Such as Life

Hello folks!
So, Monday night comes around and I have a huge project and presentation due on Tuesday. Knowing my luck, of course, my computer decides that I shouldn't turn in that project, and it freezes and doesn't turn back on again. Luckily, I was able to reconstruct a semi-acceptable version of my project. So, I appologize, but I will not be able to put up any pictures for a little while, until I go back to Minneapolis to get my computer fixed. Don't worry, I will still keep you updated about what's happening on the best campus in the world!

Museum of the Rockies

Museum of the Rockies is a small, yet very cool museum full of dinosaurs and Native American artifacts.  Every few months, there is an exhibit that changes, so every time you visit, something will have changed.  There is also a planetarium, which I really recommend going to!  People from all over the country come to Bozeman to visit Museum of the Rockies and has more visitors per year than any other College Museum in the country!

Cat/Griz weekend!

Cat/Griz weekend is always epic and this year was no exception.  On Friday, Bobcat fans showed their school spirit by participating in the "Blue and Gold Undie-Run".  Starting at the gate by Roberts Hall, a crowd of students stripped down to their blue and gold underwear and sprinted to the Spirit statue and back.  The game on Saturday was crazy to say the least!  The student section was packed to the brim and everyone was sporting their blue and gold!  All of my roommates and I painted our faces and we even painted our dog!  Even though we lost the game terribly, fun was had by all!

Cat/Griz is soon!!!

The biggest football game of the year is happening this weekend and this year it is here in Bozeman!!!!  The Montana State Bobcats vs. the Montana Grizzlies.  Last weekend students lined up nice and early to get their ticket to the wild and crazy game, which sold out on Monday, the second day tickets were on sale.  The whole town is getting ready for the big game by setting up a Cat/Griz blood drive and food drive.  I feel like this whole state is obsessed with this game.  Everyone is getting really excited and people from all over are coming into town to take part in a weekend of fun! GO CATS!!!!!!

SNOW

So this morning, I looked out my window and found about a foot of snow on the ground.  Yesterday was relatively warm with no snow at all!  Just proves the statement "if you don't like the weather in Montana, just wait a few minutes!"  Even though I am not a huge fan of being cold and wet, I usually enjoy the first few snowfalls.  Walking to school this morning was like walking through a winter wonderland! Everything was so beautiful and quiet and the snow actually is white! Unlike in the cities, where the snow is almost always brown.

Boiling River

For Veterans Day (yesterday), the University was nice enough to give us a day off from classes!  My roommates and I decided that I good way to spend our day would be by relaxing in the boiling river.  Right outside of Gardiner, MT (about an hour and a half away from Bozeman) there is a super hot river that meets up with the Gardiner River, which is extremely cold.  The hot river waterfalls into the cold river, and that is where you sit and relax.  It is so easy to lose track of time there because you never get too hot or too cold because you are stationed where hot and cold meets.  The best part about the boiling river... IT IS SO BEAUTIFUL!

Pray for Snow

Every year around this time, a huge Bozeman-wide party is put together to "pray for snow".  No praying is actually involved (unless you choose to do so by yourself of course) but activities are planned all night for the occasion.  A band or DJ or a few come and everyone dances, games are played, and my favorite part... the huge, gigantic bon fire.  People usually will start to dance around the fire and see who can get closest to it without getting too hot.  Last year, I started a "dancing train" around the fire and got a whole bunch of people to join!  The party is tons of fun and is looked forward to every year.

HALLOWEEN!!!

Halloween around here is a big thing.  Everyone dresses up and turns the holiday into a weekend event.  This year, my roommates and I had tons of fun in the weeks prior of Halloween making our costumes!  I was mother nature... inspired by customers at Jo Ann Fabrics (where I work).  I saw tons of animals this year while roaming the streets (zebras, cows, an owl, bears, lions, cheetahs, an antelope, a rainbow fish, etc) and tons of super heros!  My favorite though would have to be the construction cones.  Three guys dressed up as giant construction cones and stood out in the street to stop traffic.  When the cars tried to go around them, they would move right with them! I was laughing SO hard!

I didn't get a very good picture of my costume... so this is the best one I got.