{"id":2838,"date":"2009-05-29T18:34:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-30T00:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=2838"},"modified":"2009-05-29T18:46:28","modified_gmt":"2009-05-30T00:46:28","slug":"five-years-ago-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=2838","title":{"rendered":"Five Years Ago Today&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right; padding-left:10px;\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>2004 KC Trip Recap:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=166\" >Part 1<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=169\" >Part 2<\/a> <\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=170\" >Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=171\" >Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=166\" >Five years ago today<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=169\" >Brian and I decided to spend<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=170\" >Memorial weekend<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=171\" >in Kansas City<\/a>.  We took so many pictures that weekend that I had to blog about the trip in four installments.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of my favorites:<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\"><img alt=\" The Raphael \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics01.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Kona Grill \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics02.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics07.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" goofing around \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics14.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics15.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Houston's \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics16.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Z Gallerie \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics17.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" view from bridge \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics18.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian at reVerse \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics19.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" street performers \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics20.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian at reVerse \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics21.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Ching at reVerse \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics22.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Ching \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics23.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" one of the many fountains \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics24.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" a corner \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics25.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" carriage ride \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday1pics26.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian unpacks our stuff \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcroompics01.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" the living room part of our suite \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcroompics02.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" mirror picture \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcroompics03.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" yuppy bikers in front of LATT\u00c3\u00a9LAND \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics01.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" the Oscar Mayer weiner mobile \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics02.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" more yuppy bikers \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics03.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" more yuppy bikers \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics04.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian browsing the Cheesecake Factory menu \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics11.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" must be a really complicated menu \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics12.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian and Ching at Cheesecake Factory \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics13.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" the yummiest mango drink ever \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics14.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" artsy picture of forks \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics15.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" the most delicious chocolate mouse cake ever \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics16.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" a Westport hat shop \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics17.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" a Westport clothing store \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics18.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" graffiti or wall art, your choice \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics19.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" inside Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics20.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" inside Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics21.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian looking at tattoo designs \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics22.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" stairway leading to Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics23.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" hallway leading to Freaks on Broadway tattoo shop \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics24.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian putting on new earrings \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics25.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" bronze sculpture at a Westport intersection \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics26.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" some kind of bistro \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics28.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics29.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Brian \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics30.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Murray's \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics31.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Streetside Records \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics32.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" UNO Chicago Grill \" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics35.jpg\" \/><img alt=\" Baja 600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/kcday2pics36.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc01.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc02.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc03.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc04.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc05.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc06.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc07.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc08.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc09.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc10.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc11.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc12.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc13.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc14.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc15.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc16.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc17.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc18.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc19.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc20.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc21.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc22.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc23.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc24.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc25.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc26.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc27.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc28.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc29.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc30.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc31.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc32.jpg\" \/><img src=\"http:\/\/www.brubakers.us\/oldpics\/cuskc33.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=945\" >we spent it at Legends at Village West and Harrah&#8217;s in North Kansas City<\/a>.  This year, we took the boring route and stayed in town.  Mostly because Brian made movie plans.  Since we didn&#8217;t get to go to KC over Memorial weekend, I&#8217;m debating on whether to take Brian over his birthday weekend.  Maybe we could go on a day trip and just play one tournament or something like that.  What do you guys think?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2004 KC Trip Recap: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Five years ago today, Brian and I decided to spend Memorial weekend in Kansas City. We took so many pictures that weekend that I had to blog about the trip in four installments. Here are some of my favorites: Last year, we spent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10,262,21],"tags":[32,98,2488,41],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2838"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2848,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2838\/revisions\/2848"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}