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Happy Iowa Super Bowl day! Let’s go Hawks 🖤💛These boys love #lakelife.Now it’s Fitzie’s turn - first day of preschool!Super proud parents dropping off their baby ✅Obligatory first day photos ✅Over the top back to school breakfast ✅Off to kindergarten in the morning means extra brother snuggles tonight. #branstadboysbedtimeReady for the big time.Just living his best life.-
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Tag Archives: La Mie
Download: Memorial Day Weekend 2019
We had an absolutely amazing family-filled MDW. With visitors in town the entire weekend, we acted as tourists in our great city and it did not disappoint. [just hanging out after breakfast at La Mie] [our stunning State Capitol Building] … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Lifestyle, Local Spots
Tagged Des Moines, Downtown Farmers Market, La Mie, Memorial Day, Mullet's, Snookies
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Friday faves
[good to the last drop // hot chocolate at La Mie] I came across this article last week that enticed a great conversation about original and copycat artists. The Starbucks 2017 holiday cup design leaked on Reddit this week and … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged Andy Warhol, Anthropologie, La Mie, Starbucks, Starbucks holiday cups, Sugar Paper Los Angeles, Target, Wit & Delight
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Happy birthday to me
Today is my birthday. Whoopie! To celebrate being another year older I did the following: Kissed this little dragon a thousand times. Indulged with co-workers. Had a margarita. Was showered with gifts. And as I head to bed tonight I will say … Continue reading
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Diamonds are a girl’s best friend update: Well, wouldn’t you know it. The weather was kind of dicey on Friday night, so we just decided to head to Django for dinner instead. If you are heading there any time soon, … Continue reading
Posted in Baby, Family, Local Spots, Parties
Tagged Baby B, Django, Downtown Farmers Market, Father's Day, gender reveal, Invitations, La Mie
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Get Arrested update: On Friday night I was able to see the first two episodes of the new Arrested Development season. I love that the characters are back, but I’m still not sure I’m in love with it yet. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Local Spots
Tagged announcement, Baby B, Downtown Farmers Market, Karl, La Mie, peonies
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Say Ambular
Gene on the big screen update: Totally bummed out right now. We got to the theater 30 minutes early only to find out that it has been sold out. So how does one recover from such heartbreak? By buying a new … Continue reading
Posted in Local Spots, Movies
Tagged Downtown Farmers Market, La Mie, Singin' in the Rain, Smokey Row, Von Maur, WineStyles, WORN
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Mini DVF
G.N.O. (Girls Night Out) update: Well, the G.N.O. shopping excursion at WORN turned out to be fruitful. After a little retail therapy a group of us headed next door for dinner at another one of my favorite places in Des … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Friends, Local Spots
Tagged Diane Von Furstenburg, Gap kids, La Mie, WORN
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