Did you know there is a town in Iowa called Fruitland? Me neither! Turns out the southeastern part of the state is known for producing some tasty fruit. We learned all this through the process of attending my aunt's wedding reception at her husband's backyard in the land of fruit known as Fruitland, IA. We had some great food and enjoyed catching up with family while celebrating the nuptials.
We were the first to arrive at the reception site and got this prime parking spot next to a 70's era Monte Carlo.
Speaking of relics from the past, Terry Branstad is running as the Republican nomination for governor of Iowa (see what I did there?), and we are having a hard time getting excited about voting for either him or Democrat incumbent Chet Culver. We recently looked into who else is in the race this year, and found some interesting info about Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa Party) and Eric Cooper (Libertarian Party). As it happened, we stopped at the Hardee's in Mt. Vernon for a quick lunch break on the way to the reception, and sat down at a booth near Mr. Narcisse himself, who appeared to be meeting with a campaign assistant. Eventually he walked around to introduce himself to the patrons in the restaurant, and we let him know that we knew who he was and were glad that he was running as an alternative to the main parties. He also spent some time in Washington, DC, and we chatted for a bit about this shared experience.
Hopefully the third-party candidates can at least help make this year's race a little more interesting, and who knows, the conditions certainly seem good for a third-party candidate to be a viable contender!
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