Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Work happenings & more

As my summer job comes to an end I just wanted to post the links to the websites I have been working on.  The bobwhite ranch one is just in its beginning stages, as I just started it two days ago.


I have also been doing Ryan's author website, to get some info out there on him.  His book has been selling really well (thanks in part to all of you who purchased his book.)  It has been on a galley run (I think that is how you spell it), which is a first "test run."  All of the mistakes that are in the book currently will be fixed in the next printing.  Some bookstores have now picked his book up, but you can still order it online from amazon, barnes and noble, borders, target, and etc.

His website is: ryancsimpson.com

This past weekend, Ryan and I went to visit some of his family.  We celebrated his uncle's birthday, went golfing, and other fun things.  Here is a picture of me with some of his family.

I will be back next week with Wisconsin Dells pictures and stories!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Kansas City

Ryan and I got back from Kansas City on Monday. We had a lot of fun! On Thursday we got to our hotel and delivered the last puppy my mom sold to a couple in Kansas City. On Friday we went to Worlds of Fun and had a blast. We rode all the roller-coasters and got soaked on the water rides. Our favorite ride was the one behind us in this picture.

On Saturday we went shopping. We went to the Plaza, Union Station, and Zona Rosa. There were some cool stores, but surprisingly, I didn't spend too much money. I had fun just looking.
Then, on Sunday, we went to a Kansas City Royals game. The stadium was just a bit of a walk from our hotel. We had a lot of fun, but I ended the day with a
painful sunburn. That just happened to be the one day I forgot to put my sunscreen on!
Following the game, we headed to one of my favorite restaurants ever, Rainforest Cafe.

Finally, on our last day we headed home and stopped in Liberty, MO and Kearney, MO to check out the Jesse James museums. We saw the first bank  robbed in broad daylight, his home, and farm.  I have many more pictures from our Kansas City trip that I will hopefully post on a photo website in the near future. Until then, I hope you enjoyed the few that I posted! On another note, we all decided where we are going on our family vacation. We are headed to the Wisconsin Dells next week. I am sure to have some great pictures and stories from that vacation!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Update to last post

I found out today that I did get the internship with Iowa Public Television for the fall.  I will start August 5, and be helping with Iowa State Fair coverage.  Everyone watch! ;)

What's New?

This past weekend I went to visit Ryan and we went to Adventureland. I hadn't been there in a while, we had fun. We went with his mom and stepdad and spent the day. Ryan and I also went to see Wall-e (mostly because I am a sucker for Disney movies... still!) It was very cute! I liked it.

Ryan and I have decided to take our trip to Kansas City. We are leaving a week from Thursday. We got tickets to a Royals game and to Worlds of Fun. We are staying at the Sheraton, so that should be nice. We are also planning on going shopping. There's some good shopping in KC, and I plan on doing some damage! We are going to stay from Thursday the 10th until Monday the 14th. I am looking forward to it! I should have some good pictures to post when I get back!

Also, Kaitlin and I finally got our apartment! We will be living in Urbandale, so both of us will have to commute, but not too far. We are moving in on August 1st, just a month away! The summer has absolutely flown by.

I am still waiting to hear back about my internship at IPTV. She said she would let me know soon, so I will update when I find out anything.

I am working on putting together a new picture website, and I will hopefully be able to get all my pictures up sometime in the next few weeks. I can only upload so many onto this website. I will have a link for you when it is up.

Also, the family got a Wii last week and we've been having fun with that! :)