tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30803553740106258402024-02-07T19:57:08.469-07:00THOR & DANAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-28426341859423257762011-04-08T15:57:00.002-06:002011-04-08T16:29:16.053-06:00LifeWell things have been crazy as always here in Bozeman over they last 4 months. Dan is doing well in his engineering classes and he really likes them. He is known to all of his teachers as the one who is always in the study center and a hard worker. That is a great thing for your teachers know you for :)<br /><br /> Work for me is still work, not much change in hours or work load. Working 10 to 12 hour days and busy for all of those hours. I am really hoping for things to change, but I am not holding my breath. We just really need a 3rd person and to restructure the teams, then we could have a reasonable work load and we might be able to have a life outside of work.<br /><br /> I took some gardening classes over the last month and I have learned a lot for the garden I am going to start. Living in family graduate housing lets us be able to rent plots of land for a garden in the spring through the fall. I got a 20x20 plot to plant what ever I want! I am so excited to learn how to grow stuff and to have our own vegetables fresh from the garden. I have also been reading lots of books and learning that the growing season is so short here you have to buy specific short season crops (as I am typing it has been snowing for over 24 hours and will snow through the night and it is April). I am also starting all my plants from seed in the house under grow lights, I hope I don't mess things up too much, this being my first garden.<br /><br /> We went home to Washington for Christmas this year, the first time in 3 years I have been home for Christmas. We had a great time seeing family and relaxing for a whole week. The Thornton's Christmas was great as always, with a poker game that got out of control with a huge money pot with Dan dealing and the latest motion gaming system to watch everyone make a fool of themselves. It was also Dans first Christmas with my family and he did great with everyone there. <br /> Dan also finished his first semester back in school I think on the deans list (or something like that for smart people)for good grades. I am so proud of him for going back to school for such a hard degree and working so hard.<br /> Well that is all I can think about right now with an update, I will try and do better with summer coming and having a little more time. I wish had my sisters blogging skills, she is amazing.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-50230682084115909952010-11-30T09:10:00.003-07:002010-11-30T09:18:03.749-07:00ThanksgivingDan and I had a great Thanksgiving at our new home this year. Well it is new to us, but it is a 1960's military type of house, 2 bed rooms and only 580 square feet :) Small, but comfy!<br /><br />We had Turkey and all the trimmings, and I ate way too much just like every year, but it felt good to have some comfort food :)<br /> <br />I also got a few days off work, which is rare now days. I got to sit on the couch, sew, read a book, cook, clean my house, play video games, and I loved every second of it! Dan did homework every day, but rested up with me too. He is such a good student and is working so hard to get good grades. I am so proud of him and his work ethic.<br /><br />There is only 3 weeks now until we will be headed to Washington for Christmas. We cannot wait and are so excited to see family and friends. We also cant wait to sit and do nothing for a while and not worry about anything. I am excited to bake cookies with my Mother in law and play with my parents new puppy! It should be a great trip :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-50882233788197978632010-10-03T14:58:00.002-06:002010-10-03T15:05:54.854-06:00Moved InWell we are moved in and I say that in the most lax of ways. We just got all of the stuff we own in our new house, but it is in multiple piles around the house :) I am at work now, but after work Dan and I are going to have to clean the old apartment and have it ready to be inspected by tomorrow at 10:30am. I am glad we did not live there long and we wont have much to clean.<br /><br /> Dan and I already love our new place, even though it is a mess right now. We are also looking in to getting a shed tonight. We will put it in the back of our house and be able to store a ton of things that are usually in our living room or under our bed! We cant wait :)<br /><br /> I will have to take some pictures tonight, it has so much more natural light, but that means I have to buy a lot of curtains! It is just going to be a million times better that the Communist style cement apartment we were in before. We can actually put pictures on the walls!!!!!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-39557278939553274492010-10-01T08:10:00.003-06:002010-10-01T08:13:24.450-06:00New HouseDan and I got the house we wanted on campus :) We got the keys yesterday and I already have moved one load. We will be getting our washer and dryer out of storage tonight and move the rest of our stuff in tomorrow. A long day of moving, we have until monday to get all of our stuff out and to clean the old apartment and I only have one day off in the 4 we have. It will be a mad dash, but Dan and I will do it :) <br /> I will try and post pictures if I have time ;) More to come soon!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-87267278174067099832010-08-30T07:34:00.002-06:002010-08-30T07:38:40.307-06:00Starting up!Today is the first day of school for Montana State University and for Dan :) This means that I will be crazy busy starting on Wednesday, after everyone gets all the paper work done they need. <br /> <br /> Dan cant wait to learn and do well in school. I know he is going to do amazing and have fun while doing it. <br /><br /> With school starting I have to figure out when to work out again. I think that is the most frustrating thing for me is to find one hour to work out and focus on myself. I am sure I will be able to find time, it is just the first 2 weeks trying to get the schedule figured out that I always feel like I am not working out enough. <br /><br /> Well back to work, I have to finish some programs for my athletes next week.