home sweet sweet home

(borrowed without permission and edited, slightly, from the official state of iowa website)
(and from my old blog)

i'm going home! here i come ottumwa!
yay yay yay ioway!
i thought all you peeps should know a thing or two
about the fab state in the middle.
those who don't know.
who haven't read my old blog.
so here you go.



Iowa is a great place to live and travel.
The more you know about it, the more you will come to enjoy it.
Iowa became the 29th State in 1846.
It is known as the Hawkeye State, and Des Moines is the capital city.
I was born in Dubuque, right there on the Mississippi.
Now mi familia lives in Ottumwa, a bit farther south.
On the Des Moines River. The city o' bridges.


Iowa is bordered by two great American rivers
(the Mississippi and the Missouri) on its east and west sides.
It has a rich agricultural tradition and ranks first in the nation
with corn and soybean production as well as in hog production from its 93,000 farms.
There are twice as many pigs as people in Iowa.
(6,000,000 porkers, 3,000,000 people)

That's one pig for every person in Iowa, plus one for their friend.
Who wants my second pig?
Sioux City, Iowa is home to the Twin Bing candy concoction. (??)
So says Megs.
On May 10, 1879, the largest meteorite known to have fallen in North America fell in Iowa.
Iowa was home to many famous individuals such as Herbert Hoover, Johnny Carson, Donna Reed, Radar O'Riley, Tom Arnold, John Wayne, Elijah Wood, Buffalo Bill, Ron Livingston, Ashton Kutcher, the new Superman, Glenn Miller, the band Slipknot, Ann Landers and Dear Abby, Dan Bern, and Grant Wood, to name a few.
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper died here.

Captain James Kirk will be born here.

It was part of the Lewis and Clark expedition and many other historic events, such as the filming of Field of Dreams.
Iowa Fact: In Anthon, a man once hiccoughed for 69 years. Practically his whole life.
1922-1991, until he died. Poor fella. Name: Charles Osborne.
Iowa supports a rich and diverse cultural population and history.
The Iowa Primaries make it an important political stop as well.
Iowa is the place where family values, exceptional work ethic, first-in-the-nation education (as eternalized on our state quarter), pigs, people, and peace of mind all come together.

Iowa is for me.
Iowa is for you.
Discover how much you value a life with accomplishment, reward,
opportunity and a sense of being in the right place here in Iowa.
Whether you live here or are visiting for the first time,
you will find Iowa is the place you can always call home.
Always. heart heart heart.
(even if your parents move to Canada)
Welcome (home) to Iowa.