many of this weekend's events centered around 2 things: being outside, and food.
friday night, david and i met up with my parents, aunt and uncle, and some zion folks for a johnston football game. the real reason i went was to see my cousin play in the marching band, especially since they were doing a Beatles medley. beforehand, i'd gone for a monumental run, so i got some chipotle before the game, and ate the whole burrito. never done that before. yikes.
the football game was pathetic, johnston lost 42-0, but the marching band was fabulous, and it was funny to watch my parents' friends try to shout out which Beatles song was being played. the weather was pristine too - i didn't even need a jacket.
saturday was a late morning jaunt to the farmers market. we didn't need much - a couple onions, peppers, asian pears. i grabbed my signature pupusa, knowing my days of getting these salvadorian delights are numbered.
in the early afternoon, david and i went for run in the toasty sunshine, up grand avenue and back. then we ventured to the world food festival in the east village. we love this event, and have pictures of us at it from 4 years ago. we met up with zach, mary, dana, and timothy, and wandered from tent to tent sampling the eclectic cuisine. i tried alligator, jasmine rice, an indian potato cutlet, an authentic taco topped with cilantro, and had rice pudding for dessert.
as if that wasn't enough, we later met up with a huge group (matt, aimee, anu, ryan, zach, mary, ben, kristen, justin, emily) at fong's pizza downtown. this place is a great dive, and is known for having really unique pizza options. we shared pitchers, breadsticks, and 3 pizzas (cheeseburger, crab rangoon, and thai chicken). we then wandered over to the lift to check out jon pearson's art display. we ended the night at the des moines social club, where a live art exhibition was taking place.
david and i ducked out a little before the rest to catch some snl. we made our signature air-popped popcorn and enjoyed jane lynche as a host, even if the show as a whole is going downhill. it hasn't been funny for awhile now, but we keep hoping.
sunday, after digging through all our leftovers, we made the most unhealthy lunch on record (grilled cheese, twice baked potatoes, and toasted ravioli), but tried to make up for it with a long walk around the neighborhood. in the late afternoon, we met up with zach, mary, and abby to go to a "nav connect" bbq. i found it a little comical, considering i am hardly a life-long navigator, but we wanted to support steve, so we went to see what it was all about.
we ended up seeing a lot of people that looked vaguely familiar, and ate some good burgers out on a someone's huge deck in waukee. steve talked for awhile about the vision of nav connect, and i walked away being rather impressed with the whole idea.
david and i went our separate ways for our sunday night bible studies, and i met the girls over at smokey row. we had a really interesting conversation about social media and technology in general, and how we ought to utilize it/respond to it as christians. i felt like everyone had a lot of insight. i got a carmel apple cider to end my weekend of crappy eating. to make up for it, i'm going to make a huge salad for lunch today.
so much of community centralizes around food, and in some cultures, once you share a meal, you are family. i like these notions... and who could ever pass up a crab rangoon pizza?
friday night, david and i met up with my parents, aunt and uncle, and some zion folks for a johnston football game. the real reason i went was to see my cousin play in the marching band, especially since they were doing a Beatles medley. beforehand, i'd gone for a monumental run, so i got some chipotle before the game, and ate the whole burrito. never done that before. yikes.
the football game was pathetic, johnston lost 42-0, but the marching band was fabulous, and it was funny to watch my parents' friends try to shout out which Beatles song was being played. the weather was pristine too - i didn't even need a jacket.
saturday was a late morning jaunt to the farmers market. we didn't need much - a couple onions, peppers, asian pears. i grabbed my signature pupusa, knowing my days of getting these salvadorian delights are numbered.
in the early afternoon, david and i went for run in the toasty sunshine, up grand avenue and back. then we ventured to the world food festival in the east village. we love this event, and have pictures of us at it from 4 years ago. we met up with zach, mary, dana, and timothy, and wandered from tent to tent sampling the eclectic cuisine. i tried alligator, jasmine rice, an indian potato cutlet, an authentic taco topped with cilantro, and had rice pudding for dessert.
as if that wasn't enough, we later met up with a huge group (matt, aimee, anu, ryan, zach, mary, ben, kristen, justin, emily) at fong's pizza downtown. this place is a great dive, and is known for having really unique pizza options. we shared pitchers, breadsticks, and 3 pizzas (cheeseburger, crab rangoon, and thai chicken). we then wandered over to the lift to check out jon pearson's art display. we ended the night at the des moines social club, where a live art exhibition was taking place.
david and i ducked out a little before the rest to catch some snl. we made our signature air-popped popcorn and enjoyed jane lynche as a host, even if the show as a whole is going downhill. it hasn't been funny for awhile now, but we keep hoping.
sunday, after digging through all our leftovers, we made the most unhealthy lunch on record (grilled cheese, twice baked potatoes, and toasted ravioli), but tried to make up for it with a long walk around the neighborhood. in the late afternoon, we met up with zach, mary, and abby to go to a "nav connect" bbq. i found it a little comical, considering i am hardly a life-long navigator, but we wanted to support steve, so we went to see what it was all about.
we ended up seeing a lot of people that looked vaguely familiar, and ate some good burgers out on a someone's huge deck in waukee. steve talked for awhile about the vision of nav connect, and i walked away being rather impressed with the whole idea.
david and i went our separate ways for our sunday night bible studies, and i met the girls over at smokey row. we had a really interesting conversation about social media and technology in general, and how we ought to utilize it/respond to it as christians. i felt like everyone had a lot of insight. i got a carmel apple cider to end my weekend of crappy eating. to make up for it, i'm going to make a huge salad for lunch today.
so much of community centralizes around food, and in some cultures, once you share a meal, you are family. i like these notions... and who could ever pass up a crab rangoon pizza?
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