Weekend
So far I've had a fun weekend.
Friday night I went with two of my friends to a bar to play pool. As usual we had a good time. I even won a game against Marty for the first time ever. Ya me!
Today my friend Aaron and I went to the Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Des Moines sponsored by the German restaurant Hessen Haus. Aaron being an avid ballroom dancer quickly found the polka band. After a few dances we really started to stir things up. They weren't used to seeing young people polkaing around the floor. I don't really know how to dance, but fortunately Aaron's a good teacher, so I just follow him. We even got the opportunity to learn a traditional German dance that neither of us knew called the Schotisch. (I'm guessing on that spelling.) A highlight was when they played "In Heaven There is No Beer", which is known to the marching band as the "Hawkeye Victory Polka".
On a more unfortunate note, Iowa lost to Ohio State today. Not a huge surprise, but it would've been nice. Defeats do not damper the Hawkeye spirit. We celebrate none-the-less, so join me in a chorus of Iowa's unofficial school song.
In heaven there is no beer.
That's why we drink it here.
And when we're gone from here.
Our friends will be drinking all the beer.
Friday night I went with two of my friends to a bar to play pool. As usual we had a good time. I even won a game against Marty for the first time ever. Ya me!
Today my friend Aaron and I went to the Oktoberfest celebration in downtown Des Moines sponsored by the German restaurant Hessen Haus. Aaron being an avid ballroom dancer quickly found the polka band. After a few dances we really started to stir things up. They weren't used to seeing young people polkaing around the floor. I don't really know how to dance, but fortunately Aaron's a good teacher, so I just follow him. We even got the opportunity to learn a traditional German dance that neither of us knew called the Schotisch. (I'm guessing on that spelling.) A highlight was when they played "In Heaven There is No Beer", which is known to the marching band as the "Hawkeye Victory Polka".
On a more unfortunate note, Iowa lost to Ohio State today. Not a huge surprise, but it would've been nice. Defeats do not damper the Hawkeye spirit. We celebrate none-the-less, so join me in a chorus of Iowa's unofficial school song.
In heaven there is no beer.
That's why we drink it here.
And when we're gone from here.
Our friends will be drinking all the beer.
posted by laura s at 11:48 PM
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