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I got in a run after work and it was sunny and nice, but now I’ve closed the windows in preparation for a scattered storm. Even though the house is all closed up, I still find myself sitting in the shelter of our balcony, watching the dark storm clouds roll in, the white underbellies of [...]

Feels like home is an appropriate title to this post as Adam and I were back in Cedar Rapids on Saturday to see our mom’s (and I was listening to the Norah Jone’s album with the same name).
Cedar Rapids is only 2 hours away, so it made for a long day, but we’re so [...]

Hopefully I don’t jinx us, but I think spring is finally here to stay in Iowa. And even though it was a long, long, cold and sometimes horrible winter, the joy of spring is upon us and it’s almost enough to make me forget all those cold days. I was talking to a friend who [...]

It was a beautiful day for tulips. We drove over to Pella around lunchtime and basked in the glory of sunshine, more tulips than you could count, delicious pastries (we waited in line for over half an hour for Dutch letters, but it was worth every minute), and the best part: a parade! with floats [...]