Tourism in Waterloo

I looked like a tourist this weekend although I was only in Waterloo. I felt like a tourist, too. At breakfast on Saturday morning, I walked past a kid sitting at a table. He had a shirt on that said Pella Christian and I was surprised enough to blurt out, "You go to Pella Christian?" He gave me the look that teenagers have and said yes. I sat down and had to laugh at myself because (for those who don't know) Pella is only an hour east of Des Moines. I felt so surprised to see someone from so close to home when I was so far from...I mean...um. There was no denying it and it kept up all weekend long.