Weekend Haze

So my good friend, Con called me earlier this week and say, "Hey let's go for a bike ride on Sunday." I was hesitant at first. Only because the inch of dust on my bike tells you how much I have actually ridden in the past several years. And the rubber bands in my in my bike pouch for the long hair that I no longer have is another indication.

But we rode anyway. The Great Western Trail is my favorite. It's a good one. Not to many hills and beautiful scenery. 18 miles isn't to shabby. And my legs don't even hurt.

We stopped along the way to have a cold beverage. And take a little break. Ok so that little break ended up being 3 hours and 2 or 3 beers.


My good friend Con taking a little water break.

By the time we were done, I was famished. And even though these burgers took at least 2 hours to cook, a second tank of gas for the grill and a bit of harassment it was totally worth it.

I heart cows. I don't know why. I'm a city girl at heart.

Further proof....you might live in the country. I'm just saying....

Weekend Update

Let's see...What did I do this weekend? Baseball games in the rain. Got a new book to read. Cleaned the house...hmmmm...what else...Of course! I totally forgot about hanging out with my friends, Beth and Jeremy.

Every Friday afternoon in the summer is a half day of work for us. I usually meet my friend Con in West Des Moines for drinks or lunch on a patio somewhere but this week Con was off on vacation. So a new plan was needed.

My good friend, Beth and I found a patio and ate ginormous burgers for lunch, called Jeremy after paying our bill, and went to a movie and then opted for drinks on a patio before the rain started coming down. What better way to spend the day!

As for the movie...Hangover was absolutely laugh out loud funny. It's been a long time since I have even chuckled at a movie. This one is good. It's a must see. And go with the friends you have done those stupid things with after having a few and you'll appreciate it even more.

Nitefall on the River

Last night my good friends and I decided to get together. We started the evening at a lovely restaurant, Dos Rios. The food was excellent and the drinks were quite adequate. For having over 100 different tequilas I would expect a better margarita.

I can't remember why Beth was scolding JJ. It probably had something to do with him not committing to something.

Mikey met us at the concert.

Beth's sunglasses broke. Which was quite a tragedy since the sun was so bright.

This is such a great place for concerts. Sister Hazel was our concert of choice. They put on a pretty good show I must say.

It was so much nicer when the sun finally went down. And so pretty too.

Wish I would have brought my real camera. But not too shabby for a cell phone.

A great night was had by everyone and I'm glad we left when we did. Recovery might be a little slow today.

Weekend Update

Oh it was a gorgeous weekend. My niece, Isabelle decided she having a "spend over with me" last week. I think she starting packing for it last Monday.

We had a great time. She was a little annoyed that I didn't arrive in a timely fashion so she called to ask me what was taking me so long!

She is such a funny girl and I love her dearly!

The Art Festival was fantastic this year. So many great artist came to our humble little city. Free music, great food, wine and beer. I didn't go to the free concert with Gavin DeGraw and I am totally kicking myself right now.

Cali Hobgood-Lemme was my favorite this year. I really really wanted to buy something but I just couldn't justify it this year.

This was another favorite. I forgot to pick up a card from this artist. The booth was super busy since tons of people were intrigued by the art work.

Downtown DSM is growing so much - I have no idea what this new building is. It could be new condos or a new insurance building.

Weekend Update

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What a nice weekend it has been. The Des Moines Art Festival is my favorite thing of the whole summer. It really is a good production all around.

This compliment is still swimming in my brain...
"U were just so hot...professionally dressed, beautiful smile, great personality, independent woman, very sexy. plus the glasses made u look smart. " There are a couple more but I think I'll keep them to myself...

More tomorrow about the weekend.

Weekend Update

It was a busy weekend my friends. My friend, Con and I decided to go to Kansas City for a little get-away. All we needed was food, shopping, beverages and a pool - everything else was a bonus.

The Plaza was in walking distance from the hotel. I'm pretty sure we hit every store.

Brio had the best flat bread pizza. Appetizers were $2.50. Of course, our wine was $10 a glass so I guess it all evened out.

I can't remember what store this chandelier was in but it was so cool. And the sales people were awesome.

My favorite apartment building we walked by, The Ponce de Leon with the Fountain of Ewes right in front of the building.

Tons of art everywhere. This guy was right across the street from our hotel.

The Kemper Museum was also right by our hotel.

This was probably my favorite art piece I saw all weekend. It was a No Parking sign with this crazy lady on the back.

Large shuttlecocks by the Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. There were 5 shuttlecocks in various positions. They were made by a husband and wife team...I leave the rest of the interpretation to you.

And this was another sculpture that Con and I didn't know what to think. It's called the Sheep Piece.

I can't remember what this is called but it was cool. It's totally made of wood, yet it looks like stone.

A little creepy...

And of course good food was a priority and any chance I got to eat on a patio that's what we did. I believe this place was called Baja Bar and Grill. Very good food!

And the margaritas were splendid!

We went to McCormick and Schmick's for dinner on Saturday and all I can say is....Wow. It was that good.

Con had the filet mignon and I went with the Miko shark. I was going to go with swordfish but the waitress suggested the shark so I said, "What the hell..sure."

And then the houses....so many cool houses all around downtown. This greystone was right by the hotel.

Con is going to use this house's front porch for inspiration for her front porch.

Love this arts and crafts home.

Incredible arch. Love the stone work.

Probably my favorite house that we saw all weekend. It was so amazing.

Look at the door and that arch! Freakin' brilliant!

Have no idea what this is...cool though.

As soon as you get close to the state border you will find tons of places like this one. Fireworks are illegal in Iowa yet, you can go get enough fire power to blow up your house one state away. Con wanted a couple of safe (and legal) things for her little red headed munchkins. We were so out of our element in this store. Thank god the high school sales boy helped us. We were clueless. I did end up getting some loud poppers for my nephews.

So that's the story of my great weekend. This weekend is the Art Festival in Des Moines. I can't wait! I just hope it's not 100 degrees with 100% humidity.