freddy's steak burgers

 flew to St. Louis, picked up at airport by a friend of mine. first time eating at a Freddy's steak burgers place. i am not quite sure what town it was in although i know it was just a few miles from the airport. i later noticed there was a location at the baseball stadium as well. i ordered tater tots with the bacon double burger, and the drink i chose was a lemon custard shake. i was dropped off at my hotel after we were done. i hadn't spoken at length with this friend in a while, it was the first in-person visit in over a decade. probably was the first time ever one on one, as usually i see the entire family, as i happen to be a classmate of his wife.  but i knew his wife was out of town, attending a golf tournament that their youngest son was participating in. must be a real good golfer, already doing out of state tournaments at age twelve. i didn't do much after checking in at the hotel, mostly resting. i wanted to get back to the airport fairly soon to get on the light rail downtown to the baseball game. cardinals lost to the braves, 6-5. the cardinals never led in this one, falling behind 3-0 before even their first at-bat. this makes it harder to win. after the game i did go to the main souvenir shop and bought one item on my list, it was a pair of socks as i knew the pair of cardinal socks i already had was nearing the end of its life span. another item, a long sleeve t-shirt, was out of my price range. i didn't eat much at the stadium due to the late lunch. i liked how i had plenty of time to get some errands run before having to board the plane. i made it to great clips shortly after they had opened for the day and got a haircut. i still had a wait a little but i could afford to. my flight on southwest wasn't scheduled to leave until just after midday. i also went to the nearby FedEx office and printed a St. Paul Saints baseball ticket i had just ordered. during my walks i found 50 cents. i wrote about the day back at the hotel, but no beer this time, it was tap water instead. i went to the nearby convenience store, on the run, but arrived around midnight which is during their shift change. i didn't feel like waiting it out. my flight was delayed 30 minutes, found out shortly after arriving at the airport. i snacked a little before my flight left. i wasn't in the terminal for long, went to the bathroom and when i got out i checked my phone, had just taken it off airplane mode. found out my friend was already there, so i said what i was wearing, and i stood out when i got to an exit. a beige cardinal hat and a leater jacket, especially the jacket as it was warm there.