FIRST OF ALL -Happy New Year! 2024 — here we are, (and let’s make it a great year)! Secondly, I am so sorry for disappearing. Yes, I disappeared. In December, I taught, got sick, went on trips to Florida and Montana, and then came back to NYC to just jump right back into teaching…..it’s been a blur. Oh and yeah, the first week back teaching, I got sick again — damn kids and their germs!!! But I am back. It will be my first time ever trying to teach full time and write this blog, so it might take a while to get in to the rhythm, but I love this blog, so not giving it up! So thank you for being patient with me as I figure out how to do everything in one day! In the meantime, I want to share pictures with you from Montana because this vacation was spectacular. One of a kind, and I feel so lucky to have gone.
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The colors — all the colors — night and day are one of a kind. Spectacular. Here we are with the six kids taking sleds up a teeny tiny hill to sled down.
We were very fortunate that friends-that-are-family have a house in Montana and they invited us to join them for Winter Break. Talk about LUCKY. Not only do Ken and I both love the friends, but the kids love their kids. It is truly one of those situations, where it is easy to be together for a full week (not the case for a lot of people). Their house in Montana is amazing. AHMAZING, AMAAAAAAZING. It was literally heaven and a playground for adults and kids alike.
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Ice skating at sunset!
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Candy shacks at every corner!
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Downhill skiing!
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Movies (I am obsessed with their reindeer lights).
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Cuddling in the bunk room.
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The snow was insanely beautiful. Looked fake — look at those flakes!!!!!
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We went snowshoeing.
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More sledding.
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Background looks fake — but it’s real. And yes, I gave my snow boots to Cruzzie so he could sled, and then my feet were soaking wet and freezing — the things that we do for our kids with half their brains working.
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Skiing to lunches.
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The cutest pair — Robin and Tusia.
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First time skiing in almost 10 years. I knew that I couldn’t NOT ski on this trip, and I am very glad that I did. It was so fun.
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Lights up at Big Sky.
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Smores before dinner.
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Family basketball in the Kids’ Club, late night, post closing time.
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Puzzles in the morning before anyone else was awake.
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Biffles.
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The ramen shack.
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Bison and sushi lunch.
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Cowboy dinner.
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An incredible, wonderful, perfect Montana trip! And now, here we are! Back to reality….and back to the blog!!! Have a great week!