You're going where?

I work in the healthcare field and as a result I rarely get entire weekends off of work. A couple of weekends ago I ended up having Saturday AND Sunday off so the boy, his brother, and I decided that a trip was in order. We contemplated Chicago, but 12 hours round trip would give us little time to enjoy the city. Instead we decided on Des Moines, Iowa. Upon telling almost anyone where we were headed they promptly asked "You're going where? What's in Des Moines?" As it happens, it's quite a lovely midwestern city.

Every Saturday, they have an absolutely wonderful farmer's market. More than four blocks long, and 2 blocks wide, they have everything from fresh picked produce to hand made hats. I sipped on the most delicious mint iced tea as we browsed. There were plenty of things I would have purchased, but ended up walking away with only a bottle of wine from these guys. The wine has since been consumed and the bottle will make a splendid vase.
The rest of the weekend was spent casually strolling the sweet little shops, eating some fantastic food (if you find yourself in Des Moines, don't miss Dos Rios or Fong's crab rangoon pizza) swimming. It ended up being a great choice for such a short trip; with just enough to do to keep ourselves occupied and no feeling like we had to be running around every minute of those two days to fit it all in.