Kanye West feat Cold Play – Homecoming Happy belated 4th of July! We spent the weekend in Chicago with our friend, Morgan, to celebrate two important birthdays – America’s and Morgan’s (the day after). We rolled into town around 5pm and hopped on the blue line at O’hare to Chicago. The smell of the train […]
WEDNESDAY: Babies are the Best
Wednesday was our last day, but we still had a lot to look forward to. We started by meeting Lea’s old friend, Margaux, for some big foamy cappuccinos at Lake Coffee (& Ice Cream. & Iowa wines…). But I recommend the cappuccino! It was great catching up with Margaux. She’s spent the past couple years […]
TUESDAY: A Slice of Prairiedise
p By Tuesday morning, Lea and I had our whole day mapped out. It started with a jog along the Lake, a shower at Reid and Carla’s, lunch with Lea’s grandparents, some trap shooting in the afternoon, and dinner back at the house. Bring it on! The rain had been off and on all weekend, […]
MONDAY: The Anna Show
Brace yourselves for an utter inundation of cute. Name: Anna Relationship: Niece Aliases: Anna (like ‘on-a’), Anna Belle, Anna Banana Specialties: walks up to six steps at a time, has dance moves like James Brown, wins any heart with a smile She hales from the land of the Amazon, Pelé, and Caipirinhas. She has two […]
SUNDAY: Fun Day
Now that we had witnessed yet another pair of dear friends take the plunge into the marriage pool, Sunday’s itinerary included a stop by my sister Leigh Anne’s house to see her growing family. I didn’t have my camera with me, so I’ve opted to insert this picture, which really tells the whole story. As […]
SATURDAY: Meet The Prines
Usher – OMG Alright…it’s time for the main event. Matt and Steph’s wedding day! I was up by 8am, ready to pick-up Lea at the airport after her 23 hour red-eye flight from Hong Kong, which she only took so that she could be in town for this wedding! As our friend Kristen put […]
FRIDAY: Viva La Moto
When I woke up Friday, my schedule was wide open. The only thing on my To Do list was pick-up my tux for Saturday, and show up for the wedding rehearsal at 6pm. So, Mom and I picked up Grandma and went to Tavern Pizza for lunch. Every time I come home I try to […]
THURSDAY: Home Sweet Home
It’s about this time every year when we make our annual summer trip back home to see family and close friends, and reacquaint ourselves with the thick, Iowa-summer air. And it also happens that about this time every year (at least for the past few years), one of our friends is getting married! This year […]
Portola Valley Lollipop
Dirty Heads – Lay Me Down Lea went for a run with her friend, Kelly, at Edgewood Park Saturday morning – a ritual I am not to take part in (it’s girl time). That’s OK by me, but Edgewood is a very cool place that I haven’t posted about yet, so I’ll have to change […]
GloryAmenHallelujah
The plan Sunday was, for me, a little momentous. We’ve been talking about riding the Russian River Ramble for a year now, and this was definitely on our bucket list. Well guess what…Check! Tim McGraw – Something Like That SUNDAY I knew it would be a potentially tricky situation when planning to have a late-ish […]
