they got in on the action. Watching a drunk guy try to fight 2 bouncers and 3 cops is pretty entertaining.

All in all it was a great start to Oktoberfest!