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-6561331165984890102010-08-09T16:11:00.002-06:002010-08-09T16:16:17.345-06:00Back to schoolWell I am not going back to school, but all the kids are coming back. It is still a few weeks away, before everyone gets in town and school actually starts, but Football and Volleyball have started for me so, it has started :) and summer is over :(<br /> Now I may not be going back to school, but Dan is! He will be starting his first full semester after taking a few years off. This summer he go an "A" in both is classes, so starting out the semester with a 4.0 is pretty good :) I am so proud of him and I know he will do well in engineering. <br /> Dan and I will get some time to get away this weekend (the last) for my little brother's wedding back home in Shelton. It will be great to see family again and just to be away from work and with my husband :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-26842584465411076002010-07-24T13:45:00.003-06:002010-07-24T14:08:36.279-06:00Highest "M" Hikes :)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TEtDjyuy74I/AAAAAAAAA1c/a_KjHVgpGCg/s1600/100_9538.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TEtDjyuy74I/AAAAAAAAA1c/a_KjHVgpGCg/s400/100_9538.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562052328353666" border="0" /></a><br />The last 2 weeks I have hiked the "M" twice and each time I have gotten higher than the last. This picture is of me the first time I went up to a rocky out crop, which let me see on the other side of the mountain. I got up there in 59 min, which I was really happy about. It is almost straight up for 3/4 of the way.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsndOE2f31VrdTMaJdehRIDM1lsnO5ZL65Nr_B22vK0lXXYTe_sn_Yos-H2p2VwNOHYa4LjrtguDaBuuOq1u302EVaK57anDQmM86TJY_cMnyO1d069SQsTfFvvREnFm3pBA1mSGd4oA/s1600/100_9567.JPG"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUyTQcvD-zUGyy_K5acdUnUJCkhwSumj-bSIKckaCWEMYkB1aNhpAqv31FfrM14mPzdEmCIwK6J_Z-Td0HcmpQMkfiAboFkqczWqe_W5eynrnODlx4qcj4edLKdHmkJ7fvJbNaNDlePc/s1600/100_9530.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUyTQcvD-zUGyy_K5acdUnUJCkhwSumj-bSIKckaCWEMYkB1aNhpAqv31FfrM14mPzdEmCIwK6J_Z-Td0HcmpQMkfiAboFkqczWqe_W5eynrnODlx4qcj4edLKdHmkJ7fvJbNaNDlePc/s400/100_9530.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562027892124066" border="0" /></a><br />This was the view of the first hike on the other side of the mountain. It was a beautiful day, but boy was it hot!<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsndOE2f31VrdTMaJdehRIDM1lsnO5ZL65Nr_B22vK0lXXYTe_sn_Yos-H2p2VwNOHYa4LjrtguDaBuuOq1u302EVaK57anDQmM86TJY_cMnyO1d069SQsTfFvvREnFm3pBA1mSGd4oA/s1600/100_9567.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsndOE2f31VrdTMaJdehRIDM1lsnO5ZL65Nr_B22vK0lXXYTe_sn_Yos-H2p2VwNOHYa4LjrtguDaBuuOq1u302EVaK57anDQmM86TJY_cMnyO1d069SQsTfFvvREnFm3pBA1mSGd4oA/s400/100_9567.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562063128032322" border="0" /></a>Here I am on my second hike which I did this morning at 7 am. I was trying to beat the heat and I did. It was a beautiful morning and the temp was cool on the mountain. I also decided to wear my cowboy hat I bought about 3 years ago and never worn, it was great to keep the sun off my head :) I got to the rocky out crop in 51 min so I took 8 min off my time from last week!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzj50BVOjQ2G0MJG0Hy4r101OtqPN04UOCCIriygrk_UObVtnkx_2r-sXCxmgQ6UKodT8P7epAcOOMIHBw6G0Wx28wh4ubqxOIwP4SJWFZRX5w5mR4nbwJxKwCOfJ0f8oFD_10uKdb-Q/s1600/100_9572.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzj50BVOjQ2G0MJG0Hy4r101OtqPN04UOCCIriygrk_UObVtnkx_2r-sXCxmgQ6UKodT8P7epAcOOMIHBw6G0Wx28wh4ubqxOIwP4SJWFZRX5w5mR4nbwJxKwCOfJ0f8oFD_10uKdb-Q/s400/100_9572.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562484806156786" border="0" /></a>This is part of the trail farther up from the rocky out crop. I went to the second highest point on the ridge today so the trail was new to me. And some of it was scary in spots if you tripped. It was a straight drop down! Needless to say I watched my step very carefully.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TEtD9fo99FI/AAAAAAAAA2E/SxI3PLluyas/s1600/100_9573.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TEtD9fo99FI/AAAAAAAAA2E/SxI3PLluyas/s400/100_9573.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562493880235090" border="0" /></a>Here is just one of the beautify hill sides I saw this morning.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1YXfMrAH90tKCM7FhR03W2apI9-6hkY0Z94pqWFO_mIkoR4eOpI187xot0V_FALeHPWKn7tyQOWAqG0vQ2cv0cFM3mPYbOCdq1m-z2YWCyJ97n1F-fBr1J_KfJFD5zrXGPNv1qLfA_s/s1600/100_9570.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1YXfMrAH90tKCM7FhR03W2apI9-6hkY0Z94pqWFO_mIkoR4eOpI187xot0V_FALeHPWKn7tyQOWAqG0vQ2cv0cFM3mPYbOCdq1m-z2YWCyJ97n1F-fBr1J_KfJFD5zrXGPNv1qLfA_s/s400/100_9570.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562071314069474" border="0" /></a>Now this is a picture of the mountain tops I am trying to get to. The one in the center of the picture is called Baldy, because there are no trees up there. This is the highest point on the ridge and it is what my goal is to get by the end of the summer. Now the mountain top to the far left of the picture, behind a dead tree, is the one I got to today.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85YDk6fVqRAp7N-yqoBMfCv94cP37JT7a3332IIPgmTQpXKDxzqpix8jQ2pCifCTfkM2IXD98pzhtSa7R0u5jx7F3jvQIn_xwuMJpwjNg8idMXVGpAUwVq9njoZuc-Rhd_7pUx1LEzt8/s1600/100_9577.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85YDk6fVqRAp7N-yqoBMfCv94cP37JT7a3332IIPgmTQpXKDxzqpix8jQ2pCifCTfkM2IXD98pzhtSa7R0u5jx7F3jvQIn_xwuMJpwjNg8idMXVGpAUwVq9njoZuc-Rhd_7pUx1LEzt8/s400/100_9577.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497562079644736994" border="0" /></a><br />And this is the view from the top. Now I had to go off trail to take this picture, because the trail looped around this rock and went back down to go to Baldy. I made it in 1 hour and 34 min. I am really proud of my time and I cant wait to go farther. Our Associate Athletic director made it to Baldy in 1 hour and 59min. Crazy! I don't think I could ever make it in that time, but I just want to make it :) Soon!