Mexico in Iowa!!!

We had a great trip home to Iowa a couple of weeks ago! It was great to see everyone and it was also great fun to see that there have been some changes to my hometown! One of which is that there is a new MEXICAN restaraunt!!! It was fabulous! It was my sister-in-law Liz's birthday and so we went out to dinner there and then went to the casino for a little fun in the money booth! She got about $21 that she was able to gamble in the casino. No one won big, but we had a great time!

Happy Birthday Liz!!!!






We also visited the bakery that my brother Chuck and his wife Kim have opened. I'll take some pictures the next time I'm home. He has the most amazing product and the bakery has been very well received. It's a great story actually. When Chuck was in high school he worked at the bakery that was then owned by Charlie McNally. He worked for Charlie for quite awhile until he ventured out on his own to open a bakery in Algona. Life has brought him and his family full circle to buying and running the bakery in Emmetsburg again. He kept the nostalgic name of McNally's Bake Shop which I'm sure has made Charlie McNally proud. I know my parents are!

His oldest son Christopher bought this racecar and plans to race in the hobby stock division at the Algona races. He's pretty excited and it was fun to see the car that he had just gotten the day we were home. I hope he does well and that also he's safe as he fixes up the car and races for the first time!!! GO 5C!!!!