Ok, so it's been a while...but for good reason!

Ok, so it's been a while...but for good reason!

So much has happened in the past month, it's been a little crazy! First and foremost, my father passed away July 6, 2004 due to lung cancer. My sister and I made it to Montana to spend a few hours with him before he passed away. We spent about a month in Montana taking care of some things, getting some rest and getting ready for the memorial service. A lot of family came for the service, Debbie's relatives, my aunts and cousins and my Mom!!! :) My oldest and dearest friend Becky came to be with me for a couple of days during the memorial service too...which definitely made things easier with all of the chaos that was happening around that time. Thanks Becky, I love you!!! :)

The day of the memorial was wonderful! That morning, my sister Chris, my step-sisters Angie and Rebecca, and I hiked the "M". A mountain that towers over the University of Montana. The picture to the left is a view from of the University from about 1/3 of the way up the trail. Once we got to the top of the mountain, we spread our father's ashes all around (per his wishes). He's definitely got the best view in the city up there. We took a few minutes to enjoy the scenary, then we headed back down to join the family at Finnegan's for breakfast. The service was held at the University Urey Lecture Hall. It was really nice, because a lot of his older friends came and told stories, which gave us all a chance to remember and laugh. :)



Let's see, then I came back and have been working on my house. I got a new bed, and purchased a new laptop...ahhhh, life is good. :) And right now I'm planning a trip to Scotland for New Years, to go to the Hogmanay festival.

School starts in 11 days, so I've got to head over to the campus to purchase a parking permit, and run across the street to buy my books.

Hope that was a good catch-up on what's been going on. I'll post more often now that the pressure of not posting for so long is gone.

Ciao!