I arrived to Iowa at about 12:10am on Wednesday morning. Not too horrible except I was planning on arriving on Tuesday at about 5:30pm. You gotta love the midwest weather. :) Anyway, I got here and was greeted by my lovely woman, Miss Rainbow Tanner-Dorn, whereabouts she treated me to a long awaited breakfast/dinner at IHOP. It was a great way to begin my visit. We then went home (with a quick stop at her DeWitt workplace to pick up some walnuts) and instead of going to sleep, we decided to open each other's Christmas presents. Now, I know giving gifts isn't a contest, and I never ever want it to be, but DANG!! I had given her a Blue Man Group DVD, a couple of CDs, and a keychain that said "Love" on it. Not a LOT of stuff, but things that I felt she would enjoy and from what I can tell, she does. :) However, I walked into her living room and saw about six or seven boxes, all with my name on it. I proceeded to open box after box and pulled out many outfits of clothes; we'd had a conversation a while ago where she kept notes on all the things I'd needed clothes-wise. I told her once I was done being shocked at the amount of things she'd given me: "There's no way I'm going to be able to bring this back to CA...I guess I'll have to leave it all here for when I come back."
This was a good thing. It still is. I don't want my visit to end, but in a way...I want to be back here for good and not have this date looming in my future of when I have to leave. I've been here for only a few days, but I absolutely LOVE it here. Me and Iowa...a good match. :)
