Weddings, Cars, Tacos!

The last couple of weeks have been so busy for me! Work has been nuts and I’ve been traveling nearly every weekend for the last month. I’ve had so much fun but virtually no time to write a post. That changes today!

One of the places that Bobby and I traveled to was Ashland, KS for a wedding! Our friends, Aaron and Shyla, got married about a week ago! 

 It was such a fun wedding and it was great to see where Aaron and Shyla are from. Because Ashland is about three and a half hours southwest of Salina we had plenty of time in the car. The route we took has us driving through quite a few small towns so there was a lot to see! I would really recommend just taking a weekend to drive through some of the small towns in western Kansas. They were so fun to see and they were interesting to research. One of the things that I researched was the price of real estate in several of the towns! The difference in house prices between Greensburg, KS and Salina, KS is crazy! I had so much fun looking into stuff like that.

On our way back from Ashland, we drove through Hutchinson, KS. Little did we know that the Downtown Hutchinson Rod Run was happening that weekend! As soon as we realized what was going on, we jumped out of the car and immediately went to look at all of the awesome cars and hot rods! There were four blocks of the main street blocked off and the street was PACKED with cars and people. It was awesome! I don’t know very much about cars but I can definitely appreciate the work that goes into maintaining some of those cars.

The whole afternoon was great. We got some beers, ate some delicious tacos, and got to check out some fantastic vehicles. Talk about awesome! We’re definitely going to check out the whole Rod Run next year!

Sunrises and Coffee Shops

You know what I really love about Kansas?

The sunrises.

They are astounding. Truly magnificent. It's like the universe just decided to step it up a notch, you know? The sky just seems totally endless and you can see for miles across the land. Every day the sun and the atmosphere create new colors that have never existed before and the place around you look different every morning.

Sunday's sunrise was no exception.

Can you believe how beautiful this is?! I know I can't.

Watching the sunrise was the perfect way to start my Sunday and it made me so happy! I think everyone should try to see a sunrise at least once a week; it can change your whole date for the better.

I just wanted to share that little piece of Kansas love from my weekend.

Okay, so onto my Purposeful Post!

Today, after work, I really needed a cup of coffee. I know what you're thinking: "Good Lord, every blogger on the flippin' internet loves coffee! Get over it already!" I feel the same way! But I REALLY needed coffee. So I ran by a local Salina coffee shop, Mokas, and it was AWESOME.

I splurged and got a mocha (just seemed right; a Mocha from Mokas, you know?). It was delicious. I don't know how they made but I was so happy after drinking it!

Mokas has so many awesome drink choices that it can be hard to choose something. But I can't wait to go back and try something new! Bobby and I are planning a Saturday morning date there and I'm so excited to grab some great coffee and read a new book. There is a great "hang out" vibe to Mokas and I ready to contribute to that feeling!

Mokas has two locations in Salina: one is at the corner of Magnolia and Ninth and the other is on Crawford, just east of Ohio.