The Coffee Shop

As you all know (or have heard, studying is the biggest part of being in college. Well, the rumors are true. In fact, I spent more waking hours in the library than I spent in my own house! I have found that if you mix up your study spots, it makes for a not-as-boring experience. My favorite place to study is early in the morning at one of the local coffee shops, in particular, the International Coffee Traders. I can walk there in 8 minutes, and have my DELICIOUS coffee while reading or studying. It makes for an easy walk to school too because it is located across the street from campus. You will find a spot that suits you too.

POWDER DAY

Finally, after a few weeks of "warm" weather, mother nature has decided to grace us with snow this morning! It is still snowing now and is supposed to continue all day! There is a few inches here in town, but most people on days like today like to go up to the mountains were the inches are more numerous! Perfect powder day for all you skiers and snowboarders!!!

Stars:-)

My cousin and I were driving back from the hot springs the other night and decided that it would be fun to star gaze. Both of us LOVE the stars and I never get to see them because I am from a city. We stopped along the side of the road and got out... even though it was freezing and we both didn't have jackets. With no city lights even close to us, we could see more stars than I thought possible! We couldn't even tell were constellations were!!! We had to get back into the car for a few minutes to warm up, and then we were right back out into the cold to look at more stars!!! This is one of the many, many, many great and beautiful things about Montana. This is one of the reasons I came out here:-)

The Semester has started

Even though there have only been three days of school so far this semester, I am already swamped with homework and reading. I have eight classes this semester: Literature, math, government, Native American studies, choir, advocats, sensation and perception, and drugs for educators. It's going to be a busy semester! On top all the classes, I am trying to find a second job. That may or may not happen because jobs are scarce right about now. Wish me luck!

Bridger Bowl

So, since today was the last day before I start living in the library again... I decided that it would be a good day to snowboard all day at Bridger Bowl, Bozeman's closest ski resort (about 15 miles away from campus). Even though today was a bit icy, it was a perfect ski day... cloudy, semi-warm, and I had great company!
Here's a story. Last time I went to Bridger, I went up the Alpine lift for my first run. When I got back down to the lift, the lift stopped... the power went out. What happened was a power line broke and hit a car and the car set on fire knocking out the power for the whole mountain! The lift ticket from that day was worth 75% off of my ticket today:-) So my day at Bridger today was fantasic and cheap! Double whammy!

Back in Bozeman

Well folks, I am finally back in Bozeman after two and a half weeks of bouncing around. I spent the last few days in Billings visiting my grandparents. I finally got my computer fixed... but still some websites don't work so well, so I still can't change the colors or style of the font... maybe that isn't such a big deal to you, but I kind of likes to play with the colors:-) I was happy to see a fresh bunch of powder on the ground when I got back today... super excited to go snowboarding!!!
The pictures are from my break: the left is of my sisters and I at a restaurant called Chino Latino on my mom's birthday and the right is of my little cousin Tracy on my shoulders at the Science Museum in Denver.