Spring in Montana

I think spring has finally arrived in Montana! These tulips shot out of the ground a couple weeks ago, and with a few days of 70 degree weather, they finally opened up yesterday.

The weather this weekend, and so far this week, has been absolutely beautiful! It's gotten at least into the 70's everyday, with Sunday and Monday making it into the 80s!

I'm trying to not get my hopes up that spring is here to stay. I know this is Montana and they are calling for 40 degree highs in the next few days. Heck...we will probably still get snow a few times, maybe even enough to stick, but I'm certainly enjoying it now!

Winter has finally come to Great Falls

It did not get above zero degrees today. Yeah...negatives ALL day! But really, we have been SO lucky this winter. As far as I know, this is the first day we have dipped below zero so far this season. I really don't mind the cold...I like cuddling on the couch with a fleece blanket and hot cup of tea, but please keep the snow away! Again, we have been very lucky this winter that the few times it snowed, it warmed up and melted the next day It's a big difference from last year when Jake was deployed and I had to shovel our ridiculously long driveway almost everyday! Seriously...why did we buy a north facing house with the longest driveway on the block? Oh...that's right...because this house is so cute!

Anyway, I wanted to share a fun idea for a housewarming gift. I made these "New Address" cards for my grandma when she moved last year.

I made her 30 cards and included them with envelopes in a box. It's an easy way to notify friends and family of an address change.

Lucky

As I feared when I REstarted this blog, I had nothing exciting in my life today to blog about, so I'll just brag about the fact that I live in Montana.

I have to say, so many military wives here in Great Falls do nothing but complain about the lack of shopping, cold weather, abundance of snow, and that there is never anything fun to do. I say, any place you go is only as good as you make it. I'll admit, the shopping isn't as good as a big city...but there is a small mall, some bigger stores like Old Navy and Target, and lots of fun little boutiques downtown. Anyway...doesn't everyone shop on amazon these days? Yes it gets cold and snows alot...so take up snowboarding! And as for the comments that there is never anything fun to do...that is just false! There are lots of museums, beautiful parks, car races at the Speedway, a large Farmer's Market every weekend in summer, fun community events downtown, the River's Edge Trail along the Missouri River, always shows, plays, or concerts, and the Montana State Fair is hosted here every August!

And...tons and tons of these...

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