Sorry for the delay in this post, but already it seems the weeks are going by way too fast! Also, this post is dedicated to my sophomore buddy Sam Patterson, who will be making a guest appearance a little later on!
On Saturday, I decided to show my friends some of what they had been missing by not spending the summer in Cedar Rapids. Our route was one I had walked several times this summer: downtown for the Farmer's Market and then to Newbo Market right near the Cedar River.
We had so much fun. It was hot, Cedar Rapids has been quite toasty the past two weeks or so. When we go to the Farmer's Market, it was in full swing. I loved being able to have the inside scoop on where speciality booths were and how to navigate downtown. For me, my big purchase was outside the new Cedar Rapids Public Library. They had a book sale and when you have gently used books for only one dollar, you can't stop me!
We also ran into Dr. Bob, and since we were all Writing Center consultants, a photo had to be taken!
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| Yes, Dr. Bob is holding a wedge of cheese! |
The group took a little break, sitting in Greene Square Park (in between the library and art museum) to eat some food and attempt to escape the hot sun.
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| Sam with her apple! |
With food in our stomachs, we decided to make our way to Newbo. Lucky for us, Newbo was pretty calm when we got there. The main crowd from the Farmer's Market hadn't made it's way to Newbo yet, so for the first-timers at Newbo, they got to enjoy with not a whole lot of people.
After a little bit in Newbo and our wallets a little lighter, we figured we best head back to Coe. It was a lovely walk back. I love weekends like these because I get to know my peers better. We all share working in the Writing Center and now we have this adventure to remember.
My Saturday ended with a trip to Clark Field to watch our boys' soccer team and then hanging out with friends. Despite the heat, it was still a cool weekend!
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| Newbo Newbies |
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| Peter enjoying a sandwich |
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| Laura, Olivia, and Alexis |
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| Olivia and I at Newbo! Woot :) |
3 comments:
I am proud to be a Coe parent and just wanted to take this opportunity to say that I have read and enjoyed quite a bit of your blog during our college search and planning and Laura's move in. Thanks a lot!
Barbara
Barbara,
Thank you so much! I am so glad my blog could be helpful to you guys. Laura is a great addition to the Writing Center, so happy she came to Coe!
I love this post about fun things to see and do in Cedar Rapids! Keep them coming!
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