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Month: November 2011

  • Rock City

    Rock City

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    Jess
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    These are my photos from our trip up to Shelby last weekend. Read about it here. Hope you enjoy the photos. I sure do! We always enjoy our time up with our friend Scott. Click on the thumbnail to view the full image.

  • And the mystery is…

    And the mystery is…

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    Jess
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    And the mystery is… I registered for my second marathon yesterday! I know. You all thought that it was going to be something much more exciting than this, but it is exciting! Since Portland, I had decided that I wanted to find my next marathon asap. I wanted to find one over near the east…

  • Relaxing up North

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    Brent
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    This past weekend, Jess and I took a trip to see our good friend Scott. If you don’t remember, he’s the one that came with us during our trip to Portland last month. He lives on a farm outside of Shelby, MT. It was great to get away for a weekend and relax. We left…

  • Mystery

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    As I sit here thinking about tomorrow, I cannot help but get excited. Why you ask? That is a great question. Tomorrow is 11/11/11, but why is that so significant to me? There is a reason which I would love to share but feel as though it should be left for the actual day. I…

  • Forty Chilly Minutes

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    This past weekend, we headed up to Shelby, Montana to visit our close friend Scott. Saturday morning, I found myself awake but alone. I sat around pondering if I would have time to go on a short run before the guys awoke. I did not want them to wake up and I not be around…

  • Our Trail or Bear Territory?

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    Jess
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    On Halloween night, we went out to our trail. We are trying to get all the runs in on our trail before the snow starts flying. Which normally, has already happened. We have had a long fall here in Montana and Brent and I have been loving every bit of it. The colors on our…

  • Pumpkin Carving Party

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    Jess thought it would be a great idea to invite some friends over last Saturday for some pumpkin carving fun. Jess made a great spread of food to snack on; cardamom bread, pumpkin butter, wasail, a cheese ball and my personal favorite, a pumpkin roll. There were 10 of us in all. We all started carving…

  • Cardamom Bread and A Pumpkin Roll

    Cardamom Bread and A Pumpkin Roll

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     We had a few friends over the other night to carve pumpkins. I had to make a few treats for everyone to share. Of course, I needed to use my fresh pumpkin. You cannot have a pumpkin carving party without pumpkin goodies! The Cardamom Bread has become a staple of mine during the fall season.…