.....It's Been Awhile

Hello Strangers!

I know it's been a long minute since I've posted anything. My justification for that being I was in Ohio visiting all you people I write this blog for, so most of you got to hear my stories first hand.

I want to thank everyone for making my couple weeks home the best. You don't know how nice it was to be in the company of family and real friends and the cutest puppy in the world (Don't believe me? Check this picture out. I think my Mom E-mailed it to just about everyone she knows. No joke.)



I got to eat at some of my favorite restaurants with some of my favorite people, go to a Cavs game, and take Sophie on multiple walks in the park. I had a great Christmas with my family and the best New Years Eve with some of my closest friends. If only I could have stayed longer. I shouldn't complain though, I'll be back in 3 months for my spring break!

Coming back to Montana was definitely bittersweet. Even though I was having a great time in Ohio there was defintely a big part of me that missed Montana. I missed the mountains. I missed the small town feel of Livingston. I missed this little bugger.



It's been a week since I've been back and nothing has changed. One thing I was surprised about was coming back to absolutely no snow which is surprising for January in Montana. It feels more like spring here than winter. I even went running outside on Thursday because it was so warm! We're all praying for a good snow. I want to do some cross country skiing for goodness sake!

Well that's all I got for now. Next week I start house sitting for 3 weeks, I'm sure there will be a couple good stories about that!

Love,
Becky

Less Than a Wheat, I Mean Week!

Hello Everyone!

Less than a week till I'm back home (5.5 days to be exact)!!!!

To keep me busy while I'm counting down the days, my second graders and I have been talking about one of Montana's largest crops, wheat. I was able to borrow a wheat grinder from a local business and the kids have been able to grind wheat into their own flour. It's been super fun.



I don't know what's been more entertaining, the little girls that can barely crank the grinder or the super competitive boys that challenge each other to see who can grind the fastest. Either way we've been having fun and learning about good old wheat!

That's all for now. Can't wait to see everyone while I'm home!!!!

Love,
Becky

Wonderful Wednesday

Today has been a great day so far and it's only 11:00. Why?

1. Today marks two weeks until I'm boarding the plane back to Cleveland.

2. I got $175 Patagonia boots for only $80 thanks to theclymb.com. Seriously check that website out, it's awesome.

3. Texas basketball won last night.

It might not be much, but it's the little things that make me the happiest.

Oh well, that's all for now.

Love,
Becky

Finally!!!!!!!

So I've been waiting to make this post for months now. NBA basketball is finally back and I am the happiest girl in the world right now. I literally screamed in joy checking my twitter this morning. Now winter won't be quite as bad since I'll have games to watch. Some bar in Livingston better have NBA League Pass and be ready for me to be there on a regular basis.

I've compiled a list of the top 20 reasons I'm so pumped for the NBA season:

1. Seeing Kyrie and my TEXAS boy Tristan Thompson in the wine and gold.

"We've come to save you Cleveland!"

2. Watching the Cavs in general. Let's Go Cavs! Believeland!

3. Watching the Thunder make it to the NBA finals (I'm calling it now)

4. Two words: KEVIN DURANT (best player in the league).

"Who gon stop me huh?"

5. Seeing the Celtics get older and older and worse and worse.

Rondo save us please!!!!

6. Delonte West. I frickin love this guy.

I'm one BAMF.

7. Seeing Chris Bosh cry.

Womp. Womp. Womp.

8. Seeing Lebron James choke.



9. Seeing Dwayne Wade look like a tool in new Tmobile commericals (really, who has Tmobile?)

10. Watching Ricky Rubio become Rookie of the Year.



11. Watching the Timberwolves in general (they will surprise people).

12. The crumbling of the Lakers era. Sorry Kobe you're old. Sorry Mike Brown, you're nowhere near the coach Phil Jackson was and no one is going to listen to you.

13. While I hate to say it because I hated him in college....Blake Griffin. He's really growing on me, but I still would take K.Love over him any day.

"You may be good Blake, but I can score AND rebound. 31-30 man!" -K.Love

14. Watching on Christmas Day when the Mavs get their championship rings in front of the Heat....hahah suckers!

In your face Heat!

15. Seeing D.Rose break some ankles.

Fast don't lie.


