Cleaning out the Fridge.

My intentions were solid, I swear. But the time was just not quite there. I tried to experience Peru. But my Ceviche ended up tasting like poo. So I threw in the towel and cleaned out the fridge. And we ate a mix of a little bit of everything.

We are ending day 2 or session 6 in Iowa City this weekend for Iowa USA long course state swimming meet. Hence the abrupt ending of dining in Peru. I feel so bad. My dear neighbor brought over a beautiful Peruvian cookbook to browse through along with aji peppers and a bag of candy from Peru. All of which I've used zero of. I really thought summer was going to be easier to manage our world tour. I was wrong. It's been crazy busy. My work in advertising has been crazy busy. Is the economy shifting?  Or are companies realizing that staying idle isn't bringing them more business? Whichever the case, I feel blessed that work is steadily growing, though causing a slight blip in my travels!

Hannah is the only one swimming this weekend. Between suffering with her knees, allergy congestion, being tired and having an attitude, all is going as well as can be. We do enjoy hanging out in Iowa City. (I'm not cheating on you, ISU). Our favorite lunchtime restaurant is The Mill. This old dive bar and food joint next door to the Sheraton downtown. I crave the Curried Chicken Salad Sandwich with a side of mixed greens with Cilantro Lime Vinaigrette. Yum.  Last night we dined at the Airliner. Had their popular Pizza and watched the Olympics opening ceremony.

Tomorrow we watch more swimming in the morning and then take Elie to Soccer camp in Grinnell which is on the way home. It doesn't get luckier than that. Well then again, maybe it does... we arrived in Iowa City at 7:00 am for warm-ups yesterday. I decided to drive down to the Sheraton to get put on the early check-in list for the afternoon. Jokingly I said, "well I know I can't check in right now since the guests are still sleeping".... sure enough, they had a room available! Jackpot, record check-in at 7:15 am... it's as if we stayed the night for FREE. Dropped our bags, went to breakfast, stopped back at the room and walked to the pool. Happy Is.