Do I have news for you guys! Garrett and I woke up at 3:45am on Monday. We were out on the road by 4:15. Why you ask? After just 4 days in MT, Garrett has a new job. :-) He started with Walker Excavation, a company out of Belgrade. Belgrade is about 5 miles west of Bozeman and almost an hour commute for us. From his report last night, things are going great. Oh, and then he did call this morning and he said that his roommate is a snorer.:-) Ear plugs and a fan...that is all I have to say.They are a pretty large company and have 3 jobs going right now with Sam's Club. Yep, GG is a Wal-mart employee too! :-) Two of the job sites are out of town in Billings and Great Falls. With that said, Garrett will be working in Billings for his first week. I dropped him off on Monday morning and pick him up again on Friday afternoon. They put the guys up in hotels and feed them, so that is pretty nice. :-) At least he gets to eat. I am happy that he has weekends at home and that I'll get to see him a few days a week. All in all, it should work out pretty well and we are thankful that he has a good position and doesn't have to make the commute everyday.
Other than that, we are loving our new place and getting to know our surroundings. We both have MT driver's licenses and fishing licenses also. I am getting more familiar with my position and the reservations/booking duties. I think that I am going to have more than enough on my plate. :-) On Saturday we met with The Johnson Family up at Big sky to check out the other properties.
We started with Moose Landing, toured over to Elk Crossing, drove up to Big Sky resort for a look, and then down to Livingston to check out The Centennial. All of the rentals are charming, unique and classy. Each has great river access and The Centennial boasts some of the best fishing in all of MT. 1000 ft. on the Yellowstone river is truly a treasure. :-)
In other news, we have been getting the horses out although they are in need of new shoes shortly. Roy is still just enamored with the snow and we have been enjoying the comforts of a fire each night.
Oh yes, I wanted to tell you also that I had another first on Sat. We headed into Ennis around 930am and after dropping off the recycling and garbage, we headed to Shedhorn Sports, It is a great local sporting goods store that carries a little bit of everything. We were after two purchases that were both firsts for me. One, was a can of Bear Spray. It is a precaution that most never hit the woods without. Especially this time of the year around here. We have black bears and some Grizzlies too. The next was a holster.
Lets back track, two days before we left Oregon, Garrett and I went to look at hand guns with yours truly in mind. It was a topic that had come up a few times in the week prior because of my adventurous spirit and the abundant wildlife in MT. I feel totally comfortable with the idea of carrying a weapon as a last resort, I just never have. The intent is to never use it, but at least I'll have the access to it. First I'll bust out the bear spray if the event occurred. :-) I am sure that the creatures of the forest and I will get along just fine. Heathers are friends, not food. :-)
As for the first few days of my work week, they have been good. I have made some email contacts with prospective rental people, ran some errands for the builders, and had time to get things organized before the snow melts. Oh yeah, but it is snowing right now and we are supposed to get 1-2 feet up here at 6,000 ft. We'll see! I think that I am going to have some shoveling to do tomorrow. I have to admit, not sure if I really would want to spend a winter here. Brrr!!!
Well I better go, I have a few things to finish up before I meet with Robert and Patti this afternoon or evening. :-) Enjoy the new pictures. The ones of GG and me were taken by Tammy, one of Patti's daughters. Cheers! With love and joy~HB&GG
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