Weekend Recap...

Our weekend went pretty much as we had planned it.  Friday evening after I got home from work Wesley & I started cooking and preparing the house for his parents to come over & eat dinner with us.  They got to our house about 7 and we sat around talking a bit before dinner.  We also gave them their Christmas gift (since we will be in Texas for Christmas), and they loved it!  For dinner we fixed a pork loin, mashed potatoes, rolls, and we had a cake for dessert.  Everything was very good.  Then it was on to playing cards!
 
They play a lot of a game up here called “Pinochle”.  So, they taught me how to play this game.  I was partners with David, and Wesley & Moo Moo were partners.  Let’s just say that David & I smoked Wesley & Moo Moo!  Haha!  It was a fun time.   Saturday morning the feed truck came & delivered feed, then we set out on the horses to round up the heifers in one section of the ranch, and move them across the road to another section.  It should have only taken about 2-3 hours, but one small bunch of heifers decided to hide out from the rest.  So, we moved the majority of them, and then set out on a search for the missing 23 head.  Wesley went one way, and David & I went another.  We rode up on top of a big ridge and were able to look down & out across a good majority of that section of land (what a GORGEOUS sight by the way), and eventually spotted the bunch down at the bottom of the ridge.  By this time, David had to get back home to feed the other heifers, bulls, and cows before he & Moo Moo went to Billings, so I rode down the ridge to catch up with Wesley & bring the bunch back to the rest of the herd.  It didn’t take us long after that; Wesley went to the bottom to keep them moving over and to the other side, and I trailed the heifers up the ridge and over so we could move them though the gate to another section of land.  For it being just the two of us (in the end, of course) it was pretty successful.  I took the front end of the herd (as cattle will follow a horse) and Wesley brought up the back end and made sure no one tried to snake away from us!  Saturday afternoon we went to Miles City for our weekly “date night”.  We did a little shopping, washed my truck, then ate dinner at a really nice steakhouse.  It was excellent!  I had a sirloin, and Wesley had the New York Strip steak.   Once we got home we played a new board game that we bought, and watched a movie too.
 
Sunday we didn’t do much of anything but clean up around the house.  We took a load of things to the dump, and cleaned up the outside of our house & our shed.  We put new plywood on one of the sheds (also known as Wesley’s “man cave”), then came in and made dinner.
 
Last night we went to Moo Moo & David’s house to eat dinner with them since it will be the last time they see us before Christmas.  She fixed chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, salad, bread, corn, and a delicious brownie dish for dessert.  It was a great meal.  It was nice to spend time with them before we head out for the holidays.  It’s always a fun time when we get together and talk about our days.  Everyone seems to have a different story that we can all laugh about :-)
 
Tonight we don’t plan to do much, but clean the house, and continue to get things ready to fly to Texas.  We don’t have much more to pack, so I’m thankful for that.  I’m just going to tidy up a bit before we head out so the house is nice when we return.  We are supposed to get 3-6 inches of snow between today & Thursday morning, so I’m bracing for that!  No one else around here thinks it’s a big deal, but I do!  First, I’m kind of excited to see the snow!  But more importantly, I want to get to Billings safely!!  So, we are watching the weather closely.  I am probably going to leave work early tomorrow so that we can get a head start on the road to Billings so we get there in plenty of time, and get there safely.  Moo Moo & David want us on the road early so we get there in the daylight, so we are going to head out earlier tomorrow.  We can’t wait to see everyone back in Texas!  Hope everyone has a great rest of the week, and Merry Christmas to everyone!! 
 
Love, 
 
Wesley and Tiffany

Our weekend

This post was supposed to be posted last Thursday but I failed to get it done by then. So, it's posted today! Enjoy... :)

The first week we were in Montana seemed like we were always doing something.  We were always on the run…every single day!  We had to go shopping for me some new “winter appropriate” clothes, gather, vaccinate, and move yearlings from one part of the ranch to another, clean up and put away things at the house, and somewhere in there find some time to enjoy the scenery, weather, and relax!  We took a few morning rides on the horses, and that was awesome.  It was so peaceful, and the scenery was so breath-taking….it was great!  I have taken pictures and will get them uploaded as soon as I find time.  I’m literally scrounging when I get home to do everything!  It takes me about 35 minutes to get to work, and 35 to get home.  So by the time we cook dinner, clean the dishes, and get things ready for the next day its dang near time to go to bed! 
 
I made us a new “cow print” mailbox for us so we have a fresh, shining new black mailbox with white cow print spots on it.  We also put up Christmas lights on the outside of the house this past weekend.  They look great!  We haven’t gotten any snow since I’ve been up here (except the first week I was here it snowed some), but other than that its just been cold…but no snow!  They say there is a slight chance for snow this evening, but it doesn’t look like its going to make it all the way down to us. 
 
We are starting to get ready to head to Texas next week to spend Christmas with my family.  We are very excited to see everyone again!  This weekend we have nothing planned, and that’s exactly how we like it!  Friday night we are planning on getting together with Moo Moo & David to have dinner & play a few games, then Saturday we are going to get the horses saddled & take a ride around the ranch for a few hours.  Sunday we plan to do absolutely nothing, just continue to get the house together, and spend time with each other!  And, somewhere in there, we are starting to pack our suitcases for Texas!  We have a pretty early flight out Thursday morning so that gives us a ½ a day in Texas by the time our flight lands & we get back to Brenham.
 
Wesley is doing great.  He’s such a hard worker and I’m so lucky and thankful for everything he does for me.  Anything I want or need he will get it for me or provide it to the very best of his abilities.  I’m so lucky to have him as my companion & best friend in life.  He’s an amazing person and I love him very much!
 