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-55820930699006089082010-07-20T13:56:00.003-06:002010-07-20T14:06:23.997-06:00Lucky ManThis morning I got a call from my boss, Doug, at 5:10am. Now since I am up at 4am every morning to get to work by 5:45, it was not that big of a deal. But he never calls me early so I was worried. It turns out that he hit a deer out on I-90 headed to work on his motorcycle going 70mph. He is fine and one lucky man. <br /> He just saw it in his head lights and did not have time to slow down, and you cant swerve on a bike going 70mph so all he could do was to grab the handle bars as hard as he could and brace for impact. He hit it just behind the shoulder so the body of it came around and hit his right side and the impact popped his legs off the bike and off to one side. He skidded about 1/2 mile to a stop hanging onto the handle bars while dragging his feet on the ground (well not dragging more like surfing on the bottom of his feet). He walked away with a sprained ankle and a few scraps on his foot and leg.<br /> So this happened at about 5:10am and by 7:00am he was back at work and still working now. Doug is one lucky man and a great boss. I am glad he walked away from it.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-77292984315215257102010-07-13T09:20:00.002-06:002010-07-13T09:27:17.627-06:00StairsI just got done running stairs with my volleyball girls in our football stadium. It felt great to do and I am glad I did it, but it just reminds me how much older I am getting :( Some of the girls flew through it, but I kept up with over half of them, so I guess it is not too bad :) If I just keep it up then I will be in great shape and can keep up with all the young bucks, if my body can handle it.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-38919335785389351492010-07-06T08:02:00.002-06:002010-07-06T08:23:28.282-06:00Odd EncounterA weird thing happened to Dan and I yesterday and by weird I mean creepy. Dan and I went to our usual hill to run after about 45 min of throwing at the track (I did not have a good day throwing, but running hills sounded like a great way to get my frustrations out). It is a park/trail head in town on Pete's hill, it is a great run.<br /><br /> We walked up the hill right when we got there to warm up our legs a bit before we ran up. On our way down we were walking side by side and taking up the whole path, I turned my head to spit (I know real lady like, I cant help in when I am working out) and I saw a man behind us in a long sleeve shirt, a hat, and long pants. I thought nothing of it and stepped in front of Dan to get out of the mans way. Dan had turned around and looked at the man in the eyes, and slowed down a bit so he could pass. <br /> <br /> We got down to the bottom of the trail, which at this point was only about 50 feet from where I saw him and he still had not passed us, so Dan and I stepped out to the side getting ready to let him by and start our run up the hill. As we both turned at the same time we saw that no one was there? He was gone, in 50 feet he was gone. There was no were for him to go, it is an open grass hill and would have taken him more time to get out of site that it took for us to walk 50 feet and turn around. And we would have heard his food steps speed up if he would have ran and we did not.<br /> <br /> Dan and I were a bit freaked out about it. We both saw him and Dan made eye contact with him. After this we talked about it for a while, then continued our sprints up the hill. The whole time I was looking in the bushes for a man with long sleeves and a hat, who had passed out or looking for bugs. But he was not there?<br /><br /> After our sprints Dan and I walked up the trail a bit to cool off and made a loop around to get back down the hill. As we were walking I saw and realized that at the top of the hill only about 150feet away from our hill was a cemetery. That freaked Dan out and I was tripping out too.<br /><br /> So take this story as you will, but Dan and I think we saw a ghost. There seems to be no other way to explain it for us. I guess we will just keep our eyes out for weird things every time we go running, you never know what you might see out there!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-603464978642511892010-07-03T17:54:00.007-06:002010-07-03T18:54:15.094-06:00Yellowstone Highland games<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_P6xUvx7I/AAAAAAAAAyc/1M4LIUwmaQ0/s1600/hg13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_P6xUvx7I/AAAAAAAAAyc/1M4LIUwmaQ0/s400/hg13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489835079367641010" border="0" /></a><br /> Last weekend Dan and I did our first highland games together and it was a blast! And it was Dan's first highland games ever. We had two of our lifting friends with us also who were doing it for the first time. They all had a great time and I think I got them in for life :)<br /><br />Here is a picture of all the guys, Dan, Eric and Keith. I made all of their kilts, I think they look great!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPseBB0Q4sHXp2_6EneUMQ3Tst6dKWtjrld3Y-e9Ks241UXkKebbMMrbmQSBz01PRyLV0yF9RlgHCyAJzCGkr6HBFVbL1-SLq_29JPkhQsXF9vVts9TZ1A_5g7cSuDMGr8pt5v-3t-54/s1600/hg16.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMPseBB0Q4sHXp2_6EneUMQ3Tst6dKWtjrld3Y-e9Ks241UXkKebbMMrbmQSBz01PRyLV0yF9RlgHCyAJzCGkr6HBFVbL1-SLq_29JPkhQsXF9vVts9TZ1A_5g7cSuDMGr8pt5v-3t-54/s400/hg16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489833640409675378" border="0" /></a><br />Dan also wants to train more for the highland games. He got 3rd out of 5 guys in the novice class on this first day out. I am so proud of him and he got better on every throw.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_PQ6jN4TI/AAAAAAAAAyE/MHC4JbejTR8/s1600/hg1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 385px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_PQ6jN4TI/AAAAAAAAAyE/MHC4JbejTR8/s400/hg1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489834360289747250" border="0" /></a>This is Dan with his heavy weight for distance, 42 lbs.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCeBw_wDXy9A9SpYloFomTtC4e2KRm4JwxszKrKjz0snnnW4W3KF7LqdA2KRA51RMs33d-sODYai4L-gWuGBNJRiwTsCPVCkWLmBAFVFmWRpEdZN9LAOyZQZq1jYDLxqNMiaYI-ALQNw/s1600/hg5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCeBw_wDXy9A9SpYloFomTtC4e2KRm4JwxszKrKjz0snnnW4W3KF7LqdA2KRA51RMs33d-sODYai4L-gWuGBNJRiwTsCPVCkWLmBAFVFmWRpEdZN9LAOyZQZq1jYDLxqNMiaYI-ALQNw/s400/hg5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489834369677583474" border="0" /></a>Dan's first time with the sheaf toss, he did great!