Montana snow.

The mountains at home always look so much bigger after the first snow has dusted the peaks. The flawless white sets a perfect contrast between the blue earth and sky. The thought of winter will bring out People’s difference of opinion; how will you take the news when your girlfriend tells you she is pregnant? (Sorry Annie, no grandchildren yet. That was a metaphor.)

I spent this weekend in Billings visiting a good friend and cousins, indulging in sweet buffalo wings and enjoying a few games of beer pong. Sometimes I regret not taking advantage of my post high school years by going to a university. My experiences in Denver would never compare to what I feel I have missed out on in a town like Bozeman. I’m not saying that I live in Bozeman now because I must fulfill the need to become a typical 23 year old and I am definitely not saying that buffalo wings and beer pong is how I want to spend every day of my life. I’m simply saying that the camaraderie during times like those is something many people take for granted.

Beleisha and I celebrated our one year anniversary a couple weeks ago. I had a few minutes today to look through our wedding pictures and reflect on where this change in my life has brought me. My conclusion? Let’s just say I am scared to think where I would be right now if I would not have met her two years ago. I may not have a college education now and my job might barely make enough to pay the rent. My prized possession is the Rincon mountain bike that gets me to work every day, but, I am happy. I am happy in knowing that I have some of the best friends a guy could have and I am happy because I know that things will only keep getting better. Can one person really change your life that much? Definitely.

I’ll be glad if winter comes early this year.

(More ‘First_Snow’ pictures are in the photo album.)