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Hood River Flower Power
On wedding eve, the women in our family traveled to an organic flower farm to assemble bouquets, boutineers and fresh-cut table flowers for my cousin’s ceremony and reception. My cousin Kelley is a total earth goddess and this seemed like … Continue reading
Filed under BS outside the Midwest, Travel
Just Peachy: Hood River Fruit Picking
Orchards line the highway in the Hood River area. It’s fascinating to see thousands of containers lined up in the grass, ready to transport the fruit commercially, but there’s also a 35-mile “Fruit Loop” dotted with U-Pick farms. Map via … Continue reading
Filed under BS outside the Midwest, Cooking, Travel
Motherhood: 18 months in
This isn’t the right analogy in a lot of ways, because I’ve always loved my son. But early on he often felt like this really cute but exhausting roommate who did a lot of puking on me at the just … Continue reading
Filed under At home, Baby, Life lessons
Honey lovers
I finally finished a wedding gift I dreamed up for my cousin Kelley and her husband Paul — almost six months after they tied the knot. You have a year to give a gift, right? Also, the ferns in her … Continue reading
Filed under Getting crafty, Travel
Scenic cycling by tandem
On our first full morning in Hood River, we decided to do a cycling excursion with the fam along the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail. I think it was about 20 miles round-trip from the shop to Mosier and … Continue reading
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Touchdown, DSM
I can’t wait to catch you up on our adventures in Hood River, Oregon, where we spent the past five nights on a family vacation to celebrate the wedding of my cousin. Hood River is about an hour outside of … Continue reading
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Cures for crankypants
With less than a week to go before my due date, I’m going to admit I’m getting crankypants. I have, however, avoided wearing actual pants for months now. I got through pregnancy with one pair of maternity jeans, a pair … Continue reading
Filed under Books, I love Des Moines
Des Moines ‘do something’ date ideas
It’s been awhile since I’ve put together a Des Moines Dates series post and I’ve seen a few cute options lately, especially after hours at some of my favorite cultural attractions. Even if our own date outings are rare (childcare … Continue reading
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Shifting skyline
We bundled up for the pre-dawn trip downtown, armed with coffee and hot chocolate, to catch a peek at the implosion of the Riverfront YMCA. Our family stood with the crowd of gawkers gathered across the riverbank, and my boy’s eyes … Continue reading
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30-before-30: How’d I do?
Oh, hey, I’m 30! I’ve actually been looking forward to this birthday for awhile. I’m pretty happy with how my 20s turned out, so it’s not that I was wishing them away, but the 30s seem to be the decade … Continue reading
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