~*~ What I Learned in Montana ~*~

“<sigh>”

~ It doesn’t suck.

~ If NJ is the butt-hole of America, Long Island is the asshair.

~ Don’t stop until the pull out.

~ Brad keeps forgetting to grab his rod.

~ Not to get out of the car to chase the big horn sheep.

~ The truth about the pot at the end of the rainbow.

~ Eating breakfast is exhausting and one must nap immediately after.

~ I have to do dishes and laundry and then sleep in the basement.

~ Brad has me figured out – coffee immediately required in the AM.

~ Not to walk on the glacier.

~ There are many much moosen in the woodsenens!

~ My confirmation number could have been IO0ll0IOO000IIIlll.

~ Did I mention Montana doesn’t suck? It doesn’t…

~ I don’t feel sorry for Brad or Jason or anyone they work with.

~ Not to grab Jason’s stick…he doesn’t like it.

~ Relatives you don’t like will visit when you don’t want them to and leave when they’re ready.

~ Duck when kids are playing croquet.

~ QDoba has the biggest burrito’s ever.

~ The draw of Glacier National Park

~ “Free seats available” means “you get the wheel well and your boyfriend gets the floor”

~ Who George Ostrom is and why people don’t necessarily like him.

~ Bears on the road but none on the trail.

~ Your car is your cage!

~ Brad will make a great wife someday.

~ Montana doesn’t suck (did I say that yet?)

~ Polebridge Mercantile = worth the drive just for the sandwiches

~ I need my head to be on a swivel.

~ My name is Beth or Heather or Jill or Alison or anything but Kim

~ Dairy Queen rocks.

~ The view is better without the smoke from the wildfires

~ There’s a whole lotta nothing between Great Falls and Many Glacier

~ Why Kalispell people don’t stop in Browning

~ Montana favors the rear entrance

~ I heart huckleberries. Yumminess.

~ I’m going to take over Big Momma

~ There aren’t really any grizzlies in Montana.

~ Jason is a Mexican landscaper. bwahaha

~ Riding on a wheel well gets old after about 10 minutes on a bumpy road.

~ You need a fishing license to fish in a fishless pond. I don’t get that.

~ Tourons are funny.

~ People out West don’t hike in skirts…I think I’ll be bringing that craze with me.

~ Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride.

~ Why crashing through wooded areas isn’t always the best choice

~ Nobody should listen to me when I suggest which way to go. Ever.

~ Moose’s will be my new favorite place

~ Julio is friggin’ amazing…he totally kicked Julie’s ass with this trip.

~ It doesn’t suck!

Other reflections:

We spent a lot of time in Kalispell just driving around to places like Whitefish, Columbia Falls, Hungry Horse, and more. I was able to see a lot of Flathead County and realize what a stark difference there is between MT and NJ. Awhile ago, Brad had commented that he would leave Kalispell for me. After being there and experiencing not only Kalispell, but Glacier National Park, I’m more taken by that statement. I would not leave that place for me!!! You’d have to be nuts.

One of my favorite parts of the week was just spending down time at home with Brad. All of our time together has been on the go running from one place to the next and hiking all over the place. Having a sense of normalcy and day to day regular life was a welcome change of pace which I completely enjoyed. Hanging out in the kitchen, cooking clam dip and scones and spending time together was just as much fun as trekking through Floral Park. It was a side of each other that we haven’t had a chance to see and it was really nice. I was able to meet so many of the people that he has talked about, I met Jason (his roommate) to discover we won’t have a problem getting along (as long as I start mowing the lawn), and seeing what “real life” will be like. It was important to me to be able to do these things and experience a taste of life in Kalispell ~ and now I am more certain than ever that life will only get better and better.

Brad took me to Lone Pine State Park, where we were able to walk up to a rocky outcrop and get a view of Flathead County, almost in its entirety. I loved that he wanted me to be able to see and experience as much as possible and is making this big transition for me all the more easy. If you haven’t been paying attention, or you haven’t figured it out (perhaps you are a little slow?)…I will be moving to Kalispell in the very near future. I am incredibly excited and any nerves I had prior to visiting MT are now gone. I love it there, I love the town, the people, the porn and the lifestyle.

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