16. Rudy Gay's return and the emergence of the Grizz.



17. The NBA on TNT. Basketball comedy at its best.

18. Jimmer totally sucking in the NBA. Sorry I can't stand that guy or his fans.

"That's about right. You are a dog Jimmer. Get ready to get lit up in the NBA. This is where the real men play" -Love, every single NBA player.

19. Dirk being Dirk and seeing what hairstyle he decides to rock this year.



20. The 2012 NBA draft....Cavs gotta continue to stock up. We're going to be the next OKC.

Welcome back NBA. You've been greatly missed.

Now anyone who really loves me will make sure to get me tickets to the first Cavs game while I'm visiting for the holidays....hint hint.

GO CAVS!!!!

Love,
Becky

Thanksgiving Shout Out!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

For awhile I was pretty bummed I couldn't come home for Thanksgiving. It is the first major holiday I'm spending away from home, but when I thought about it, I have nothing to be bummed about...

I have great friends and family that have totally supported me 100% in my choice to come out here and do what I've been doing. They've been when I needed a phone call/text/tweet/etc to lift my spirits on days where my homesickness was unbearable.

I live in a great community that has truly embraced and welcomed me. You don't know how loved I felt when I was invited to over ten Thanksgiving dinners today.

I am doing something I am truly passionate about. I've found a cause I want to dedicate my life to.

I live in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.

And I have this little bugger in my life now



Look at that little face, no reason to be bummed at all. And to make it even better, I'll be home in 3 weeks!!!

Alright, off to the gym and then to a couple Thanksgiving dinners. I'll be having turkey for the first time in 5 years! Yum!

Miss you all! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Love,
Becky

One Month!!!

It's exactly one month until I fly back to Cleveland for a couple weeks. And for those of you who follow me on Facebook and Twitter you already know how completely pumped I am. Being away from home for this long has really made me realize how much I love my family, friends, my dog, and the city of Cleveland. My supervisor Todd said to me one day when I was really homesick, "You must have some good things to miss back home" and he couldn't have been more right.

So what am I looking forward to when I go home????

1. Hugging my parents
2. Hanging out with my sister
3. Hanging out with my friends
4. Taking Sophie on walks
5. Chipotle and Cozumels
6. #TeamDingus trivia nights
7. The plethora of awesome Cleveland restaurants (Melt, Bier Market, Momochos, Ty Fun, etc)
8. I would say Cavs games, but after today I highly doubt that will happen : (
9. Group Power class at Peak
10. Christmas Ale
11. Just being in a real city. I <3 Cleveland.

Hopefully the next month goes by fast....

Miss you all.

Love,
Becky

My New Hobby

Went indoor climbing for the first time last night. My "roommates" aka the boys that live above me are avid climbers and they promised they would get me climbing too. We went to Spire, a super awesome climbing gym in Bozeman. One thing I didn't realize was how big of a climbing scene Montana has, Bozeman especially. I guess it does make sense though when you think about it.

Montana=Tons of Mountains=Good Climbing.

Anyways. My roommates Christian and Trevor (who are pretty stellar climbers themselves) showed me the ropes (literally and figuratively). What I've learned about climbing is there are scales to rate climbs. In the most basic terms, climbs are rated on a 5.0-5.15 scale. 5.0 being no climb at all really to 5.15 which only a hand full of people in the world can do. If you're pretty athletic you can usually start at a 5.6 if you've never climbed before.

I started at a 5.6 and climbed it with no problem. So I moved onto a 5.7, a little tougher but I reached the top fairly easily. Finally on my last climb I tried a 5.8. I got about halfway up and couldn't go any further. I blame part of my failure on just being tired from my other climbs. Climbing requires a ridiculous amount of forearm strength, which I don't have right now. Even after my first climb of the night my forearms felt like rocks. So by my last climb they were hurting a little.

I'm so happy Christian and Trevor introduced me to climbing. I think I might be hooked. Being a fairly competitive person I like climbing because you can always competing within yourself to do a tougher and tougher climb.

Can't wait to get back to the gym to tackle that 5.8 climb I didn't finish.

Now it's off to Missoula for the Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings concert. I've been waiting to see them forever so I'm super pumped!

Love,
Becky