This weekend was crazy busy, but really fun. Our KWAKers group had back to back volunteer events planned, with Furry Friends Refuge Friday night, and a community fall clean-up on Saturday AM.
Good fun had by all in the name of service!
And ending on pizza is also good fun:
Saturday night we enjoyed an evening in Ames, celebrating my friend Jon's 40th birthday.
Birthday boy at Alluvial Brewing Company
John Mark of ArtForce Iowa (an AmeriCorps colleague of mine, also out if CYC, works with JM. Fun to see these worlds cross over.)
Then I went on a cold turkey 20 mile bike ride with my mom Sunday AM. I told her how longit had been since I rode a bike, and she assured me that 20 miles on a bike isn't bad, even out if the gate. She was right! The Great Western Trail took us 2 hrs at a fairly leisurely pace, and my dad met us in several spots along the way to get us water, pick up discarded layers, and generally check in. It was like concierge biking :)
Trailhead: Martensdale, IA.
Half way; Cumming! The bike bag I happened to be carrying was from the Iowa Distilling Company.
Made it to downtown Des Moines. Mike, my dad, and the boys met us for lunch at Exile Brewing. I could get into biking more often if it always ends with herbed fries and truffle aioli.
I am headed to bed now, at 8:30pm, after this exhausting-but memory-filled-weekend.
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