Adventures of Brandi

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Adventures of Brandi

36 year old with a Bachelor's of Journalism in Advertising degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Striving to make something of myself. Social Media and PR enthusiast! Husker fanatic, outdoor lover, event guru.

Czech Days

The 51st Annual Willber Czech Festival took place this past weeked in Wilber, Nebraska. The event is hosted each year by the Nebraska Czechs of Wilber and is always the first full week in August. I have gone every single year of my life and I will honestly tell you that it does not get old. There is always something to discover and memories to be made at Czech Days.

Wilber is the Czech Capital of the United States and this year the town built a new cultural center that was used to host their art show and demostrations during the weekend festival. Czech Days also hosts the National Miss. Czech-Slovak US pageant. The pageant is split up on two nights, I was able to sit and watch Sunday night of the pageant. There were many great talents showcased and the new Miss. Czech-Slovak US was crowned; Jennifer Salva from Kansas.

I hope everyone will take the time to make it to next years Wilber Czech Festival which will be August 2nd-4th!

August 8, 2012 0

Hotel Wilber

Wilber, Nebraska is the Czech Capital of the United States. It is also the home of Hotel Wilber, a unique accommodation on the 2012 Nebraska Passport. My parents and grandparents are originally from Wilber, so I have visited this cute hotel many times. They serve brunch on Sundays and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on most of the other days of the week. I would say Hotel Wilber is one of the places all people from Wilber take pride in the most. The building is older and brings out a lot of antiqueness for you when you visit. The rooms are all on the second floor and the guest share an community bathroom. Each room is sponsored by a local business or individual and the room is name after them.

Besides being just a hotel they also have a bar in the basement called the Czech Cellar and in the back you can discover an big fenced off peaceful patio which occasionally hosts a local farmer’s market, a beer garden during Czech Days and other occasions.

This is a long time standing hotel and it continues to grow in success, so whether you need a quiet place to sleep or just passing by for something eat and drink; I recommend you take the time to discover the history of this unique hotel that has been my childhood favorite.

August 7, 2012 0

The Old Hastings Junior High School

When I was in Hastings this past weekend I met a guy by the name of Marvin Hughes aka Butch. Butch has turned the old Hastings Junior High School building into a business building for locals with small businesses. Currently there are 12 different businesses and each owner is designated an area of the building to sell their products/services. Some use old classrooms, the old band room and even the cafeteria.

Some of the businesses include:

Simply Door Art by Nancy Parr. Simply Door Art sells creatively decorated designs to hang on your front door at home. You can check out some of her designs on her website: www.simplydoorart.com.

Form the Heart Creations, LLC by Deborah Brooks. From The Heart Creations sells handmade jewelry and gifts. Check out her website at www.heartcreations.com.

Woodland Archery. Services that are provided: custom arrow building, complete set-up and tuning, custom bow strings by Winners Choice and Octane, Life-time tuning on all new bows sold by Woodland Archery, Professional and experienced service. Visit their website at: www.woodland-archery.com.

Portraits by Kerry. Photography studio for all those family and senior year portraits. Her website is: www.portraitsbykerry.com.

If you want to get into fitness and working out the building also has Curves and Zumba available offered by two different owners.

There are a couple other businesses such as a pottery and paintings that are made by two locals.

If you are ever in Hastings, I recommend you check out the old junior high building on 5^th and Lincoln to see all the locals that working hard to provide services and goods to the best of Nebraskans and visitors.

July 25, 2012 0

Animals of the Adams County Fair

Cow

Goat

Rabbit trying to stay cool.

Hot and Tired Rabbit

Baby bunny!

July 23, 2012 0

Hastings AquaCourt

Yesterday I spent the day in Hastings, Nebraska. The Hastings Aquacourt is one of the places on the Nebraska Passport. This place is amazing and I wish Lincoln had a fun water park like this one. They have a lazy river, that I floated on about 10 times around. It was extremely relaxing. They also have 4 different slides, I only went down the yellow slide. The best part that I like about all water parks is when they have a wave pool and the Aquacourt has one! It’s not as big as the one at Mahoney, but the waves were just as enjoyable.

This is a great place to bring the whole entire family for a day or just to come hang out with your best friends for a few hours. It is definitely worth driving a few hours to Hastings just to go swimming!

July 23, 2012 0

This Weekend in Lincoln

This weekend the Haymarket Park in Lincoln is having it’s first annual Beer Fest! It’s only $20 for regular admission and $30 for a VIP ticket in advance. The day of the event regular admission is $30 and VIP is $40. VIP’s can come at 4pm and for regular tickets the gates will open at 5pm. The Lemon Fresh Day will perform live 8pm-Midnight. The best part of is everyone gets a free beer mug!

No need to worry about who will get you home, because you purchase a $10 pass for a DD.

Check out more information on their website: http://haymarketparkbeerfest.com/

I hope to see everyone there!

July 17, 2012 0

WonderFull Images

This past Saturday at the Haymarket Farmer’s Market in Lincoln, I met a lady by the name of Dana Miller. She is a photo artist and what stopped me to take a look at her stand were all her sharp images that she has of things and places that have to do with Nebraska. These photos are amazing, she has some large size photos and what I like the most are her postcards. I am obsessed with sending my friends and family postcards so I had to put some of her postcards to send to my uncle in Alaska.

Check out her photos on her website: www.Wonder-Fullimages.com

July 17, 2012 0

James Arthur Vineyards

After going to Branched Oak Farm on Thursday July 12^th I went up the road to James Arthur Vineyards in Raymond. I have heard of this vineyard from some of my friends, but this was my first time visiting. The place is beautiful and I really liked the white building with a red roof design. There were several other people there for a Thursday, so that should tell you how popular the winery is.

I enjoyed tasting 6 different wines for only $5.00 and I got a free wine glass to take home. The six wines I tasted were: Lucky 13, Nebraska Red, Brianna, Edyn’s Blush, Heartland White and Sweet Charlotte. My favorite was Edyn’s Blush; it is a semi-sweet wine and it is smooth. For a snack I enjoyed some bread with salmon and dill cheese. I like how their bread is served warm and soft. The cheese they serve is made by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Dairy Store; it is always great when local business will serve or sell other local items.

If anyone ever needs a good gift for a birthday, wedding or Christmas then I recommend to check out all the gifts they sell. They had so many decorated wine glasses and other gifts that would be perfect for someone who loves wine.

July 17, 2012 0

Branched Oak Farm

I took a half day trip out to Raymond, Nebraska on Thursday July 12th. One of the places on my Nebraska Passport is Branched Oak Farm Dairy and Cheese. I should have done my research better, because I went on a day that they are not normally open. However, Krista (one of the owners) was there and took a little time out of her regular routine to tell me a little bit about what their farm produces and sells. She even let me buy some eggs and some quark cheese, which I am told would be good on foods like toast or bagels. When it comes to food, I enjoy trying and making new things all the time and this will be my first time trying some real organic eggs fresh from a farm.

Krista also told me that today (Saturday July 14th) they are having a hog roast. I wish I had the ability to attend, but hopefully this nice family farm will continue to grow and host more events that I can attend.

Overall, I am really impressed by the one owner I met and I know for sure I will be back to buy some more eggs and cheese whenever I need them.

July 14, 2012 0

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