3/16/08

Tourist in Des Moines



My trip into the city was very fun yesterday. The Iowa State Capital is quite an amazing building. I think my favorite part of the building was the law library. It felt like walking back in time to a really awesome library from the past. The second best part was going up into the dome part of the Capital. It was high up but it was beautiful. I loved going up the spiral staircase to that part of the building. The third best part was the little boy on our tour who was asking very smart questions about the Capital. He is every teacher's dream, or nightmare depending on who you are. I would love to have him in class. It would be much better than feeling like I can close my eyes and it would be as if I were the only intelligent life in the room.

After the Capital, my brother took me to the hanger. It was cool to see where his work is and to actually go into the plane that he flies all the time. It was way cool. He sure is proud of what he does and he should be. He is awesome.

He also took me to a bar and I had the most fabulous ruben sandwhich I have had in a very long time. Yummy! Utah just doesn't understand how to make a good ruben. Maybe it has to do with the whole not going to bars in Utah. Bars always have the best food.

Last night, I watched part of the third season of The Office with Ben. Actully, I prety much watched the back of my eyelids while Ben watched The Office. We then spent two hours in Walmart. I swear that place is like a time warp sometimes. Real excitement and I like the whole laid back kind of vacation. You do not have to do a ton of stuff to feel like you have been having a great time. Now I will go and enjoy more down time as I watch Dan in Real life. You should see that movie, if you haven't yet! It is good!