Blogs from Iowa, United States, North America - page 30

It's great being home again, even if it's for too short a time. I haven't lived in Iowa since I left for university ten years ago, but every year that I'm gone, I appreciate it more and more. Every time I come back, I like to re-explore my home state and do all the tourist things that Iowans never do. So far this trip, I went to the Bob Feller Museum (Bob Feller is a famous Baseball Hall of Famer from Van Meter, Iowa), watched the sun rise over the cows across the road, mowed the lawn with the new John Deere, and made my mom drive into a cornfield and take a picture of me standing next to the corn. (Trust me, Iowans don't take pictures with corn. Only "city folk" do that.) ... read more

I have purchased my plane ticket there, I have arranged my apartment there, and I'm starting to think about what I'll be taking. I get one carry-on and two checked bags without extra charge, so I'm hoping I can pull a Melvin Udall and get everything into those. I'm also debating about whether I need to get a different bookbag. I don't think mine is very anti-mugger-friendly. Too many pockets. I'm thinking something by Timbuk2, except those are kind of expensive. Birthday present from the 'rents, perhaps? ... read more

Well we were adventure kids this weekend, and in a completely different way. We had two amazing shows in Quincy. The woman in charge was very helpful and when we aksed her about a mechanic, she called and got us squeezed in. They were sweet peas. We took pictures of the set up process so you guys can see what we go through. Lovely. The town was really old and had beautiful homes. It is right along the Mississippi River. We finally had Mexican food and it was great. We had to wait 4 hours for the mechanics to just check out the car so we took their car to a great place. They even had mexican music playing. Our waiter was from Vista. He understood. About a week ago, we were at a sandwich shop ... read more

And I'm back in Iowa. The past few days have been quite relaxing, with me both sleeping in, and taking naps. In my defense, I don't go to bed until 1 or 2 in the morning most nights. Eventually I'm gonna work a few 3rd shifts at the nursing home, so it would behoove me to be able to stay up late. The shift is 11pm-7am, and the last hour hurts. I can't wait to get my digital camera, so I can finally put some pictures up here. Three weeks before we leave, and less than that before I return to Kansas. The going away party should be fun.... read more