Last week Megan and I were able to go up to Montana for a wonderful Thanksgiving's break:
We headed out early Tuesday morning for the eight hour drive north. This would be Megan's first time to the treasure state and I was so excited to have her come up, and even more so that she was coming as my fiance.
As we left Utah we called the Mt. Timpanogos temple and set our Wedding date as the 26th of January 2012. Huzzah!
The roads couldn't have been much better. We made great time and it was so wonderful having her with me. We took the Pintlar scenic loop past Georgetown Lake and even stopped at the Sweet Palace in the booming metropolis of Philipsburg.
Main Street Philipsburg
We even stopped out at the Drummond cemetery and stopped at my dad's grave site.
We had such a blast in Missoula those few days. I was able to show her around town and some of my favorite places including my all time favorite place to eat when I visit home...Staggering Ox. We got ourselves some U of M hoodies and sweats and from that moment on blended right in with the Missoula crowd.
I love how friendly Missoula is. It is so great to be able to look forward to going home and to visit with friends and family. We were even able to meet up with one of my closest friends Jeremy, and his wife, for dinner one evening.
Downtown Missoula
Thanksgiving dinner was so great. We headed up to my aunt's house and was able to introduce Megan to the rest of my family on my mom's side. She survived :) It is always a great sign when someone can survive the uniqueness of the Brester blood's. I loving being home for thanksgiving and love my family, immediate and extended and was so glad Megan could share this time with me. It is so crazy to see how we have all grown over the years.
Friday night, Megan and I were able to go up to Quinn's hot springs with the folks. Before we stopped at Quinn's we went to Plains, Mt. and looked at the Christmas lights in the fairgrounds. That was a lot of fun and then we headed to the hot springs. It was so nice just to relax. They had a few pools of different temperature and I even was crazy enough to jump in the cold water, Megan was wiser.
On our last day, we went in on the Great Christmas Tree Hunt. We got bundled up and with Christina and Chris along as well, we headed out past Lolo to find our perfect tree. Once we saw it Megan and I ran through the snow to stake our claim. I cleared away a few of the branches but once that was complete I gave Megan the honors of cutting it down. It was fun to watch her cut down her first, as well as OUR first, tree. We named him George and tied him to the top of my Expedition.
Mission Accomplished
It was such a wonderful week away from stresses, worries, and cares. It was so great to be with her everyday. It was so weird getting back and using a phone to talk. I love her so much and am so excited for our winter wedding at the end of January. There is still much to do but it was a perfect week and a great trip to look back on as we continue to move forward.
More Adventures to Follow!
