Author: karladebruin
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Smokey Row Fall Lookbook
My favorite season is fall. I despise the Iowa heat and I’m always ready for it to cool off. I love working at Smokey Row this time of year because everyone loves the hype around a Pumpkin Spice Latte. I love when customers start to ask for it well into June. Around the same time…
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Christmas Markets in Europe 2024
I had the privilege of going to Italy, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland to see their Christmas Markets. It was an amazing trip where I learned so much history and got to experience some incredible markets. I booked this trip through EF Ultimate Break. I went by myself on this trip and made so many friends…
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Switzerland
Mountains and Chocolate We left Germany and headed to Neuschwanstein Castle. This was some thing I was looking forward to on the trip. I’ve always loved this castle. We didn’t go inside, which I was hoping to, but this was more of a quick stop look. It was also the first snow of the trip!…
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Germany
Beer + Gluhwein After leaving Austria we headed to Munich! We started a rainy day with a tour learning about the history of Germany. We started at Marienplatz and learned so much! We enjoyed some spaetzle and gluhwein. I got some really cute mugs! I also enjoyed what I call a log, which I got…
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Austria
Krampus 4 Prez This was my favorite country of the trip! We came into Innsbruck at night. We got to see the sunset over the city. We got a quick tour then got to explore! The first thing we did was climb up a tour and get a fantastic view of the city. We could…
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Italy
Love + Gelato. Venice + Verona This was the start of the trip! I went on a guided tour through EF Ultimate Break! The trip was December 2024, and it featured Christmas markets. We started in Venice and got a guided tour of the city. We ate lots of pizza and gelato. We did a…
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Parks Fitness Project
My sister started a new adventure – freelance personal training. For her Christmas gift I made her a logo for her new business Parks Fitness. She didn’t have many ideas, she wanted to appeal to young mothers who are wanting to exercise while pregnant and/or when they have kids. We went through a few different…
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Tallgrass Remake
While working at a coffee shop I noticed a poster for an upcoming event in Des Moines. But the more I looked at the poster, the more I got confused. I felt like the contents in the red and yellow were confusing and very hard to read. I wanted to recreate this poster so it…
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