Our Adventures from Big Sky Country

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

One of the very best days of my life just happened to be one year ago, from this past Sunday, November 8th. Bill and I celebrated our 1st Anniversary. We had a wonderful weekend. We chose to stay home rather than going anywhere overnight, mostly due to the fact that we just enjoy being at home. On Saturday we enjoyed shopping together for our gifts to each other and for our home. We had a very nice meal of Italian Food with banana splits for dessert, and watched a couple movies.

On Sunday we planned a very nice romantic evening at home; including a fine dining, candlelight, 4 course meal all from the kitchen of Bill & Sherrie's place. We brought out the china, and put on some great music that I had put together specifically for our anniversary. Menu included: Shrimp, Salad, BBQ Rib Eye Steak topped with saute'd mushrooms and onions (Bill makes the best, thats why I chose to eat at home), Baked Potato, Broccoli, and Homemade Parker House Rolls; and for dessert we ate the top of our wedding cake that had been in the freezer all year. It was just as yummy as it was on our wedding. After dinner we danced for a bit and then we watched one of our favorite movies; The Notebook.

On Monday, we went to breakfast and shopped at an antique store. Later on we went on a hike up the "M" mountain. Bill prepared chinese food for dinner and then we watched our Wedding Video and an episode of Ghost Whisperer before Bill had to leave for work.

The 1st Anniversary gifts are supposed to be centered around paper or clocks. For our home, I purchased a couple LDS art prints of our favorite pictures by our favorite LDS Artists. "Light of the World" by Greg Olsen and "Ye are not Forgotten" by Jon Mcnaughton. They are matted, but need to be framed.

My life was forever changed the day Bill and I met. He is the greatest blessing in my life. He is not just my husband, he is my soul mate and my best friend. We have never been happier! Out of darkness, I finally found my light. My one true love. I look forward to many, many more anniversaries with you sweetheart!

Fusion: Where two people become one. So close & well suited for each other that they blend together. You can't tell where one starts and the other one ends. They merge and can't live without the other after that.

GIVEAWAY!!!

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Friday, November 6, 2009

SNICKERDOODLES

These are my most favorite cookies of all time. My Grandma Alldredge (my dad's mom), would always make these cookies and have them ready for us when we came for a visit while we were young. I made these the other day for a cookie exchange we were having in Relief Society and they turned out to be a big hit with everyone and I received plenty of compliments. So I thought I would share them on my recipe blog.

To get this recipe please visit my recipe blog at Simple Meals for Busy Families.

I hope you enjoy them too! Trust me, you will not be able to stop at just one.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

INQUISITIVE MINDS WANT TO KNOW!

MONTANA FUN FACTS & TRIVIA

For those of you who have wondered about such things!

The Ponderosa Pine is the official Montana State Tree

The State Flower is the Bitterroot

The State Bird is the Western Meadowlark

The State Animal is the Grizzly Bear

Montana has more cows than people. There are 3 cows for every person in the state.

"Montana" comes from the Spanish word meaning "mountain".

Montana is the nations fourth-largest state with a land area of more than 147,000 square miles. But with less than a million people, its the country's sixth least-populated state.

Montana is home to the largest fresh water spring (Giant Spring's) in the United States.

Montana has the largest migratory elk herd in the nation.

People with Montana roots include daredevil Evel Knievel, actor Gary Cooper, author Norman Maclean, director David Lynch and Myrna Loy.

The State Butterfly is the Mourning Cloak.

The State Fish is Cutthroat Trout.

The State Gemstones are Agate and Sapphire.

Montana holds the world record for the greatest temperature change in 24 hours. On January 14-15 1972, the temperatures went from -54F to 49F, a whopping 103 degrees in Loma!

The average square mile of land contains 1.4 elk, 1.4 pronghorn antelope, and 3.3 deer.

46 of Montana's 56 counties are considered "frontier counties", with an average population of 6 or fewer people per square mile.

The Continental Divide runs along the crests of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to Mexico, literally dividing the waters of the North American Continent. Montana is known as the headwaters state because much of the water which flows to the rest of the nation comes from the mountains of Montana.

The Battle of the Little Bighorn also known as Custer's Last Stand took place on June 25, 1876. Lieutenant Colonel Custer's forces—including more than 200 of his men were wiped out in less than 20 minutes.

Montana has the largest Grizzly Bear population in the lower 48 states.

Montana is nicknamed the treasure state.

Yellowstone National Park in Southern Montana and Northern Wyoming is the first National Park in the nation.

The most visited place in Montana is Glacier National Park, known as the crown jewel of the continent. It lies along Montana's northern border and adjoins Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada, forming the world's first International Peace Park.

Montana's first territorial capital, Bannack, has been preserved as a ghost town state park along once gold-laden Grasshopper Creek. This old town is also said to be haunted by several ghostly spirits.

The first inhabitants of Montana were the Plains Indians.

Montana is home to seven Indian reservations.

The moose, now numbering over 8,000 in Montana, was thought to be extinct in the Rockies south of Canada in the 1900s.

In 1888 Helena had more millionaires per capita than any other city in the world.

Some strange laws:

In Helena, Montana it is illegal to throw an item across the street.
It is a felony for a wife to open her husband's mail.
It is illiegal for a married woman to go fishing alone on Sunday's, and illegal for an unmarried woman to fish alone at all.
It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone
In Salisbury, Montana it is illegal to throw pop bottles on the ground.
In Whitehall, Montana it is illegal to operate a vehicle with ice picks attached to the wheels.

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Altered Plans by Rebecca Talley

There is a new book out written by my friend Rebecca Talley. It looks like its another gread read and I can't wait to get my copy. Click the link above to view the book trailer for Altered Plans by Rebecca Talley and get yourself a copy really soon.