The Move

Is anyone still out there?  Wow, you have been patient and I'm back with some much deserved updates.  But first, it's only right to update everyone on a few changes, so here's a brief pictorial of the move.  We have moved.... to a different state!

It was sad to leave Green River, WY.  We made some great friends there and, at eight (8) years, that was the longest Joe and I had spent anywhere together. 

It's never easy to sell a house and this sale ran us through the paces.  To the point where on the morning we thought we'd be driving out of town we were in stall mode waiting for the buyers paperwork.  So we thought we best take in a local event.  The Union Pacific 844 Steam Locomotive was coming through Green River on a trip to Sacramento.  This steam locomotive was built in 1944 and it was pretty cool to see as it rolled into the Green River train yard.

Then we went down and got to see it up close.

It was all good that the move was put off a couple days since we got to see the train and I got to see and give a hug to a friend!

But despite a few days of stall pattern, we soon moved back into packing high gear and we drove out of town on Tuesday September 25 after a final stressful morning waiting for that sale to be final.  We could not have done this move without the help of some key friends, especially Lorna and Marco who helped us during a very successful moving sale and Phillip who helped Joe pack the truck for a whole day!

It is normally a nine (9) hour drive between Green River and Missoula, this was a two day drive as I followed Joe.  Me driving the Rav4 with my boat on top and Joe driving the moving truck and trailer.   This was so boring at about 60 miles an hour as I followed that trailer.  But the drive was beautiful.

The colors and pretty skies started as we neared the WY/ID border just after Cokeville, Wyoming.

The boat enjoyed the ride, she hasn't been out much and is hoping for more water time in Montana!

The Idaho colors were lovely.

That was my view for two (2) days.  But then exciting things started happening.  First, the Montana border.

Then, woohoo, the final turn and 114 miles to Missoula!

This passenger seat was full and the hat is ready for some Montana music festivals!

Next exit, home!

As of Friday, September 28th we officially became Montana residents and the very excited owners of this beautiful home.

There are so many wonderful things about the house, but here I'll focus on the view.  We have 8 acres!  There's been lots of wildfire smoke, but this was still the view from our bedroom window, the morning after moving in.

The view from the dining room a couple nights ago as we get ready for sunset.

And the daily visitors that I've hired to do my fall pruning.

We are doing some updates, such as new kitchen counters and other fun things, but no worries, I have started cooking and have some other blog posts coming your way.  We'll get started back up with grains in a few weeks, in the meantime I'm just happy to be cooking during this wonderful fall season.