Des Moines

Good ‘ole Des Moines, Iowa. Last week I had the pleasure to grace my presence in Iowian country. It was a business trip, but I still got to see massive ice cicles, knee deep snow, and experience 6 degree weather for the first time. I was only there for one full day (majority of work) and a fun night of experience the town (yeah right). They only had a Hobby Lobby and Best Buy. The most fun was eating at the Machine Shed restaurant….think Cracker Barrel. The waiters and waitresses were elegantly dressed in red/white flannel shirts, overalls, and a John Deer hat. No sweet tea of course. The meal started with the usual bread rolls, but served with a bowl of cottage cheese. Right, I said a bowl of cottage cheese. I was not sure what to do with it! But, my boss and I glanced at each other and almost simultaneously chanted ‘WHEN IN ROME!’ So, I was just eating spoon full after spoon full of bland cottage cheese, with an occasional bite of bread. The outside of the restaurant had things to buy (same as cracker barrel) so we got to graze through all of the non sense. I came out empty handed though. Other than that…I felt right at home except with lots and lots and lots of snow!!!