A gem

Just a gem from our trip to Walmart today... It's a good thing I'm a good sport and let Mikel take these horrible pictures...

 So I have been coaching a club volleyball team this winter. Yes, this adds more to my plate but I agreed to do it well before Montana Western was even in the picture. The season ends in two weeks and although we're not very good (well, terrible actually) it's been fun. I have had to adjust to a whole different level of dedication (or the lack of dedication really) but I have a good group of girls in general.

Most of our tournaments have been in Grand Rapids at a really nice facility...

 We obviously don't use the weight room but there are five courts, each separated by a net (so balls can't roll between) and they have big electric score boards on the wall so parents don't have to yell "SCORE!! SCORE!!" at the girls during matches.

There's also all these picnic benches so teams can set up food and stuff inside (considering we had freezing rain for weather yesterday). It's a really nice facility and is actually the closest to Lansing, so I like when we get scheduled here!

My team only has four more practices and one tournament to go and I'll be glad when the season's over. It's been a busy start to the semester but it has been fun!

welcome to Bozeman...

I totally forgot about this picture that I took on my phone. This was what was awaiting me when I got off the plane in the Bozeman airport. I actually took a picture with the intention of sending it to Mikel but I got picked up right away and off we went into the whirlwind that was my time in Montana!

It is a small town airport and it totally made me laugh! Montana here we come!

Mikel's work

No, not that kind. Also, in case you were wondering NO he was NOT happy with me taking this picture but he knew it was better to just go with it because I was going to eventually...

But this kind of fun work....

Doesn't that look delicious?? If I was a fish I'm sure I would want to eat it...

Mikel has really enjoyed tying flies and it definitely has kept him busy. He just got this new super cool box to store them all in! It actually has little slits to slide the hook into instead of foam that you poke the hooks into. This is cool because you can only poke the foam so many times before it wears out and has too many holes.

Aren't you all impressed with my fly-tying knowledge?! Unfortunately, that's where it ends.

I'm loved

I got this pretty ring for a Valentines Day/birthday present. I love it!!

I'm spoiled but I don't complain... =)