The First Week

Here we are, our first week in Missoula, Montana. It's been a good one. We arrived last Thursday and got the keys to our rental home. We're situated in the Rattlesnake Canyon area. Close to town and close to wilderness. Just what we came here for. Since our truck wasn't coming until the following Tuesday we had to find some things to do in the meantime. We got our library cards right away so we could check out some books and have access to email. Also that first day we got our first parking ticket! The meter wasn't working correctly so we didn't have to pay the fine (only $2 anyway). On Friday we check out town a bit, checked email and went to Erik's work. They had a little happy hour after work so we got to meet alot of the people in his office and it was a nice way to break some of the ice before he started work on Monday. On Saturday we took off to Lolo Pass to go cross country skiing. They groom for skate and it was a beautiful day out in the 60's. I could have worn shorts and a t-shirt! They still had 5 ft of snow while in Missoula it has all melted. On Sunday we found a church to attend. It's called South Hills Evangelical Church or SHEC (pronounced like Shrek without the R). It reminded me of Woodland Hills. We'll keep checking out other churchs but I liked that one. Then we went to hike the "M". It's a trail right in the campus (University of Montana, Grizzlies) that leads up to a big concrete M on the side of the hill/mountain. It's a good steep hike. Then we drove around town a bit and went to a movie. Monday morning Erik went to work. Work is good. He's doing all that stuff that you do when you first start at a new job. He'll start working on some projects soon. On Tuesday our truck with all our stuff in it arrived at 5:30AM!!! Ugh! When Erik left for work I went to the rental place to get a two-wheeler and started schlepping boxes! By 11am I was half way done. Then by 1 pm I was done with everything I could do by myself! Yes, just call my Superwoman! Erik came home early and we got the rest out of the truck. So now we're really here! Felt a little more permanent after all the stuff arrived. Now I'm trying to tackle the mountain of boxes. I'll post some pictures soon! Check back often for updates. Hope you enjoyed my very first post!