rental car swap

i started my drive to iowa this morning, just before 8am. i was pleased that there wasn't all that much traffic. first stop was in clear lake, at the casey's much like before. checked the owner's manual for the rental car as a warning light had popped on and was blocking a big part of instrument panel, saying 'maintenance required'. i drove it to the des moines airport and asked to swap it for another car. i started with a toyota and then got a nissan. at the rental car place the offer was to just reset the warning, but i preferred the swap and got it. made the call from another casey's, a mile from the airport. it didn't seem to be operating any differently compared to before seeing the warning but i wanted peace of mind, and this is the first time this has happened when renting cars. i ate at the second casey's as well, a slice of pizza at both stops but it was breakfast pizza at the first one. i scrapped the newton tour, not enough time. i did a tour of the valley junction section of west des moines, my first apartment after i finished college was there. took a look around at the costume shop where i would pay my rent. it takes on a different meaning now that i have done plenty of performing. i went to the target at merle hay mall and got a greeting card and gift card, wanted to give a gift for all three kids, not just the guests of honor at this wedding reception. then i went to check into my hotel. i still needed to drive to the event, it was at the community center in waukee. when i arrived i knew my priorities. hand off all three gifts, get myself a drink, and then i am ready. no surprise how i saw my dad first and this is who i spoke with the most. the first drink was a beer as i found out there was a keg, was told it was bud light. i had water, and soda pop, after that. i had to explain that what i gave to all three, besides a gift card and greeting card, was a pen and pencil holder from my employer. the guests of honor got more value on their gift card from target, and a picture frame as well. it seemed to go fine for quite a while, until the end when there was some 'family drama' about dedications, being filmed on a phone. and i was willing to help with moving things to the car. of course this event was just the wedding reception, as.the courthouse wedding had happened earlier, in june. went to a karaoke bar after this was done, near a mall, had been there before. a thin crowd made singing there less fun, i did green day's 'boulevard of broken dreams'. then i went back to my hotel and wrote about the day while having a beer, my third of the day. during my walks i found 2 cents.