the way to missoula was extremely smoky- you can see it in the picture above... we even pulled off for a bit to call marcella's friend there to see what was up with the area's forest fires...we stopped at the kum and go which was across from a pump and munch..hehe... so much innuendo in convenience store names hehe..
*(Don't forget the "Pump & Munch"! -Eric)
we got missoula in decent time and the hotel was okay....marcella stayed with her friend kathy and her boyfriend for the night... we went out to eat at a local place that was pretty good... then we went bowling and had to buy socks out of the vending machine hehe...missoula was pretty cool... there were fawns and a mama doe in front of kathy's house.... it was nice there... if i had to be somewhere in montana missoula would be it... there was a funny sign i tried to get a pciture of but couldn't get it in frame in time...it was a bank sign and it said "this loan int free" we thought it was funny...
*(Eric: actually the sign said "IST LOAN INT FREE" which is best said by Cap'n John in a loud, angry Montana voice)
oh and eric and capn picked up a copy of trucker singles...a personals type of paper for truckers and it's just hilarious... i will take a picture and post one of them...freakin scary and funny...mostly kind of scary...or sad?? i dunno but funny to talk about... if that makes any sense at all...hehe...
*(Eric: this was picked up on the way out of Minnesota and "Maynard" was our mascot for the rest of the trip, being quoted at least 15 times a day by John.. we will have a special post just about him soon.)
the drive from missoula to seattle was long but very pretty... i was certainly kind of tired of being in the car... we stopped at some crappy gift shop tourist thing... it was cheesy and i got a really bad montana trucker hat for 4 bucks...sylvan looks dapper wearing it hehe...we went through a lot of mountains that were beautiful and the part idaho we went through was just breathtaking... be a cool place to go back to... the drive through washington after spokane was not real exciting but okay... we did stop in george, washington hehe... we got gas there and there was a banner for a mexican restaurant there...i thought it was amusing hehe...
*(Eric: Wallace, Idaho is one of the coolest towns I've seen anywhere in a long while... mid/small-sized town.. clean.. all alone in the shade of mountains.. interstate highway goes over top of it on a bridge like it wasn't even there. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho was equally awesome overlooking a giant sparkling lake surrounded by more green mountains. Weeeee!)
the apartment is really nice... much nicer than i thought it would be actually.. we have a fireplace and a little back deck with a stream in the backyard... we are at the end of the row of condos sort of nestled in a wooded area...which is nice...not quite so blah...my neighbor seems cool... it's safe and no one breaks into my car which is nice!! heh....
*(Eric: Once I dam up the stream and create a big turtle pond, finish the babycage out back, build the loft/bunkbed, and get Mark to move back in with us.. then it'll be pretty near perfect.)
still getting adjusted to everything and i start work tomorrow...sheesh... time flies... i am sad i won't be home with pancake anymore during the day but at least he'll be with his daddy... and not in day care which i am happy about... my aunt and uncle and cousins are glad to be close and it's nice having family around!!
*(Eric: I'm only babysitting Monday/Wed/Friday, Silas is babysitting Tues/Thurs.)
i hosted a meetin event too... and ..dude... i am soooo dumb sometimes it truly astounds me how i manage to get things done with brain so off sometimes hehe... i thought my event was on wed. so i went to the bar/restaurant and waited for like 3 hours and no one showed... i was ssooo sad... and then i came home and sent an email to attendees asking if i missed people or what and then several people responded like what?? i thought it was tomorrow?? hehe... i went on the wrong day like a douchebag hehe... ::shakes head::; moving has corrupted my brain... but it made for a good ice breaker the next day and the service was good cuz the waiter felt like i was a regular or something hehe.... the event went okay i think... the people were nice and i tried to offer tips to get more folks involved... ::shrug:: we'll see... unfortunately i just won't have the time to devote as i did in minneapolis but i will some stuff... it's nice to get out and the people were very cool i think...
*(Eric: I could go on about how sad she texting me from the restaurant all alone while I was watching the screaming baby, but I'll just simply say.... Liz is -so- dumb. Sooooooooooo... )
anyway... i miss minneapolis a bit... :( it was nice having friends around and be in a familiar place but i am excited to explore this place too..i like the weather so far...which has been cool and comfortable... we'll see what happens in the winter i guess hehe... everyone has to come visit and hopefully i'll get some ideas of where cool places are to go... i'd like to take some ferries out to the islands.. it's so nice ...
