Montana

Good morning! I just got back from a lovely trip back ‘home’ to Montana for Christmas. I spent a good part of the week with my family up there, tucked into the snowy mountains. I said in a previous post that my mom got to go up and visit this Fall, and I was jealous. It had been a year and a half since I was there and I was feeling the pull. I am so grateful that the stars aligned! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

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Bom dia! Acabei de voltar de uma linda viagem de volta para "casa" em Montana para o Natal. Passei boa parte da semana com minha família lá, aninhada nas montanhas nevadas. Eu disse em um post anterior que minha mãe teve que subir e visitar este outono, e eu estava com ciúmes. Fazia um ano e meio desde que eu estava lá e eu estava sentindo a atração. Estou tão grato que as estrelas se alinharam! Espero que todos tenham tido um feriado maravilhoso!

Montana for a Minute

Here are some photos from around April’s house. The last photo was right after getting a huckleberry milkshake a mile down the road. The daisy photos were taken in April’s yard and I’m so glad we made time to take them! They turned out great!

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Aqui estão algumas fotos da casa de Abril. A última foto foi logo depois de ter um milkshake de huckleberry uma milha abaixo da estrada. As fotos das margaridas foram tiradas no quintal de Abril e estou muito feliz por termos tido tempo para levá-las! Eles ficaram ótimos!

Horseback Riding

If you knew me as a kid at all, you know my love of horses. I still have a chunk of money saved in bank in Missoula for my "future horse." Someday ... My cousin's friend George offered to take me riding as a late birthday present and it was hands down the best gift. I got to ride a Strawberry Roan that was as sweet as he was large. We drove out into the cut above Arlee for a good hour, drank some Summer Shandy's and went on a 6 hour ride! It was so beautiful and exhilarating. There really is nothing better than a gallop up a mountain. 

love 

Mariamma

Run Wild

My cousin April is training for a half marathon next month and I've been tagging along on her runs. Usually I run alongside her with the stroller and my nephew, which adds a little extra exercise, but today his dad took him so I got to do the whole run hands free! It felt so good! We cut through a field with a gorgeous pond and wildflowers everywhere. There's nothing quite like this fresh mountain air!