October 25, 2025 @ derek.broox.com

October 25, 2025

I slept 8.3 hours, checked in to 6 places, took 200 photos, and walked 7.9 miles. I was in Des Moines and Lee Township.

	8:25 am	woke up after sleeping 8.3 hours
	9:24 am	checked in at Casey's, Des Moines, Iowa
	9:49 am	checked in at Brooks' Dead End Ranch, Des Moines, Iowa
	4:08 pm	checked in at The Teachout Building, Des Moines, Iowa
	4:12 pm	Fixin that hair
	4:12 pm	Hangin in this corner
	4:13 pm	Kari and Me
	4:15 pm	Shit talkin lady
	4:16 pm	Goofin
	4:16 pm	Hey
	4:17 pm	Sup
	4:22 pm	New earrings to match my bracelet
	4:22 pm	Matchin
	4:22 pm	Hey, we're tryin to smooch here
	4:22 pm	Havin a nice time
	4:28 pm	Lookin at it
	4:29 pm	Lookin at her We are in love
	4:29 pm	Oh you
	4:29 pm	twentieth-anniversary - 16
	4:30 pm	Wanna go to the bar?
	4:34 pm	To Locust Tap
	4:34 pm	Locust Tap Time
	4:37 pm	Waitin for a drink
	4:38 pm	A quick one at Locust Tap
	4:39 pm	At the Tap
	4:40 pm	Slurpin
	4:40 pm	Ready to host a party?
	4:41 pm	Talkin Shit at the Tap
	4:41 pm	Havin a gay ol time
	4:44 pm	checked in at The Locust Tap, Des Moines, Iowa
	4:49 pm	Friends!
	4:55 pm	Look at this girl
	5:11 pm	Party Time
	5:18 pm	twentieth-anniversary - 30
	5:20 pm	Focaccia with romesco, piparra pepper and a marinated maitake
	5:21 pm	Supper Friends
	5:30 pm	Tempura fried chicken nugs with caviar and special sauce. This thing was incredible.
	5:33 pm	Ruth's Ranch Crackers are a must have
	5:41 pm	Party People
	5:41 pm	Kari and Olivia
	5:43 pm	No gifts! (but thank you)
	5:45 pm	Folks fillin in
	5:45 pm	Happy Hour
	5:47 pm	Thanking the crowd
	5:47 pm	Haven't talked in front of this many people in a while
	5:48 pm	Telling the story of how Mitch hooked us up to Chris
	5:49 pm	Someone shouted that we should high five... knowing that Kari hates high fives
	5:49 pm	Saying thank you
	5:50 pm	Killing Kari
	5:51 pm	Big time speaker
	5:57 pm	Clyde's is Closed
	5:59 pm	Makin the rounds
	6:04 pm	Vick and Mathew!
	6:05 pm	Mom and Rod
	6:05 pm	Dumb stuffs
	6:05 pm	Dummies
	6:07 pm	Cousins
	6:07 pm	Hangin with Cousins
	6:11 pm	Hangin with Ben, Kelly and friends
	6:11 pm	Selfies with Chuck
	6:13 pm	Hey Sandie
	6:17 pm	Minglin
	6:18 pm	Beer
	6:24 pm	Shit talkin
	6:24 pm	Peace
	6:24 pm	Hangin with Maroons
	6:26 pm	Sliders
	6:27 pm	A full bar
	6:28 pm	Clyde's
	6:29 pm	Hangin with Nick and Nicole
	6:30 pm	Jeff and Teresa!
	6:30 pm	Maurizio and Sandie
	6:34 pm	Nathan and Christina
	6:38 pm	checked in at Clyde's Fine Diner, Des Moines, Iowa
	6:42 pm	Kirps and Sandie
	6:42 pm	Ancient scripts
	6:43 pm	Of course he killed the only bottle of Malört that they had
	6:44 pm	Kirps and Mason
	6:46 pm	Kari and Vicki
	6:47 pm	Clyde's Fine Sliders
	6:48 pm	Cousins!
	6:48 pm	Puttin Butt 2 Butt
	6:48 pm	Southsiders
	6:52 pm	Brain Buster!
	6:54 pm	Modelo Negra
	6:55 pm	Yusuf, Drea and Jamie
	6:56 pm	Cornell friends
	6:56 pm	Tara and Mark!
	6:57 pm	Amanda and Ben
	6:57 pm	Takin care of business
	7:01 pm	What the Do we have to kick these people out?
	7:01 pm	What is going on right now?
	7:01 pm	T-Rex crashers
	7:02 pm	ELIZABETH!?
	7:02 pm	Crashin cousins
	7:02 pm	Some girl buds
