Montana in December

A December in Montana is gorgeous!! Snow is everywhere in Marion, but with only a short drive to Kalispell the snow has melted. We’re at such a higher elevation that it makes a big difference with how much snow we get and how long it stays. It’s so easy to have it feel like Christmas because of the weather! I love it!

This is our second Christmas together, but it feels like our first because last year Chet was in military training so we came to Montana for a week in a half and then left. We didn’t get to decorate or anything. L So this year has been amazing! Literally! I feel like I’m a little girl during Christmas time. It truly is the happiest and best time of the year. Decorating, shopping for your loved ones, baking and enjoying family is the best. Chet and I cut down our very first Christmas tree. We bundled up and drove the truck to the Todd’s property. The sun was setting so we were in a hurry. As we were truckin’ through the snow for a while, Chet said ‘hey how about this one.’ I said sure it looks great! He cut it down, we brought it home and put it in our apartment and realized it was one special tree! That night we had the Christmas music going and decorated it together. The BEST!! I took a picture of it and my dad asked if a ¼ of our tree was missing, and I had to say yes! Oh well! It’s our first tree, we cut it down and it’s special. Who cares? I had been making several different Christmas crafts for the us and B&B, and I got to decorate the B&B and our apartment. Turned out awesome! I love making crafts now! It’s all about pinterest. So now we have this adorable apartment all decorated for the Christmas season.

I’ve also been crocheting a lot of things! I completed a gorgeous big round blanket I crocheted, several headbands with flowers, a cowl scarf (infinity scarf), a thick purple button scarf, several crocheted flowers, fabric flowers that I wear in my hair and I’m now working on a beanie. I’ve made a couple aprons and hemmed my first pair of pants and shorts! I love crocheting and I’m always trying to find new things to make. I have a list of course.

We have Chet’s brothers coming up to Montana for Christmas. This will be the first Christmas in a long time that all four boys, and Rick are all celebrating Christmas with the family on Christmas Day. Rick and John will sometimes have to fly on Christmas. We haven’t seen Shane since our wedding because he went to Singapore. So it will be one fun Christmas! We also have guests checking in the 20^th and then again on the 22^nd for Christmas so we will be very busy with the B&B. Around the 30^th of December Chet and I are going to fly to Texas to spend Christmas with my mom, Ron, Chris, Haleigh, Nick & Court! I’m so excited!!!!! We’re flying stand-by so I pray we make it out on the 30^th. So it will be a busy next couple weeks, but we can’t wait! And I can’t wait until Christmas day.

I hope you all have a great Christmas and Happy New Year.