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_PRv66DlI/AAAAAAAAAyU/GdNPYueuneU/s1600/hg10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_PRv66DlI/AAAAAAAAAyU/GdNPYueuneU/s400/hg10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489834374616190546" border="0" /></a>Dan with all his bling :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptQ72_LKErrDYm27ffdDbQ1RS8H-nzyal4EBFuKTfVc8i1ud6mS9tOHY7XGiaxATMe9435Qd_LISzntOYB4zu3Hw_E2aMkHN6giIWgdABv23cartXc0XiR09dTW05NWVhw0_Qtx91_PY/s1600/hg11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptQ72_LKErrDYm27ffdDbQ1RS8H-nzyal4EBFuKTfVc8i1ud6mS9tOHY7XGiaxATMe9435Qd_LISzntOYB4zu3Hw_E2aMkHN6giIWgdABv23cartXc0XiR09dTW05NWVhw0_Qtx91_PY/s400/hg11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489835105741308130" border="0" /></a>I had a good day, I got first, but got second in one event, the heavy stone. I need to practice :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKhzeMbmjdxNjpTtIPlYVZ51pPlakNCgl4Utr6_JItk4H8usX3LZnqstRLHF3mmeVXg0ntXslwpHEByDv8Ei2gjg1DMm_TwePF3qyr_0PPFu5zKW5GI1ozwoNPZS4HtscFKJE090vr1w/s1600/hg9.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqKhzeMbmjdxNjpTtIPlYVZ51pPlakNCgl4Utr6_JItk4H8usX3LZnqstRLHF3mmeVXg0ntXslwpHEByDv8Ei2gjg1DMm_TwePF3qyr_0PPFu5zKW5GI1ozwoNPZS4HtscFKJE090vr1w/s400/hg9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489835088798127938" border="0" /></a>Hammer went well though and our friend Keith brought his girl friends camera for the day and got some great sport shots of us throwing. Thanks Keith!!!!!<br /><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_P7-FBZiI/AAAAAAAAAys/QJ2wF-0frWY/s1600/100_9477.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_P7-FBZiI/AAAAAAAAAys/QJ2wF-0frWY/s400/100_9477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489835099971216930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Dan after he found the weapons to play with. I think the sunglasses really make the outfit :)<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz7fH0tJYgbggMLsvPx8FgM2nh8Q091jmPRK9h7OpYuYQtMtSpVEA1tr3vgLz4Cr7mpvWKabwKnu0wsnKWhyw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Here is Dan throwing the weight for height.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx27ZXyG-YEZCDxRNXDwcXYNdh1MFLWMza23oHg12Q6ngiZquanIoP2ZG9pdvteEfKusN30i5r7j-sH1hk1iw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Here is a video of me throwing the light hammer.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Over all Dan and I had a great time. I think Dan really found something he really likes. We met a lot of great people and it was a great day with friends. I am going to make it to one more highland games this year in Enumclaw, WA for sure and other than that we will see.<br /></div></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-67745109247757864222010-06-20T18:21:00.007-06:002010-07-03T18:49:34.198-06:00Pioneer Falls<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj_sEcue5cjw_TwPxn7J5bcYsAf4kHttYxKpC1_0mAhcIdGSOivaa_pziNpRGuNSEFN_xQPW8DdOPynN9f1KYxVq-rA3PZYBJuNdswVwN1b_zjowTPv9F62pc1-Smp4FY_qntqwjv3BQ/s1600/100_9440.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj_sEcue5cjw_TwPxn7J5bcYsAf4kHttYxKpC1_0mAhcIdGSOivaa_pziNpRGuNSEFN_xQPW8DdOPynN9f1KYxVq-rA3PZYBJuNdswVwN1b_zjowTPv9F62pc1-Smp4FY_qntqwjv3BQ/s400/100_9440.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489843087256524658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBj_sEcue5cjw_TwPxn7J5bcYsAf4kHttYxKpC1_0mAhcIdGSOivaa_pziNpRGuNSEFN_xQPW8DdOPynN9f1KYxVq-rA3PZYBJuNdswVwN1b_zjowTPv9F62pc1-Smp4FY_qntqwjv3BQ/s1600/100_9440.JPG"> </a><br /> I spent yesterday on a 3 hour hike with some of my friends. We decided to go south of Bozeman to the Spanish Peaks and a hike up to Pioneer falls. Now to get to the walk way you have to drive through Ted Turner's Flying "D" Ranch. He raises Buffalo and they can roam where ever they want :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc_q0537oSDszw1_pzg8VC4uZ4xtVxAvbYkaGMf2tIVWE7M82yWqnRzH32QvJp3uceEhw7AFtmICi0c0OdsQPVQ_RMhLGv8g4jW0k6qHY4znoiibudynZDHbNixGf1ZMc5vcHz2XABYQ/s1600/100_9427.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGc_q0537oSDszw1_pzg8VC4uZ4xtVxAvbYkaGMf2tIVWE7M82yWqnRzH32QvJp3uceEhw7AFtmICi0c0OdsQPVQ_RMhLGv8g4jW0k6qHY4znoiibudynZDHbNixGf1ZMc5vcHz2XABYQ/s400/100_9427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842574582228802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> I would love to live right here, all those little dots you see are all buffalo, cool hu!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_WuRiaIHI/AAAAAAAAA0o/XmHchx8tOPM/s1600/100_9434.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_WuRiaIHI/AAAAAAAAA0o/XmHchx8tOPM/s400/100_9434.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842561257971826" border="0" /></a>This was a little log cabin that was on the side of the road up to the trail. I could not imagine how hard life was living in this cabin back in the day when it was made.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BjWI_2JE0G_79X_iupCc0Hz3kKRlSoXPni4NIgUj2a816uquq4irwFF4QQociYILtqgaDfZAG2ObrxjPVOKKzFpCB4pENTCmemuSA6C2F4JSm8WlfaRSl6u4Dr8ep7gQlAKZ9oYIEVo/s1600/100_9248.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2BjWI_2JE0G_79X_iupCc0Hz3kKRlSoXPni4NIgUj2a816uquq4irwFF4QQociYILtqgaDfZAG2ObrxjPVOKKzFpCB4pENTCmemuSA6C2F4JSm8WlfaRSl6u4Dr8ep7gQlAKZ9oYIEVo/s400/100_9248.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489840860683188434" border="0" /></a>This was the road block that we came across on our way to the trail head. I guess this is normal traffic for the area :)<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_Wukg4G5I/AAAAAAAAA0w/WDGnPFbuq2U/s1600/100_9414.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_Wukg4G5I/AAAAAAAAA0w/WDGnPFbuq2U/s400/100_9414.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842566351821714" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_XNSJRRqI/AAAAAAAAA1I/CB7l7CtqYjw/s1600/100_9408.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_XNSJRRqI/AAAAAAAAA1I/CB7l7CtqYjw/s400/100_9408.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489843093996914338" border="0" /></a><br />This was the cool little bridge we had to cross to get on the right side of the river for the trail.