	7:02 pm	Dinosaur Dance Party
	7:02 pm	Thetas
	7:03 pm	We still have dinosaurs at our party
	7:03 pm	Dinos
	7:03 pm	Some fav thetas
	7:04 pm	Takin off their costumes
	7:04 pm	Jon is stuck
	7:05 pm	Hangin with Christina and Nathan
	7:06 pm	Trent and Sandie
	7:07 pm	Maurizio and Trent
	7:07 pm	Oh hey
	7:07 pm	Jill, Rico, and Chuck
	7:08 pm	Fancy Ladies
	7:08 pm	Photo bombing
	7:08 pm	Mitchell, no
	7:09 pm	Oh, Mitchell
	7:09 pm	Nice man
	7:09 pm	Mitchell Todd
	7:11 pm	Tiny Arms, Big Heart
	7:13 pm	Jeff begins the monologue
	7:19 pm	Feelin the speech
	7:19 pm	Judson was our ASL Interpreter
	7:19 pm	Listenin to Jeff's speech
	7:28 pm	How many pages is this thing?
	7:29 pm	We're just about done
	7:30 pm	Wrapping up the entire history of our relationship
	7:30 pm	A toast
	7:30 pm	Proud father
	7:30 pm	Cheers
	7:31 pm	With Kari's folks
	7:31 pm	Reynolds fam
	7:32 pm	Michael puttin in work
	7:32 pm	Rico!
	7:32 pm	Kari and Teresa
	7:33 pm	Hangin with Rico and Jill
	7:34 pm	Hangin with Trent and Maurizio
	7:34 pm	Hugs
	7:35 pm	Melodee and her friend
	7:37 pm	Wide open spaces
	7:38 pm	Circle Song
	7:38 pm	Cornell Traditions
	7:38 pm	Chicks singalong
	7:38 pm	The Chicks
	7:39 pm	Thetas
	7:40 pm	Nicole and the Thetas
	7:41 pm	Some good dudes
	7:41 pm	Erin and Evan
	7:42 pm	Powers Crew!
	7:43 pm	Dealin somethin
	7:43 pm	O'briens, Thome, and Jules
	7:45 pm	Jud, Shannon, and Shannon's sister
	7:49 pm	Emily and Jim
	7:49 pm	Emily, Jim, and Olivia
	7:52 pm	Family hangs
	7:53 pm	Bullshittin
	7:54 pm	Listenin to Kari talk shit
	7:59 pm	Whole place to ourselves
	8:02 pm	Mitch and Jessica
	8:02 pm	Happy couple
	8:03 pm	Ethan!
	8:04 pm	Peace, Trent
	8:06 pm	Hangin with our fav chef
	8:06 pm	Big date night at Clyde's
	8:08 pm	Back to the Party
	8:08 pm	Windy out here Party people
	8:08 pm	Look at this dress
	8:08 pm	Katie and Judson!
	8:08 pm	Matt, Katie, and Judson
	8:09 pm	Leave cameras around, get weird pictures
	8:11 pm	Probably doing some important research
	8:13 pm	Michael and Katier
	8:14 pm	Family chattin
	8:14 pm	Glad these guys got to catch up
	8:14 pm	Musicians and Business owners chattin
	8:15 pm	Diego said that our playlist had them grooving back in the kitchen
	8:15 pm	Tedi
	8:16 pm	More Sliders
	8:17 pm	Hangin with Cullen
	8:21 pm	Foie french toast bites with smoked apple butter and maple syrup gel
	8:21 pm	Extreme close up!
	8:25 pm	Party People
	8:27 pm	I think Kari has a hobby of blowing Trent's mind
	8:28 pm	Talkin bout Italy
	8:33 pm	Shiny heels
	8:36 pm	Sneaker time
	8:36 pm	Cousins
	8:36 pm	Cousins
	8:37 pm	Lookin out over the party
	8:40 pm	Jeff gettin all kinds of good pics
	8:41 pm	Enjoy
	8:43 pm	Listenin to stories from Teresa
	8:44 pm	Reynolds family shit talkin
	8:45 pm	Mason and the Kirpalanis
	8:46 pm	Terronez fam!
	8:51 pm	The bar
	8:51 pm	Bar flies
	8:51 pm	Getting mixed signals here
	8:52 pm	Clyde's Kitchen Crew
	8:52 pm	Catchin up
	8:52 pm	Jeff and Thome
	8:54 pm	Holdin on
	8:55 pm	Talkin big shit
	8:55 pm	Laughin ladies
	8:57 pm	Partyin
	8:59 pm	Supper friends
	9:35 pm	Shit talkin
	9:37 pm	Late night tavern style pizza and almond tart
	11:37 pm	checked in at Contrary, Des Moines, Iowa