Mini Trip: KC.

Mini road trip? Okay! I kept telling Eric how much I loved Kansas City, so we decided to get up, go, and spend a weekend there!

Kansas City, here we come! 

One of my favorite places in Kansas City? The Country Club Plaza, of course! All the great shopping, fabulous dining, and beautiful scenery. 

Somewhere we went that I haven't been to? The Nelson-Atkins Museum. After several times of driving past it for years, I told Eric that we HAD to go, and we did! Just as I thought, I fell in love with it. I love art. 

Does this sculpture look familiar Des Moines-ains? I thought so! Eric tried to sneak into this "coat". He kind of fit but not really...

As we walked around for a couple of hours, Eric took most of the pictures, which you can find at his blog post here: Viajes Con Quique.  (More activities featured here too!)

After searching for cool things to do and see, we stumbled upon "Chip's Chocolate Factory", which is supposed to be the place to go for chocolate lovers. They said you can walk around the factory and tour the chocolate making process! How cool, right? NOT. It was actually just a little store and you could kind of see someone making fugue. Total bust, so we walked across the street to the KC Sea Life Aquarium instead.   

I had never stayed at a Bed & Breakfast before and we happened to stumble across this little gem. It's called Southmoreland On The Plaza, and I would recommend it to anyone. It was not only a gorgeous house but the staff was SUPER friendly and accommodating. Love, love, loved it. 

Since we arrived early for check-in, Eric went on a run and I walked down to the plaza and had a cocktail on a patio that overlooked the plaza. The weather was nice and the ambiance was perfect a little mid-afternoon "me" time. 

After about an hour, I went back to our B&B to meet back up with Eric. We sat out back and just relaxed before heading out for dinner. We met up with some of his old sisters friends that he hadn't seen in a long time. We went Jack Stack Restaurant for some authentic Kansas City BBQ. The company was awesome and the food was amazing! 

Next day? Time to head back to Des Moines but not before having breakfast! I loved all of the little details and "rituals" of doing things. They kind of make you feel like royalty. Truly loved everything about this trip.