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJYLDq4bBPqHZUf3knHRLRTBebYH4V7KnqyN9WCWnokd3ZgcfdfQMWXGsaAy7jm4hc3aOzym2YOCLVsLOHwLVX9dIrKcRq0MflHo6HqmegEeMgTDGqSQl0PHdh3YatsplsnjaPAcfjVw/s1600/100_9267.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJYLDq4bBPqHZUf3knHRLRTBebYH4V7KnqyN9WCWnokd3ZgcfdfQMWXGsaAy7jm4hc3aOzym2YOCLVsLOHwLVX9dIrKcRq0MflHo6HqmegEeMgTDGqSQl0PHdh3YatsplsnjaPAcfjVw/s400/100_9267.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489840876655370594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_VNXTLFeI/AAAAAAAAAzY/hFnF_2mguks/s1600/100_9286.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_VNXTLFeI/AAAAAAAAAzY/hFnF_2mguks/s400/100_9286.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489840896357373410" border="0" /></a>Pioneer Falls<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9is9Dr7f2SS0AxOOlxcNNoYT3_Aye8Tvs7TdR9xn8sa5unzaP2l12rNgh_BbYxYTd0xtkZshteXcmqoi3WHEPYiHDExZlGUQPq1wFQkpbpbT4n8xRQDWcRaDh2FqvIHsvvMDg7kTx8E/s1600/100_9304.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO9is9Dr7f2SS0AxOOlxcNNoYT3_Aye8Tvs7TdR9xn8sa5unzaP2l12rNgh_BbYxYTd0xtkZshteXcmqoi3WHEPYiHDExZlGUQPq1wFQkpbpbT4n8xRQDWcRaDh2FqvIHsvvMDg7kTx8E/s400/100_9304.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842254138439570" border="0" /></a>A view from the top. I was leaning on a big tree to make sure I was not going to fall :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_VMv9qWZI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/gRTLXPlW53U/s1600/100_9292.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/TC_VMv9qWZI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/gRTLXPlW53U/s400/100_9292.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489840885798164882" border="0" /></a>Me and the Falls!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_VhblnQMTofD90OrNzJ3Y27BnYsJ0rqMiysvVTn8K8WC032ID2hWhD-IInH7XmlWl0HLksp2-ScfIujLGcPmHLjSo54Wkd5sieLNEDHbbdLfv5pN1WtO3eeT8dnMoRbHEbn37amkKs4/s1600/100_9346.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_VhblnQMTofD90OrNzJ3Y27BnYsJ0rqMiysvVTn8K8WC032ID2hWhD-IInH7XmlWl0HLksp2-ScfIujLGcPmHLjSo54Wkd5sieLNEDHbbdLfv5pN1WtO3eeT8dnMoRbHEbn37amkKs4/s400/100_9346.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842244498592914" border="0" /></a>This was the river at the top of the falls it was so beautiful out that day :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimny6hR3_S_VnrAcu_XW0ZwAq2Um_JxBSIzbAMn5cE9LHjC_ov5Kw5rUBftYugAG8zO2o54JOXSLOitUTnZdHJhl9FkcgFDD6BlvU3cr-FsShFGE3EU72xKl-zWbiXyFYKgl2J7VtiXtw/s1600/100_9368.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimny6hR3_S_VnrAcu_XW0ZwAq2Um_JxBSIzbAMn5cE9LHjC_ov5Kw5rUBftYugAG8zO2o54JOXSLOitUTnZdHJhl9FkcgFDD6BlvU3cr-FsShFGE3EU72xKl-zWbiXyFYKgl2J7VtiXtw/s400/100_9368.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489842260425267602" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpdOoVgnO92X7JtFEuQFMkAXWdfOnWKopuG0YAyYF7JZdeKfmoGukUgZxbBJsTTUEa3AjrzV4OOw4UAkXrPC6V17h6QXVJtzaY5vo6rCK7oIRCa9Zqah7fqVyOA6JrKdkzT1qBn-Nm8/s1600/100_9363.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JpdOoVgnO92X7JtFEuQFMkAXWdfOnWKopuG0YAyYF7JZdeKfmoGukUgZxbBJsTTUEa3AjrzV4OOw4UAkXrPC6V17h6QXVJtzaY5vo6rCK7oIRCa9Zqah7fqVyOA6JrKdkzT1qBn-Nm8/s400/100_9363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489840903907265250" border="0" /></a><br /> Over all it was a great hike and a great day. It was nice to catch up with some friends I have not seen in a while and it is nice to find another hike to take Dan on. This same trail splits at one point and goes to a lake, I will have to try that some day, I heard it is amazing!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-83155306655266372742010-06-18T08:13:00.003-06:002010-06-18T09:43:02.742-06:00Hill SprintsDan and I did hill sprints yesterday and it was killer. We ram 4 x 30 -40 meter sprints up hill with a 25lb or 45 lb sand bag, WOW was that hard!<br /> We are trying to go outside more to train instead of being cooped up in the gym all day. So far it has been great, I am getting more time to throw and I am teaching Dan to do it also. He is picking it up well and he will be competing in a week with me in the Yellowstone Highland games. It should be a blast! We also bought 2 - 16kg kettle bells and 3 different sledge hammers to train with. We are going to be doing some odd stuff, but fun stuff this summer :)<br /> I am also going on a hike with some of my old volleyball girls this weekend, up in the Spanish peaks area, to a water fall with great views. I cant wait, it should be fun, but they are both smaller girls who can run marathons. I hope I can keep up with them :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-63079521046640302372010-06-08T08:28:00.002-06:002010-06-08T08:37:50.992-06:00New ApartmentWell we moved into our new apartment this weekend. It is about half the size of our old house, but it will work for now. We are on campus and it takes me about 10-15 min to walk to work, I love it. <br /><br />We are just waiting now to transfer into the house we really want and will stay in the next 4 years, as long as Dan is in school. The biggest plus is that it is a HOUSE and not an apartment, we can have our own washer and dryer, but most of all we wont share any walls with anyone!<br /><br />Dan asked a nice man at our housing office if he could just give an estimate on time, he said it could be 1 week or 2, but it is not 100%. Even though, that will be fine with me to move 2 times in one month as long as I know we will be living in this new house for the next 4 years. Which will the the longest I will stay in one house in my adult life. I usually move houses every 1-2 years. It will be great! It is still small, but it will make Dan and I get rid of a lot of stuff we don't need.<br /><br />Lets hope for a fast transfer so we can get into our house!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-18206956663011795522010-06-01T15:24:00.002-06:002010-06-01T15:27:29.539-06:00Dan's First Pre Calculus ExamGreat job Dan!!!!!<br /><br />Dan got a 97% on his first exam! The average for the class was a 58% and he might have had the best grade in the class! I am so proud of him, he is going to do great in engineering!