*(Eric: When we got here it was cold, dark, and rainy as expected... this continued on and off for the next few days. The recent outbreak of "sunshine" over the past few days has causes locals to hide indoors cowering at the strange glowing sphere hovering in the sky... Liz and I have taken the opportunity to loot/stock up on groceries.)
okay enough for now...must get stuff organized for work tomorrow...
tata
::poof::
*(Don't forget the "Pump & Munch"! -Eric)
we got missoula in decent time and the hotel was okay....marcella stayed with her friend kathy and her boyfriend for the night... we went out to eat at a local place that was pretty good... then we went bowling and had to buy socks out of the vending machine hehe...missoula was pretty cool... there were fawns and a mama doe in front of kathy's house.... it was nice there... if i had to be somewhere in montana missoula would be it... there was a funny sign i tried to get a pciture of but couldn't get it in frame in time...it was a bank sign and it said "this loan int free" we thought it was funny...
*(Eric: actually the sign said "IST LOAN INT FREE" which is best said by Cap'n John in a loud, angry Montana voice)
oh and eric and capn picked up a copy of trucker singles...a personals type of paper for truckers and it's just hilarious... i will take a picture and post one of them...freakin scary and funny...mostly kind of scary...or sad?? i dunno but funny to talk about... if that makes any sense at all...hehe...
*(Eric: this was picked up on the way out of Minnesota and "Maynard" was our mascot for the rest of the trip, being quoted at least 15 times a day by John.. we will have a special post just about him soon.)
the drive from missoula to seattle was long but very pretty... i was certainly kind of tired of being in the car... we stopped at some crappy gift shop tourist thing... it was cheesy and i got a really bad montana trucker hat for 4 bucks...sylvan looks dapper wearing it hehe...we went through a lot of mountains that were beautiful and the part idaho we went through was just breathtaking... be a cool place to go back to... the drive through washington after spokane was not real exciting but okay... we did stop in george, washington hehe... we got gas there and there was a banner for a mexican restaurant there...i thought it was amusing hehe...
*(Eric: Wallace, Idaho is one of the coolest towns I've seen anywhere in a long while... mid/small-sized town.. clean.. all alone in the shade of mountains.. interstate highway goes over top of it on a bridge like it wasn't even there. Coeur D'Alene, Idaho was equally awesome overlooking a giant sparkling lake surrounded by more green mountains. Weeeee!)
the apartment is really nice... much nicer than i thought it would be actually.. we have a fireplace and a little back deck with a stream in the backyard... we are at the end of the row of condos sort of nestled in a wooded area...which is nice...not quite so blah...my neighbor seems cool... it's safe and no one breaks into my car which is nice!! heh....
*(Eric: Once I dam up the stream and create a big turtle pond, finish the babycage out back, build the loft/bunkbed, and get Mark to move back in with us.. then it'll be pretty near perfect.)
still getting adjusted to everything and i start work tomorrow...sheesh... time flies... i am sad i won't be home with pancake anymore during the day but at least he'll be with his daddy... and not in day care which i am happy about... my aunt and uncle and cousins are glad to be close and it's nice having family around!!
*(Eric: I'm only babysitting Monday/Wed/Friday, Silas is babysitting Tues/Thurs.)
i hosted a meetin event too... and ..dude... i am soooo dumb sometimes it truly astounds me how i manage to get things done with brain so off sometimes hehe... i thought my event was on wed. so i went to the bar/restaurant and waited for like 3 hours and no one showed... i was ssooo sad... and then i came home and sent an email to attendees asking if i missed people or what and then several people responded like what?? i thought it was tomorrow?? hehe... i went on the wrong day like a douchebag hehe... ::shakes head::; moving has corrupted my brain... but it made for a good ice breaker the next day and the service was good cuz the waiter felt like i was a regular or something hehe.... the event went okay i think... the people were nice and i tried to offer tips to get more folks involved... ::shrug:: we'll see... unfortunately i just won't have the time to devote as i did in minneapolis but i will some stuff... it's nice to get out and the people were very cool i think...
*(Eric: I could go on about how sad she texting me from the restaurant all alone while I was watching the screaming baby, but I'll just simply say.... Liz is -so- dumb. Sooooooooooo... )
anyway... i miss minneapolis a bit... :( it was nice having friends around and be in a familiar place but i am excited to explore this place too..i like the weather so far...which has been cool and comfortable... we'll see what happens in the winter i guess hehe... everyone has to come visit and hopefully i'll get some ideas of where cool places are to go... i'd like to take some ferries out to the islands.. it's so nice ...
*(Eric: When we got here it was cold, dark, and rainy as expected... this continued on and off for the next few days. The recent outbreak of "sunshine" over the past few days has causes locals to hide indoors cowering at the strange glowing sphere hovering in the sky... Liz and I have taken the opportunity to loot/stock up on groceries.)
okay enough for now...must get stuff organized for work tomorrow...
tata
::poof::
