Hello North Fork

I also wanted to post pics of our new stomping ground. Enjoy!

Brian fishing on Panther Creek

The Middle Fork of the Salmom River

This is my favorite picture of the Forest Service barn

Big Horn Sheep on the Salmon River

Brian and Rally going to the creek

Backhoe/bike carrier... works all the same

Goodbye SLC

I wanted to send my love to the great people I met in SLC the last 5 years I lived there. You have all have a special place in my heart, and I will miss you dearly. I wanted to post some pics of our old stomping ground.

Brian and Rally getting ready for a Ute game!

This is me riding in St. George

Brian riding Shoreline.

Picnic at Mill Creek

A fall hike

Cougar Sighting

So I have already seen my first wildlife... The other night while having dinner I heard someone say "he has a cougar", I thought to myself what in the world could this be about? I walk out outside a low and behold there is a man driving around with a dead cougar in the back of his pick up. This thing was huge, I had to go get a picture because who would believe me about this? He is very good at what he does, and was in here tonight saying he would have gotten the bigger Cougar but there are about nine wolves following it so they will have to wait... I have posted the pics of the cougar so no one can call my shenanigans. :)

He was about 9' nose to tail

Look at the size of that paw!

I also wanted to post some pictures of Salmon I took the other night. Enjoy.

Salmon's Christmas tree.

Downtown Salmon

McPherson's clothing store, its the prettiest building with Christmas lights.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Post from North Fork

I've been neglecting the blog... I have been busy. As most of you know I have quit my job at Sento and come to North Fork for a 10 day training with the current owner. It was a lot harder to leave Sento then I ever thought. I really didn't realize how working there was really a second family. I was simply floored my last day thinking I would never again sit at my desk, never again go to lunch with co workers, never again be the employee.

So my last day was the 7th and I had two days to get ready, leaving my husband, my dogs, my home and come here... away from familiarity away from my normalcy (is that a word?) and come here to no cell phone land, no people (its winter...) and come to my new home. I have yet to have the odd feeling that I'm doing something wrong, you know that feeling in the pit of you stomach screaming at you? I have realized this is what we are suppose to do,this is home.

We got here Monday evening and immediately met the staff (the ones who were here)... when we walked into the restaurant there they were sitting all three of them drinking coffee, very friendly... We asked for Ken and the moment they realized who we were their mentality change... We have been told how nervous they are, frankly I feel like their nervousness may help us in the long run, I want to see the employees who have the ability to handle change and who have enough respect and like their jobs enough to show me that they should be able to keep their job.

There were 3 restaurant employees here last night, the cook, the waitress and the cleaner. All female all middle age. After being introduced we walk away and I'm wondering what these ladies have to say about me? We will get on the subject of employees later on once I get to know them.

So Tam and I unpacked and head to the Cafe for dinner we walk in with our laptops and look for a quite table to catch up on email and some work... but as you can see the Cafe is very open (which I love) very country, very small town! So here we are sitting at the restaurant ordering dinner and working on our laptops, there is a couple here who is probably thinking what are these city people doing here... little do they know we are the new owners... I'm sure the staff is thinking well these bosses won't be too hard to work for since they will be on the computer all the time, WRONG! I can't wait till this place is mine, mine to run and to know every customer who walks through the door! I want you all to know how happy and excited I am about my life... I'm ready and hope you all can come visit soon because the hardest thing about this is being that much further away from the people I love! Here are some random pics I wanted to share.

This is a high chair in the cafe, I just thought it was cute.

The Liquor store, and no its not closed because I showed up. :P

This is the first boat rafted on the Salmon River. :P

Pictures to share

I wanted to post some pics we took over the weekend... We think the country we are moving to is incredible and can't believe how lucky we are... some people don't call it luck. :) Anywoo here are some pics. The dogs, all loaded up and ready to go (left to right), Avalanche, Yogi, Sydney, Rally(ours), Rocco(ours).

Panther Creek

Friday night we went for a drive to take some pictures, we didn't have to go far to get this shot it was up in the field, Brian had to include his pickup in the picture to show off his new MTR's for anyone who doesn't know what those are they are really cool tires. :P

You don't see this in the city!

Brian getting ready for a ride


Another shot of the "Ranch"

So there you are some pics of our new home, I'm no photographer but you get the idea.

Home again, home again

Brian and I made it safely home, it seems like we always go a lot slower coming home than going... maybe its because we aren't excited to get back to work, the bad air and the city. But we are here and all unpacked. We had a great Thanksgiving but still can't believe it's over. Where did 2007 go? Just a year ago our lives were so different, I had started a new job and Brian was working on starting his company, in about a month a year ago we were preparing for a week long vacation to Florida, and less than a week after we got back the 29th of December to be exact Brian got hit by a car, while walking (well running) across the street. I can't believe it's almost been a year... Brian's farther past away, our dog ate a box of rat poisoning... I never thought we would make it through the year and here we are, going strong.

While up in Idaho we took a lot of pictures to share with you. We also got a chance to take a look at the apartment we will be living in, can I say I'm glad that my husband remodels homes for a living... otherwise I would be terrified. We walked into the apartment and it's like a light in his head went on and he just started to think of all the things he can do... I don't think he stopped moving the entire time we were there checking the floor, getting into the attic, I think I picked a good one. :) Here are a couple of picture of our new place (I won't call it a home until it's complete)

Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen Sink

Bathroom

This is suppose to be our living room (the crap isn't ours)

While there I also took pictures of the store and cafe, as well as the sign.

Brian wanted his pickup in the picture to prove we were there

North Fork Sign

Thanksgiving pie

Kendra and I baked a dutch apple pie for thanksgiving and can I say I'm not a pie baker... I may have a little problem since all the pies at the Cafe are homemade and that is going to be my responsibility.

Total we made 11 pies and on our first one I had to take a before and after picture. Its posted below. I can cook but I'm not baker, what do you think?

Before

After

Is Blogging for me?

I have had requests to start a blog since Brian and I are about to encounter and new adventure in our lives. If you all don't know we are moving to Idaho, we have plans to run the small town (most people wouldn't call it a town) North Fork Idaho. We have this great new adventure and want to share it with anyone who is interested. So I asked myself after someone (who will remain nameless) asked me to blog, is blogging really for me? I like to talk and I love to share our stories, but do I have the discipline to sit down at my computer and talk about me? I have decided that I do have the time and will sit down at my computer...





We have made our way up to the new country we will be moving for Thanksgiving, see Brian's wonderful Grandma lives about an hour (mostly dirt road) from North Fork. She has invited us to have Thanksgiving with her in her lovely home (picture right). Anytime we have the chance to go up there we jump on it, away from the city, traffic, phones, and computers... well not exactly its pretty modern day, plus I don't go anywhere without my handy dandy laptop... So here we are thinking in less than a month we will call this land home and be small town folk again... I'm still wondering if I can go back to those ways, wearing jeans and a T-shirt everyday, do I even have 7 pair of jeans to wear? I think this will be a chance to go shopping! Below are a couple of pictures I wanted to post for you all to see.



Picture from front porch

Budweiser plant (I am home)!