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-24853026932580072482010-05-27T11:18:00.002-06:002010-05-27T11:22:04.356-06:00Crazy LifeThings have been crazy the last few months. Dan and I have made some big life changing choices. Dan is going back to school and we are moving onto campus to make everything easier. Work has been busy and we have had almost all of our family over in the last 2 months. I have a ton of pictures I am going to put up here soon to share with you. I know no one is really following anymore, but I am starting up again :) More to follow!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-41956646683889675902009-11-29T16:22:00.002-07:002009-11-29T17:05:42.497-07:00Thanksgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCw8yI3xI/AAAAAAAAAvo/3UxJ516pywY/s1600/100_8348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCw8yI3xI/AAAAAAAAAvo/3UxJ516pywY/s400/100_8348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409670617375498002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF5RNRPMl5QjEfSThatiI6XTHH67LL_b3c_zUOHnHfOiwgQ7UFZzjQtdG2X6BomQc2qfq0pWLtDzbPhK-6lm0qB2I6OV7jpjO3F0h85S4j3R25dDmBBn-nSqeNMLts5n7_NinRFnHyUs/s1600/100_8357.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyF5RNRPMl5QjEfSThatiI6XTHH67LL_b3c_zUOHnHfOiwgQ7UFZzjQtdG2X6BomQc2qfq0pWLtDzbPhK-6lm0qB2I6OV7jpjO3F0h85S4j3R25dDmBBn-nSqeNMLts5n7_NinRFnHyUs/s400/100_8357.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409670609320138370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCv75dtDI/AAAAAAAAAvY/MM6k_a0lDUM/s1600/100_8353.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCv75dtDI/AAAAAAAAAvY/MM6k_a0lDUM/s400/100_8353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409670599957918770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx3Xxjwf6gLp2k6xnbQ11-OPN1npLY8dNOZUMD20ae766h1DCeGWvLmAoySELTF2PV2F-zriy_sd1B0V4UCiQXCnDJsmKwTd0R3lR1cd1rX_iTo2KKhyphenhyphen04aMf0kK29395AD0NMOhrfbE/s1600/100_8347.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlx3Xxjwf6gLp2k6xnbQ11-OPN1npLY8dNOZUMD20ae766h1DCeGWvLmAoySELTF2PV2F-zriy_sd1B0V4UCiQXCnDJsmKwTd0R3lR1cd1rX_iTo2KKhyphenhyphen04aMf0kK29395AD0NMOhrfbE/s400/100_8347.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409670593824441266" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCvBFp5WI/AAAAAAAAAvI/Z7NUxQa_gpA/s1600/100_8340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMCvBFp5WI/AAAAAAAAAvI/Z7NUxQa_gpA/s400/100_8340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409670584171357538" border="0" /></a><br />Dan and I spent thanksgiving in Bozeman this year. We made a 18 lb turkey and lazed around the house all weekend. The robe Dan is wearing is one I made him the day after thanksgiving, I am very proud of it. We had a great time together, but we hope next year we can spend it with the rest of our family or friends. We miss you all and hope your weekend was as good as ours.Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-23315585830689086162009-11-29T16:05:00.003-07:002009-11-29T16:21:56.066-07:00Pumpkins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMAfC3QNkI/AAAAAAAAAvA/OKYl78a1Yg0/s1600/100_8299.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMAfC3QNkI/AAAAAAAAAvA/OKYl78a1Yg0/s400/100_8299.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409668110746662466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan and I bumming it one night :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5oIJJeTSKdQWUuT3RI5DXtvEqlrVn7cIq-v3LjiaUv6p4cIWb5UFn4i4oF4t-q_a3CNiC3AuRLLbkEfObXJKNU7tctJmGIIurlsUBs9PsWfWn3HVbO4EjJ83SjwHTa8RDFR3fIFL6_s/s1600/100_8293.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5oIJJeTSKdQWUuT3RI5DXtvEqlrVn7cIq-v3LjiaUv6p4cIWb5UFn4i4oF4t-q_a3CNiC3AuRLLbkEfObXJKNU7tctJmGIIurlsUBs9PsWfWn3HVbO4EjJ83SjwHTa8RDFR3fIFL6_s/s400/100_8293.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409668102029468978" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">All of our pumpkins on our front porch. You might be able to see that the ones in the front our molding, they were only a week old at the time.<br /><br /></div>t<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMAeVyKkwI/AAAAAAAAAuw/P5NQBT1Jupc/s1600/100_8291.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxMAeVyKkwI/AAAAAAAAAuw/P5NQBT1Jupc/s400/100_8291.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409668098645725954" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The two newer ones I carved on Halloween :)<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL_W87PJcI/AAAAAAAAAug/hBLOu82yAIk/s1600/100_8251.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL_W87PJcI/AAAAAAAAAug/hBLOu82yAIk/s400/100_8251.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666872202175938" border="0" /></a><br />Our first two pumpkins. Dan did a great job carving out the pumpkin for a different look.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0_13H5UR__NIh4XIvzsehkyWRTrUE6yngNUFUkuSF8ecLmbOTlgrEoRSQxN6AZ2nWJtxXlNwI3gJNBI4sikiObqoPBI9tCegYbXR4H2MITYWfhW8gfLv-t1RD29L8QxvbMjrIgbJRbw/s1600/100_8247.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0_13H5UR__NIh4XIvzsehkyWRTrUE6yngNUFUkuSF8ecLmbOTlgrEoRSQxN6AZ2nWJtxXlNwI3gJNBI4sikiObqoPBI9tCegYbXR4H2MITYWfhW8gfLv-t1RD29L8QxvbMjrIgbJRbw/s400/100_8247.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666867873210082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">If I don't watch out I might bite my tongue off. Thanks Grandma Donna for that trait :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs1mgkYyQEe5LhB54N9WUg8WyfXGyk9sm2l-DiJOXxu5L8hQMNej4SQEVi-4KKyIyKMcgfhil6tylA1CmmeDaNy3UDtNJIN-66tzlzWPaVnqLU0OuGZx-vPH44gPTdHsodSHw9jBVsyY/s1600/100_8243.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigs1mgkYyQEe5LhB54N9WUg8WyfXGyk9sm2l-DiJOXxu5L8hQMNej4SQEVi-4KKyIyKMcgfhil6tylA1CmmeDaNy3UDtNJIN-66tzlzWPaVnqLU0OuGZx-vPH44gPTdHsodSHw9jBVsyY/s400/100_8243.