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Back from Iowa
Jul. 7th, 2025 02:10 pmIt was really nice to be around family after such a long time. I finally got to see my brother's dog! (who he hates lmao) She is so adorable. I did not know she was a yorkie poo and my mom is getting one so....I'm convinced I want one but not until we are all done moving for good and no more paying off Rocco's stupid ass.
We stayed at a hotel that was pretty close to my brother's house and plenty of other places. It is insane just how much has changed in Des Moines to include MORE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE HERE. I am truly shocked. My brother was even telling me that old middle and highschool we went to is comparable to Hoover now which is really...odd (in a good way) I never would have imagined this. Tyler made me laugh mentioning "You've noticed anything different here now??" lol If only this was a thing growing up maybe I would have stuck around longer. Then again, there still isn't a lot that goes on compared to being able to drive to Denver or San Antonio. As a family we went to the Science Center, a place I last went prior to joining the military. We went swimming most nights and my brother invited us to a carnival on 4th of July. I've forgotten just how muggy and gross Iowa is in the summer compared to Colorado. The rides were okay and I got to have fried Oreos, something I haven't had since going to the Abilene fair. Later on, my husband banged up his knee roughly enough to head to the ER right before we left to see fireworks. Thankfully, my brother took the kids to see the fireworks and met up back at his house. My dad was kind enough to treat us to a movie which the theater I thought was hella fancy. I've never been to a one that had servers in the theater that would bring you your snacks and drinks. We saw the live action of How to Train Your Dragon and it's not bad. I'd like to watch the animated movies now. I was able to meet up with some friends I haven't seen in a while. Stupidly bonked my head trying to pay a parking spot and walking at the same time. I still have a stinging bump on my head. I mean it's going down but I'm still paranoid I got a small concussion. Going to Merle Hay Mall has been an eye opener on just how dead malls are becoming. This was the mall I walked to when I was a kid with either my cousins or friends. It's really sad what it has become now. Going to Jordan Creek looked like how Valley West used to when I was a teenager. Not big exciting other than it's huge and reminds me of Valley West, but there was a Miniso store there where I bought some Stitch Holiday blind boxes. I got the ice skating Stitch figure I wanted.
It was as exciting as it can get visiting back my former home but it was really nice seeing everyone. Alicia made a very good point on how her anger for everything going wrong in this country is fueling her drive to lose weight and I'd have to agree. I plan on doing more because frankly it's the only thing I have control over. I'm back home and took today off just to rest and relax. It's been raining and I'm so happy we had a company mow the backyard. I want it fixed up so we can do fun things again over the weekend in our yard.
We stayed at a hotel that was pretty close to my brother's house and plenty of other places. It is insane just how much has changed in Des Moines to include MORE BLACK AND BROWN PEOPLE HERE. I am truly shocked. My brother was even telling me that old middle and highschool we went to is comparable to Hoover now which is really...odd (in a good way) I never would have imagined this. Tyler made me laugh mentioning "You've noticed anything different here now??" lol If only this was a thing growing up maybe I would have stuck around longer. Then again, there still isn't a lot that goes on compared to being able to drive to Denver or San Antonio. As a family we went to the Science Center, a place I last went prior to joining the military. We went swimming most nights and my brother invited us to a carnival on 4th of July. I've forgotten just how muggy and gross Iowa is in the summer compared to Colorado. The rides were okay and I got to have fried Oreos, something I haven't had since going to the Abilene fair. Later on, my husband banged up his knee roughly enough to head to the ER right before we left to see fireworks. Thankfully, my brother took the kids to see the fireworks and met up back at his house. My dad was kind enough to treat us to a movie which the theater I thought was hella fancy. I've never been to a one that had servers in the theater that would bring you your snacks and drinks. We saw the live action of How to Train Your Dragon and it's not bad. I'd like to watch the animated movies now. I was able to meet up with some friends I haven't seen in a while. Stupidly bonked my head trying to pay a parking spot and walking at the same time. I still have a stinging bump on my head. I mean it's going down but I'm still paranoid I got a small concussion. Going to Merle Hay Mall has been an eye opener on just how dead malls are becoming. This was the mall I walked to when I was a kid with either my cousins or friends. It's really sad what it has become now. Going to Jordan Creek looked like how Valley West used to when I was a teenager. Not big exciting other than it's huge and reminds me of Valley West, but there was a Miniso store there where I bought some Stitch Holiday blind boxes. I got the ice skating Stitch figure I wanted.
It was as exciting as it can get visiting back my former home but it was really nice seeing everyone. Alicia made a very good point on how her anger for everything going wrong in this country is fueling her drive to lose weight and I'd have to agree. I plan on doing more because frankly it's the only thing I have control over. I'm back home and took today off just to rest and relax. It's been raining and I'm so happy we had a company mow the backyard. I want it fixed up so we can do fun things again over the weekend in our yard.
