State Fair Time!

Greetings!

I said in my last post that I was going to wait until it cooled down to go to the fair, and as my luck would have it, I have my chance. It's only going to be a sort of comfortable-yet-warm-and-balmy 80-something today, which is quite a relief from the can't-lift-a-finger-without-sweating-like-a-pig high nineties we've been experiencing. This is only the second time I have been to the Iowa State Fair, as I grew up in northwest Iowa, and we didn't spend a lot of time in the Des Moines area. I have to say, though, I do enjoy spending time at the fair, and think that within a couple of years, I might become a die-hard fair-goer. I mean, really, how many other places can you find a full sized cow made out of butter? ... That's what I thought. That being said, if any of you need to find me this evening, you know where I'll be! Aside from the Butter Cow, I am mostly excited because of the food--and, as you can likely tell by now, everyone gets excited about fair food!

Then, tomorrow, I am heading to the twin cities for the Minnesota Send-Off. I am really excited to get out of town for the weekend and hang out with Tiff (another admissions counselor), Drew (a current student), and all the Minnesota families! I am sure we will have a blast! ... I am trying to figure out at which point I am going to be able to do my laundry before the weekend slips away from me!

Otherwise, things are just getting back to normal around here. They are finishing up a few renovations on campus, and the students are slowly starting to trickle back in. Official move in weekend is just around the corner!! It's nice to see campus coming back to life--it gets quiet around here during the summer!