Mid week date nights are my love language.

Yesterday after a long day at Adventureland yesterday with my A & D, I really wanted to do something relaxing for the evening so I asked Zach to go on a date downtown. We had already planned a date night, but I decided to switch it up a bit. We were walking around the East Village trying to figure out where to eat. We've eaten at a few places down there but just couldn't decide because we weren't that hungry. We finally decided to go to Miyabi 9 for our sushi fix. If you've never been there before, I highly suggest you grab your significant other and go as soon as possible! Definitely a must do in Des Moines. After we ate our wonderful sushi, we walked over to UpDown. (It is a new bar-arcade in the East Village next to Wooly's. A barcade if you will.) We met up with Missy and Nate while we were there as well. We played on a few different pinball machines, life size Jenga, connect 4, MarioKart on the big screen, Ms. PacMan, Frogger and 4 vs. PacMan. It was a really great time, we will most likely be going there again in the foreseeable future. They even had Not Your Father's Root Beer and I got to try it last night. Now I see what all of the hype is about, it's good stuff!
I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their week!

A look back on the past few months..

Hi ya'll! Sorry it's been so long since I've posted. A lot has happened and quite frankly, I kind of forgot about my blog. This summer I have been working 50-60 hour weeks, my baby sister got married, I moved into a new apartment with Zach, my bestical got married, and I've been spending a lot of time outside with A, D, and J. (My nanny kids initials for the sake of privacy.) Yes, I still have my braces on and my teeth are starting to really straighten out. It's crazy how much they have moved in 5 short months. I'm excited to see what happens in just another month!

 -I got to throw a bridal shower for my baby sister.

-I had the most handsome date at the Schultz/Rust wedding.

 -I got to be the maid of honor at Maddie's wedding.

-Zach and I had a lot of fun at the Schultz/Rust rehearsal dinner.

-Zach and I got to go on a fun date at Jordan Creek.

-My baby bro got to walk me down the aisle (as well as Maddie).

-I got to throw my best friend's bachelorette party in Downtown Des Moines.

-Zach and I got to go on a super fun date night at Proof.

-I have the world's most adorable siblings, ever!

- My best friend of 16 years got married!

-I was lucky enough to be the maid of honor in her wedding!

-I got to see some old friends on the 4th of July. (And one of them got engaged on this special day!)

-Once again, I had the most handsome date at the Gunion/Duncan wedding!!

It was a wild, crazy summer but it was all worth it. I can't believe it's all coming to an end though. So many things Zach and I have on our to do list before the year ends. 

I promise to write more often on here, sorry it's been so long! I hope you enjoyed my life update. Love you all!

xoxo - ash