Lovin Livin in Big Sky Country: September 2009

Sunday, September 20, 2009

YAY KEEGAN

I am a proud big sis this week. My lil bro Keegan was hired by my friends Peter and Brooke to be a guide for their hunting camp this year. Not only was this his first gig as a guide but the first trip was with a TV crew and hunters for a show called Western Extreme (I think) on the Outdoor channel!!! BIG DEAL for all involved. His first day out on his own with a hunter was a big success and by the end of the day he had called in 2 bulls, one was down and he had it quartered, packed and back in camp. Big day! A great time was had by all and I think that he really learned ALOT from 10 days with professional hunters and cameramen. Read more on Brooke's Blog.

mmmmm...jam

Delicious jam and salsa.. If I thought I could make a living making this stuff I would quit my day job! But I think I would need a greenhouse first. Luckily I think that is somewhere on 'the list'.

That wait is over!!

I have been waiting patiently for 3 years to have a dining room table. There are ups and downs to dating a man who can design and build amazing things.... up: he can design and build amazing things... down: he doesn't really like anything that you might see in a store and because he designs things all day every day there is not much time left for personal design and build time. Thus...no dining room table for 3 years. At meal times you can find us hovering over the coffee table. And if we have guests; you can find us hovering over the coffee table ;) or eating at one of those long plastic folding tables. I am not sure why these options are better than buying a table but this I do not dare argue for it is an argument I will never win.
Last weekend Brooke and I saw a great old antique table at a community garage sale in Emigrant. We think that the table is perfect for the house but I hesitate to throw my money at something that is well, already designed and built. So I go home and think about it. He does sometimes like old things... I convince him to take me back to Emigrant on Sunday in hopes to find my table still there waiting for me and to also get a thumbs up. It was there' waiting for me so we strapped her in the back of the truck and headed back down the road. We decided to put a finish on it and it turned out BEAUTIFUL!!! I can't wait to use it... friends...come over and eat!!

Old antique 'treasure' table: $100

Minwax Antique Oil Finish: $10

A place to eat together and with guests: priceless

Friday, September 18, 2009

much needed

Brooke planned a much needed.....for all I'm sure.....evening at her house. Great food and great people!! For me it consisted of yummy lasagna, wine, bread and delicious apple cake and fun visiting with friends. For her it consisted of a little more than she has bargained for....check it out!!!!! ;)

Monday, September 7, 2009

Fishing for...ELK???

Our routine weekend float started out just like it always does. A visit with Brooke and Matine at the fly shop as we head south to hit up our favorite stretch for fishing and finding sweet rocks. About half way between Carbella and Point of Rocks we came across a bull elk...he seemed to have lost his herd but didn't really seem to mind. He was spending his day on the river just like we were. Being the second day of bow season G was bummed that he didn't have his bow; and I thought it was pretty funny that the first bull we see a season is on a day we chose to fish!

Saturday, September 5, 2009

either/or

Either I have been doing NOTHING interesting for quite awhile / Or I have been crazy busy.......
Really, I decided to bring my personal computer home from work in hopes that I would stop wasting so much time on non-work activities at work. Not sure if it worked but I did realize that blogging takes time and it is not time I am really willing to spend out of me precious evenings and weekends. But I will sacrifice today because it is a 3 day weekend and I am planning on going into work today to do some paperwork and am of course procrastinating. ;)