forever young

i just ran across this photo the other day 

and i laughed out loud

here's the love of my life, Matt.

he was trying to make some point 

about the unnecessary abundance 

of fabrics and bags i've collected through the years

And I was reminded of my friend, Kate's advice 

to our other friend, Sarah, on her wedding day.  

her profound marital advice: be silly together, laugh often, have fun!

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As people ask me, "how's married life?" 

or "are you enjoying married life?"

- - I always think I should have some profound response

or deep lesson or revelation I've learned

and i always draw a blank...

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but I agree with Kate, my advice is to laugh often

and have fun with each other.

dress up in each other's superfluous accessories 

and smile as you walk down the sidewalk together.

home on the range, part 1

Montana is stunning!

horses

big sky

ranches

fences

small towns

camping

beautiful lakes

no gas stations

lots of cowboy hats

pick-up trucks

many glaciers

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matt and i just went on the most amazing road-trip through Wyoming, all over Montana and ultimately Glacier National Park. we rented a little car with great gas mileage. it was a dream. we did it and it was unforgettable. we are thirsty for more.

this is day 3 of our backpacking trip - aka one of the most incredible experiences in my life

we hiked about 26 miles, saw many incredible glacial lakes, deer of all sizes,

marmots and chipmunks galore, mountain goats clinging to the side of the rocks

and drumroll please, we saw a grizzly about 200 yards away slowing making his way to our campsite - not gonna lie, i was pretty scared - but he didn't bother us -

Grizzlies, my friend Joel told us are about 80% vegetarian! and they rarely kill their food themselves, they usually stumble upon other hunters' leftovers

at Glacier you just run across stuff like this and it's not famous like Yellowstone

but way more organic and delicious!

on our way to campsite #2 -

where we saw the grizzly

sorry, i was too stunned to run get the camera