The Mission

We are a couple in our mid-twenties, who like to think of ourselves as adventurous. We have lived in the area for the better part of our twenty-some years, however, Iowa doesn't exactly feed our appetite for adventure; so we decided to get creative. We have friends; and we love our friends. They are really great friends, but often we find ourselves at the same old bars (Papa's - Love it!) with the same (amazingly awesome) folks, just drinking. Drinking is great, too. But as a twenty-something, you know becoming an adult and such, we have our new goals and new responsibilities and the drinking isn't really the reason for... the drinking. Does that make sense? Eric says no. I think you get it though...it's incredibly easy to fall into a trend where every Saturday you hang with the same peeps at the same place. It is no one's fault really, but it is a dilemma. So we decide to switch things up, but where to go? We don't know anywhere else--or anyone else for that matter! This is when I made the suggestion to "open the phone book to a bar and point to one." Eric blew it off... because he is the less adventurous of the two of us. With coaxing he realized it was a pretty cool idea which was only solidified after the first few bars on our list. Beaver Creek Saloon was a place we had never heard of and we didn't know what we should expect. The first lesson we learned about our Bar Tour is that we don't need expectations, because then we will just be let down when things don't pan out, or plans fall through...and that is what this whole thing is all about. For the next 6 months, or however long this takes us, we will never have to fight about where we are going tonight or who we are going out to meet. By the way!!! Everyone is welcome to join us! This isn't at all an attempt to avoid friends but rather to make friends, find some new scenery, have something to do that gives us purpose, and maybe a new hang out or two! Shout out to Chevy at Beaver Creek who helped us realize how awesome small, some-what unknown bars are! Ultimately, she inspired this blog. The blog is two-fold: on the one hand, we will be straight up reviewing bars, and giving a candid Jen and Eric take on the bars, the service, and the atmosphere. On the other hand, we will have blog entries dedicated to our adventure, and just generally what is on our mind throughout the whole thing. As with any project, our goals may change, and we may update as we go along and make things run smoother, but we are only at the letter B right now, so we have a ways to go.

Happy reading!
-Jen and Eric-
-Eric and Jen-