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666858240851922" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan carving intently :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FwmsiHcLTict7pfBIBsm-6HJ-UPmuSHwrRhrkgJh29UdiCMshUJRjzKTFfmFaGXe0cNeX1QWXL43U4V5s0yvmXzg7NIkbOPPWjcJHHhijRkU_8U-nBohl4-fQRQ8c6eQ9W4O-bbXD_w/s1600/100_8232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FwmsiHcLTict7pfBIBsm-6HJ-UPmuSHwrRhrkgJh29UdiCMshUJRjzKTFfmFaGXe0cNeX1QWXL43U4V5s0yvmXzg7NIkbOPPWjcJHHhijRkU_8U-nBohl4-fQRQ8c6eQ9W4O-bbXD_w/s400/100_8232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409666854911235202" border="0" /></a><br />Here are the flowers Dan got me for no reason. He just thought I would like them. He is so thought full :)<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-44021422896057788822009-11-29T15:57:00.002-07:002009-11-29T16:05:00.781-07:00Stone Creek Trail<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9JKvir7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/jCrAQn6N6H8/s1600/100_8388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9JKvir7I/AAAAAAAAAuA/jCrAQn6N6H8/s400/100_8388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409664436369797042" border="0" /></a>Dan and I had a great short hike on Stone creek trail yesterday. It is up in the Bridger mountains, which I have been living here for 2 1/2 years and I have never driven up there before. It is beautiful.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO39Voe1oaIqIacWlswOXj14MGSwEeR6yrYe6W2zKiVJcxYk-ccDni75vgFJS4Qm59SVzWIkl0nBMKc68LVV4fApHP4yGG9bVljQS4DkJmK7AXwWr7mtraoRvHlU9SAIqjNfyw74OwpQU/s1600/100_8374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO39Voe1oaIqIacWlswOXj14MGSwEeR6yrYe6W2zKiVJcxYk-ccDni75vgFJS4Qm59SVzWIkl0nBMKc68LVV4fApHP4yGG9bVljQS4DkJmK7AXwWr7mtraoRvHlU9SAIqjNfyw74OwpQU/s400/100_8374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409664430565838658" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Dan with his really long hair. This is the longest I have ever seen it and he wants to grow it out more :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9ITllqXI/AAAAAAAAAtw/KsEcyvqVCSY/s1600/100_8381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9ITllqXI/AAAAAAAAAtw/KsEcyvqVCSY/s400/100_8381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409664421564098930" border="0" /></a><br />The moon.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9HyU1XPI/AAAAAAAAAto/s8eHRXDL0NI/s1600/100_8390.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SxL9HyU1XPI/AAAAAAAAAto/s8eHRXDL0NI/s400/100_8390.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409664412635454706" border="0" /></a><br />Dan striking a pose for me like always :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGSDRUznGCWZxBp2qUM05z3nCbroUE3cmz1oiaJdv7uxSz2VVatXhKw6JzTFhamkc2Dm8HmS-Oynl_f4lfWbkCj3eMxeQY933_VS8Q7o7Py6RMAQyIrKj8eZx-QBf50OJgmm-XNNwq2U/s1600/100_8365.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdGSDRUznGCWZxBp2qUM05z3nCbroUE3cmz1oiaJdv7uxSz2VVatXhKw6JzTFhamkc2Dm8HmS-Oynl_f4lfWbkCj3eMxeQY933_VS8Q7o7Py6RMAQyIrKj8eZx-QBf50OJgmm-XNNwq2U/s400/100_8365.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409664404199846818" border="0" /></a><br />It was a great hike and it gave us an idea where to get a Christmas tree also this year. We are going out to cut our own this year, it should be fun :)<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-65620277350170170522009-11-02T10:27:00.004-07:002009-11-02T12:26:55.705-07:00HalloweenWell Dan and I had a great Halloween. We did not do anything special, we just handed out candy to kids. We thought we were going to get bombarded by kids, because of the little bike gang that is around our house 20+ strong :) But we did not get nearly as many as we thought we would and our candy showed it.<br /><br />I think we had 4 gallon size zip lock bags stuffed with candy left over and we gave out hand fulls of it also. I put the leftovers in our athletic break room for everyone to eat, I did not want all of that at my house for me to eat. I am trying to loose some weight and that never helps :(<br /><br />I will try and post some pictures of our pumpkins we carved this last week, they were good :)<br /><br />Oh! I have to describe a group of our trick or treaters.<br /><br />So I opened the door and I saw a group of bunnies. Abotu 5 girls 8-10 years old with bunny ears and leotards on, with bunny tails. Cute right? Well I kept looking and thought to my self, are they Playboy bunny's? No! Then they brought up a cute 1 year old boy in a velvet red robe and I thought to my self how cute are you. Then it hit me, bunnies and a guy in a robe. It was Hugh Hefner and his 5 playboy bunnies. I had to laugh, but I was also a bit shocked, who picked out the costume, the kids or the parents, scary!Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-39712268640775041962009-10-02T13:05:00.002-06:002009-10-02T13:08:16.526-06:00SnowWednesday was our first snow of the year :) I have heard that it supposed to be bad, but I dont know how, snow, or cold? Well we will just have to see how it goes. I will try and be ready for it though. I have to pull out all of our winter close and put up our summer ones. Winter is here, wait, where was fall again?Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-34059885384117692472009-10-02T12:10:00.003-06:002009-10-02T12:17:07.072-06:00Dan's Mom :)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsZCSNlvwNI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/SpIRuMdXuGE/s1600-h/dan+and+mom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 213px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsZCSNlvwNI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/SpIRuMdXuGE/s400/dan+and+mom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388066884848435410" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Dan and his Mom, Stacy. I love this picture :) She got to come up for the weekend and spoil us. I have forgotten how it feels to be spoiled, it is great. Thanks Stacy for a great weekend and great gifts, we cant wait to see you again :) Oh, and thanks for teaching me how to play Yahtzee, I love it! And great job on getting an all time high score of 500+, You rock!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsZCSigeibI/AAAAAAAAAtY/gAmkD-JRJ0w/s1600-h/dan+and+andrea+september.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsZCSigeibI/AAAAAAAAAtY/gAmkD-JRJ0w/s400/dan+and+andrea+september.