My job is going well for me.  I’m getting adjusted and the small town “atmosphere” here in Forsyth is great.  I can walk just about anywhere I need to go in town, and plan to do just that during the spring & summer months.  Right now, I take the truck, because its cold for this Texas girl! 
 
Things on the ranch are great.  I love going out on the weekends with Wesley & checking cows, or moving heifers, or doctoring the sick ones.  Its right up my alley and we enjoy doing it together.  We have more fun laughing and making jokes with each other.  We laugh so hard sometimes our stomachs hurt!  But that’s the way it should be we think J 
 
I hope everyone is doing well & hope to see my Texas friends when we are down next week!  Have a great rest of the week & weekend everyone!

Saying "See You Later"...Part 2

On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, my parents & best friend Katy Stewart Butler hosted a “see you later” party for me, and a meet-and-greet for Wesley!  It was a lot of fun getting to see family members & friends that I don’t get to see too often.  My Aunt Sandra Cegelski cooked a wonderful meal for all of us to enjoy & of course we had dessert! I want to thank everyone for coming out and seeing Wesley & me off.  It was a great send off for sure!  I want to especially thank my parents for all their love & support during this transition time.  They have been a great strength for Wesley & me (along with Wesley’s parents) and we couldn’t have done this without their love & support!

Saturday was a crazy busy day for all of us!  We had to literally CRAM things into the U-Haul to make everything fit, and the Durango was loaded down all the way to the front seat as well.  We couldn’t open the doors on anything until we got home for fear of things falling out everywhere!  Friday about 1 PM we headed out for Big Sky Country!!  It took a while for us to say good-bye to my parents, and it was very emotional for me saying “see you later” to my sister.  But everyone has been so great with their well wishes for us, and that makes things a LOT easier! 

It took us a lot longer to get out of Texas than we thought...about 13-14 hours!  We stopped in Texas to take a break for about 3 hours then were on the road again. Then we hit Oklahoma.  I have to say...that is one state that I could never go back to and be just fine.  We didn't even know we were in Oklahoma because no one bothers to put up road signs in that crap-tastic state!  Then came Colorado.  We also stopped twice in Colorado to rest.  Until you get into the outskirts of Denver, Colorado is nothing to look at in my opinion.  Everything was, for the most part, pretty darn flat.  After Colorado we hit Wyoming.  I enjoyed the scenery of Wyoming much more than I did Colorado.  We drove thru Wyoming straight thru Wyoming and headed for Montana!  We got home about 10:30 PM on Sunday night.  Wesley's Mom is a sweetheart (and who will lovingly be referred to as "Moo Moo" from now on).  She went and bought us all kinds of groceries & goodies for the house because she knew we were getting in late and wouldn't have the things we needed for that night and the next morning.  She even had all the breakfast essentials we liked so we could make breakfast the next morning!  It was great! 

Monday we spent the entire day setting up the house.  David, Wesley's Dad, came over that morning and helped us move all the heavy furniture into the house.  That took quite a while.  Then we went into town for some more food items we would need for the week until we could go to Wal-Mart later in the week (Wal-Mart is an hour from the Ranch...so we plan trips there).  Since we drove through Montana at night, I was very anxious and excited to see what "God's Country" looked like during the day.  Oh.  My.  GOODNESS!!  Now I know exactly why they call it God's Country...it is beautiful up here!  Only God could have made such a thing as beautiful as the skies and countryside that Montana offers.  Tuesday we decided that we needed a break from all the unpacking and setting up of the house, so we saddled up the horses that morning and went for a morning ride for about 3 hours.  We rode through our yearling calves and made sure they were alright, and then I got to explore and take pictures of just some of the beautiful views the ranch has to offer.  It was amazing!  Wednesday we went to Miles City to do some shopping at Wal-Mart & such and continued to unpack the house.  Wednesday night it snowed a little bit, but nothing worth taking any pictures of at this point, as we will get MORE snow later.  Thursday we headed to the big city of Billings to shop some more and sign up for our Sam's Club membership.  That place...is amazing!!  We are huge fans of Sam's club.  Friday we worked around the ranch some more and continued to work on the house.  We also went out and cut down our Christmas tree.  That was such a cool thing.  We loaded up the dog in the ranch truck and headed out in search of the perfect Christmas tree...and we found him!  He has been named "Arthur"!  Don't know where that name came from, but thats what we call him!  He is decorated and everything...pictures to come! 

I will upload some pictures as soon as I can!  We have been so busy trying to get settled in, as I'm sure everyone can understand when you move across the USA!  This morning we are saddling up again and moving part of the herd to another section of the ranch...so that will probably take about 3 hours.  Anyway, we are doing fantastic!  Its cold here...the coldest it got was 0!  But Wesley & Moo Moo & David keep me very bundled up if I have to go outside.  We miss everyone from Texas!! 

Love you Mom, Dad, Brittany, and Katy! 

Delayed posting

I would like to apologize to all my followers.  I have not been able to update for over a week now because of the move.  Please accept my apologies for this!  We have been extremely busy getting things together for the move, driving, unpacking, and setting up our new home in Montana!  So, this weekend (and by that I mean on Sunday), I'm going to sit down and fill everyone in from last Friday on.  But, I am really enjoying it up here, and the views are breath-taking!  We went out for a morning ride on the horses on Tuesday and I was able to capture some great photos.  I even saw a Bald Eagle up close!  Talk about an amazing sight...that is a beautiful animal.  Anyway, tomorrow consists of gathering our heard and bringing the yearlings in for shots, and then dinner with Wesley's best friend.  So, on Sunday, details of everything will follow!  Hope everyone has had a great week and hope you all have a fantastic weekend!!