I know that we have not been updating as we should, but to tell you the truth things are moving a bit slowly here in Missoula, Montana. Paul, Chica and I have settled into our apartment pretty nicely. We know own four pieces of furniture; a futon/bed, a dining room table with four chairs, and a coffee table with two matching side tables. However, the place is pretty big (we have an extra room that we are going to turn into the office/guest room so when you all come to visit you will have a place to stay) and it is starting to feel more and more like home.
Paul recently spent 7 days out in Yellowstone National Park on a 6 day backpacking trip with his friend Johnny Fink. He had a great time despite the fact that he came back with blisters all over his feet. Marcie (Johnny Fink's wonderful girlfriend and now my second friend in Missoula) invited me to her lake house on Crane Ferry Lake right outside of Helena. It was beautiful, she also taught me how to refinish furniture. That skill should come in handy since we are getting most of our furniture from yard sales and thrift stores.
Paul's birthday was Labor Day. Since that was the day after he came back from his epic hiking trip in Yellowstone, he spent most of his day in bed. I however, spent the day in the kitchen making him food and his favorite cookies, Snicker Doodles. Which by the way are a bit misleading. I had never eaten a Snicker Doodle, and I thought (because of the name) they were similar to chocolate chip cookies, but instead of chocolate chips I would use Snicker pieces. That is not what they are at all. Instead they are more like a sugar cookie with a sugar/cinnamon coating. We also planned on going to a couple local breweries that day, but because of the holiday they were closed. So, I took it upon myself to go out and get a nice selection of local beer so that we could have a tasting here at home.
The job search is going a bit slow. However, Paul and I were both called in this week for second interviews. Fingers crossed that at least one of these opportunities works out for us. We will keep you updated on that once we hear something.
Sorry, that I did not have much to report on this post, but as I said in the beginning things have been moving rather slow lately. Hopefully it will pick up once we get jobs and get a little more settled.
