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My house is already protected, as it flies under the Lone Star A little piece of Texas territory in the Mizzou countryside. The Texan Embassy, if you will

I love the state of Texas and it's great to represent your homeland.

However, mark my words...you're going to love the state of Missouri, especially in the Spring, Summer, and Fall.

If you travel south to the Ozarks region, you can canoe a multitude of rivers, hike, rock climb, boat on incredibly scenic lakes, and spend a beautiful romantic weekend at Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock Lake (Branson). Visit Silver Dollar City for a great amusement park experience.

If you travel east on I-70, you'll soon arrive in Columbia where you can see for yourself whether or not Columbia is a cool college town. Visit Columbia's downtown, Mizzou's campus, and Faurot Field.

A little further east you'll hit Hermann, the headquarters of Missouri's wine industry. By the way, Missouri has excellent award winning wine second only to California's Napa Valley.

In fact, the Missouri Norton grape saved France's entire wine industry in the late 1800s when their crop was devastated by the phylloxera louse. The city of Hermann shipped train car loads of the norton grape to France in order to save their industry. The native Missouri norton vine was resistant to the louse, and therefore most of France's wine crop is currently descended from the Missouri norton vine. They owe their wine success to Missouri.

Hermann is an old German wine town located on the bluffs of the Missouri River. It's just another great romantic destination for you and your wife to consider. I recommend visiting Hermann anytime, but Oktoberfest is the best.

A little further east you'll hit St. Louis where you can catch a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game or visit one of the nation's best award winning Zoos. Visit Augusta, another Missouri wine region on the outskirts of STL. There's a ton of stuff to do in St. Louis.

About an hour south of Columbia on Hwy. 54 is Lake of the Ozarks. It's a beautiful lake nestled in scenic Ozark hills. Lake of the Ozarks has a national reputation for partying. Just google "Lake of the Ozarks Party Cove Girls" and browse the google images to get an idea what to expect. Fun, fun, fun.

Kansas City is not far to the west where you can catch a KC Chiefs football game. They may not have a great team, but they have some of the loudest fans in pro football. They fill Arrowhead Stadium no matter how good or bad their team is. A lot of drunkards. Fun, fun, fun. You can also take your wife to the Power and Light district to party thru the night.

Essentially, the big cities (KC, Columbia, St. Louis) are located on I-70 to the west and east. Your outdoors entertainment is located in the entire southern half of Missouri from the Missouri River down to the Arkansas line. There's too many rivers, parks, and outdoor features in the southern half of Missouri to list in this email (Table Rock Lake, Elephant Rocks, The Current River, Lake of the Ozarks, etc., etc., etc.).

However, I'm partial to the southwestern part of Missouri (Springfield/Branson). Absolutely gorgeous and there are multitudes of things to do down here.

NOTE: There's nothing to do in the northern sliver of the state. Your sporting and outdoor entertainment will be located either east, west, or south of Warrensburg.

Hit me up if you need some suggestions for weekend activities. Warrensburg isn't the most exciting place on Earth, so I recommend that you and the wife get out of Warrensburg and travel thru the state as much as possible. Experience Missouri while you're here. You'll leave Missouri with a different point of view than the incorrect stereotypes frequently posted on the rant by non-educated retards. You may like it so much that you decide to stay long term.

-Killz

This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 10:26 am