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| Go Cubs! |
Then, John wanted to celebrate his dad by attending a baseball game. So, we headed to an Iowa Cubs game. They are a AAA baseball team for the Chicago Cubs. We had a blast! We ate hot dogs, had ice cream and bought some Cubs stuff (of course!). The Cubs (AAA and MLB) teams both lost that day :( but it was still a good day to be at a baseball game and to remember John's dad (who loves the Cubs! And certainly understands them losing)
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| Happy Father's Day -- Dad Lattimore! We wished we could have celebrated with you and that the Cubs had won! |
That night to celebrate my dad we read Father's day cards that we had each written to him (which was John's idea --- a really sweet one!) and then we read a chapter out of The Hobbit. My dad had read this book to me as a child and it is one of my favorite childhood memories with him. We also find it fitting that we feel as if we live in a hobbit hole now and we are also on an adventure just like Bilbo!
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| Happy Father's Day Dad! We miss you and love you... |
Monday John had a great interview at the Habitat affiliate in Des Moines and we were ready to head out on Tuesday to see the neighborhoods. John decided that riding bikes through the neighborhood would be faster than walking them. I rode around the neighborhoods with him on Tuesday and had a great time. The neighborhoods are safer than some of the others we've seen, with side walks and better housing. We did not see much trash, loitering, or graffiti. A lot of the homes are in old historic districts so some of the houses are being fixed up in these areas. This particular Habitat also likes to restore a whole neighborhood, something they call "Rock the Block" - very cool. So they will go in an build houses and then offer to help restore or fix up others in the neighborhood, working block by block.
On Tuesday afternoon Ralph started limping...great...after attempting to carry our 30+ lb, 13-year-old dog on the afternoon walk we decided to get it looked at. A vet visit, nail clip and a few beef-flavored anti-inflammatory pills later he seems just fine...Sometimes we're not sure if Ralph fakes things for better treats or food. There have been a couple of times where we have switched to wet food because Ralph won't eat his dry food anymore --- personally I think he is protesting...:)
We finally did make it to the Hessen Haus for dinner. I am pretty sure I ate the best macaroni and cheese ever that night. It was that good..even John thought so and that is saying a lot for a man that existed on Kraft Spirals for the better part of a decade. We also had some great German Beer too and made some friends at the bar watching the U.S. soccer match...
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| Yum! |
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| fun beer hall |
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| Isn't he adorable? |
I helped John on observations via car on Thursday. It was fun to get to see more of the neighborhoods. They are so much safer than Louisville and that is always more fun! We ended our night in Des Moines with a dinner out (no where particularly special) just somewhere in suburban West Des Moines! We then hit the road for Providence (it has taken us 3 days to reach North Scituate -- where we are staying -- more to come there! )
...please stay tuned :)
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C+J & 3 walking pups and 1 limping :(
Lesson Learned
1. I was behind so I am sorry that I did not do a Mother's Day blog --we love you both so much!
2. Biking and running on the same day may kill you if you are not in shape (John and I were exhausted the day after we did this!)
3. Germans are really not kidding with their beer and cheese they are for realz
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