In the State of...no, not chaos

Where are we? Here are a few clues.

Flower: Wild Rose
Tree: Oak
Bird: Eastern Goldfinch
Rock: Geode

We are visiting two of Ellie's college friends this weekend. We are having a great time and even had a very successful restaurant outing with six adults and six children.

A couple of observations:

• It is a true testament that Brian can find a camera store in any location.
• He can always find something to buy in said camera store.
• O'Hare is still Brian's nemesis. There's no guarantee that gate checking your bag won't result in someone else grabbing your bag disregarding the slight variation in bag color, the business card luggage tag and TSA lock that didn't exist on their own. Somehow, it's all still Dayton's fault.
• It is always great connecting with friends.
• I realize how much I've missed the Special Ks since they moved last fall.

So, what state are we in?

No peeking.

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Iowa