First week in Big Sky Country

Hi everyone! First blog post in Big Sky Country. I figured this would be a nice way to keep all of our friends and family in the loop during our time in Bozeman, MT.

This was our first week in Bozeman, and it flew by. Last Saturday we left and moved in (thanks to the help of my parents and Scott's mom!!). The drive out went by pretty smooth besides a little accident with the bike rack (no major damage, luckily) and poor Jacque was stuck in the car with a howling Robert. Both Scott and I had to start work on Monday. Talk about jumping right into things! My week was fairly uneventful at work, but I know that will change in a hurry, so I should enjoy it while it lasts! I found out a little more about my project, and am going to be finding my research sites next week hopefully! For those of you that don't know, I'm going to be getting my Master's degree in Land Rehabilitation/Restoration Ecology, and am going to be doing my research on an invasive species called tall buttercup. Basically I'm going to try to figure out if it is a problem, and if it is, how can it be managed?? The cool thing about it is that there is really no research on the species, so it'll be exciting to be apart of some brand new research.

Scott seems to like Glass Doctor so far, he's just trying to get used to a different way of doing things, and different tools (that definitely aren't as good as the ones he had at his last job!)

Both Robert and Eddy also seem to be settling in nicely. Robert has lots of windows to sun himself in, and Eddy has his very own backyard!

I have to say that Bozeman is absolutely beautiful. Its surrounded by mountains (which way is West again??) and is so close to so many amazing things (Yellowstone NP, Glacier NP, Yellowstone River, Big Sky, etc. etc.) I know we're going to like it here. It will be hard to be away from home and all of our friends and family, but luckily its only a 9 hour drive away, and our door is always open for any visitors!

For everyone back in Colorado with the 90 degree weather-- its snowing here today!!
I'll post some pictures soon of the beautiful scenery, but for now, here's some photos of our new place!

Living Room

Kitchen

Rainy backyard

Scott assembling my cheapy bookshelf in the "study"

Guest bedroom

Our room-- have to say I am not a fan of the gothic purple walls-- we may be painting soon when we get some time.

Bathroom ;)

Here it is!

My family had to put down Brant this week. Not an easy thing to do and he will be greatly missed. He was such a good boy, and so loved. 

My sister, Eddy, Brant and I at the cabin before we left to Bozeman. 

That's all for now, will post another blog again soon :) We miss you all and hope you're doing well!