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388066890463480242" border="0" /></a><br />Here is Dan and I in some of our new things Stacy got us. We both got orange hats for hunting (which we hope to do for the first time this year), and carhartt vests. We love them :)<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-45437434444424286152009-10-01T17:52:00.004-06:002009-10-02T12:05:32.318-06:00Truman Gulch Pictures<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKHaPXTD6cRfXKPu2dKyJo49854R7aKuIjwvFrtB_rWZLnsyKSOQ-m7656HRkxq5fmVBkHMZchXPqeoW7GpXlY1psh9686tR6z52D536m7kJ2VCI07AQtOeEbTK7tfJvtK7gHWUC2nTs/s1600-h/Truman+gulch+at+the+top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKHaPXTD6cRfXKPu2dKyJo49854R7aKuIjwvFrtB_rWZLnsyKSOQ-m7656HRkxq5fmVBkHMZchXPqeoW7GpXlY1psh9686tR6z52D536m7kJ2VCI07AQtOeEbTK7tfJvtK7gHWUC2nTs/s400/Truman+gulch+at+the+top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388060739994926194" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">These pictures are from our hike up Truman Gulch a few weeks ago. This first picture is from the spot on the mountain we stopped to eat lunch and head back down, so the highest point on our hike. At this point we were hiking for 2 hours and increased about 1600 feet in elevation. It was well worth the view :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsY8sW-3p9I/AAAAAAAAAsw/7kz3df4_rao/s1600-h/truman+gulch+andrea.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsY8sW-3p9I/AAAAAAAAAsw/7kz3df4_rao/s400/truman+gulch+andrea.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388060736976562130" border="0" /></a><br />Here I am posing for day on our way up the gulch. I think we took over 100 pictures on this one hike, it was a beautiful place.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVWxywN5BgHluWm0k_SgVyQKcxT8nFpUWqy7yxYfOXzXkzHin4yJZTIRF5Vz-CtnyxUr60kV8GA6RBFx0ns7taHbeKD7sBW-BlukOAh2jyqoEBTJRZkVB1ZsQvrHNx0t00xr9GXcxDqc/s1600-h/truman+gulch+dan+flexing.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVWxywN5BgHluWm0k_SgVyQKcxT8nFpUWqy7yxYfOXzXkzHin4yJZTIRF5Vz-CtnyxUr60kV8GA6RBFx0ns7taHbeKD7sBW-BlukOAh2jyqoEBTJRZkVB1ZsQvrHNx0t00xr9GXcxDqc/s400/truman+gulch+dan+flexing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388060727450220738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Here is Dan posing down for me, as you can see he loves the camera and it loves him :)<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAaB6fksJocQhd_FRjJWwmeLbj31AptTu80eg0HSWLBm2oFp6_MXnU1GVjHFF2Djcfhz8r6XT3xTCWVmqasWpYeUyhUJ7ed2laIHog4oqMd5yX8f3vXR-VV58U1lckqcC6kd-Zct6EnM/s1600-h/truman+gultch+dan+by+river.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUAaB6fksJocQhd_FRjJWwmeLbj31AptTu80eg0HSWLBm2oFp6_MXnU1GVjHFF2Djcfhz8r6XT3xTCWVmqasWpYeUyhUJ7ed2laIHog4oqMd5yX8f3vXR-VV58U1lckqcC6kd-Zct6EnM/s400/truman+gultch+dan+by+river.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388060724497515858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This is Dan by the creek that followed the gulch. This was about one minute into the hike, so we knew the views had to be even better as we kept going.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsY8rBmX98I/AAAAAAAAAsY/xJuaIEsVG0c/s1600-h/Truman+gulch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_T7EgqS4viQA/SsY8rBmX98I/AAAAAAAAAsY/xJuaIEsVG0c/s400/Truman+gulch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388060714056808386" border="0" /></a><br />This was our view as we came out of the valley and into an open field. It was a million times better in person and well worth the sore and tired legs the next 2 days :) We ate our lunch just off to the right of this picture at the end of the tree line.<br /><br />After this hike Dan and I decided that we really like hiking, but we should have worked our way into a 3.5 hour hike, instead of just jumping right in. I think the longest we had hiked before was about an hour and a half, so it was a big jump, but we had a blast :)<br /></div>Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-34823259652164411592009-10-01T09:22:00.002-06:002009-10-01T09:36:32.615-06:00Fun ThingsOver the last few weeks Dan and I have done some fun things. We decided to get our Christmas presents early this year. We each got a nice carhartt jacket and hat. Both jackets are dark brown, but different styles. It looks like we are trying to be matchy- matchy, but I swear we aren't, it just ended up that way. We love them!<br /><br /> Then a week later we decided that if we are going to start going on longer day hikes we need day packs. So we both got waist packs (they are like fanny packs that go on your back), very comfortable and easy to wear. <br /><br /> We tried them out the next day after we bought them on our first long hike, about 5-6 miles and 3.5 hours. I will have to post some pictures this weekend when I have time from this hike, it was a blast! Dan has some pics on his facebook. We had a great time and want to go on more, and even maybe try snow shoeing this winter.<br /><br /> The next fun thing we did was spend this last weekend with Dan's Mom. She came out for the weekend, bought us Christmas and birthday presents, lifted weights with us and taught me how to play Yahtzee. I never knew how fun that game was, I am hooked :) Dan and I are both glad we got to see her again, it had been too long since we had seen her last. It was a great weekend!<br /> <br /> Well now back to work, I wanted to just give you an update on our life, things are going great :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3080355374010625840.post-14647379260639711212009-09-18T13:58:00.002-06:002009-09-18T14:07:12.814-06:00A Quick updateWell again it has been a long time since I have posted, and a lot of things have been going on. <br /><br />First school has started here at Montana State and that means a lot of work for Doug (my boss) and I. Practice for everyone was in full swing last week, which means that our hours in the weight room are 11-14 hours a day. We also get in 8 hours on Saturdays for home football games and another 3 hours for football lifting on Sundays. Oh how I love football season.<br /><br />Dan and I are doing great! We are going to try and hunt this fall for deer to get some cheep, lean meat. Our friend Eric is helping us out, two people who do not know much about hunting :)<br /><br />We also bought Carhartt jackets this last week and made a trip up to Highlight (a mountain range and lake near town) to break them in. It was a blast, we made a fire for smores and watched the stars come out. It was a blast.<br /><br />Well I have to get going now, I have a few athletes that just walked into the weight room. I will right more soon :)Andreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04036555453744947143noreply@blogger.com0