Rooney (Cuddy) Reunion

Ethan and I had a great weekend in Des Moines, IA for the Rooney-Cuddy reunion. I have to be honest...not the greatest turn-out for my generation. Where were you guys?! In fact, I only saw 1 of my immediate Rooney cousins (out of 17, plus all your families= 40+). The older generation was well represented though, and we had a fun time. Mostly, I had a great time with Ethan because it was his first hotel experience. He had a blast! Staying up late and swimming until 11pm, fun dinners and all you can eat desserts, running around the hotel with cousins and site-seeing in Des Moines.

(Ethan thought Jack was the coolest!)

We were super impressed with the Des Moines DT Farmers Market! It was like a Fair!

Then we went to the Zoo- also impressive! My favorite part of the zoo was the pond full of Koi fish. It brought back memmories of feeding the fish off the dock at Lake Mead. Long ago we would take visiting family to Lake Mead, and they used to sell bags of popcorn to feed the ugly bull-catfish. The Koi were much more colorful, although still a little gross in large masses.

For the next reunion, in 2 years, our generation should be in charge of the planning. It's time to pass the torch. Ideas?

While Ethan and I were in Iowa, Nick enjoyed Labor Day weekend in Boulder with Doug, Tom, Ian and other Boulder Buddies. Here he is at the CU vs. CSU football game!

Go Buffs!