the moments in between

 BC and I left town on Thursday a day ahead of Beach who was flying into Spokane 

with her mates on Friday morning. Video postcards to Beach from her parents:

We stopped in Dillon and in Jackson Hot Springs, MT 

 The hot springs had been our main draw but we also wanted to see the Jackson Mercantile.  It was for sale and was on the tip-top of our list of "well there is an idea"...  but it already has new owners and sadly they aren't us.

 So Plan B, we found a historic home for sale in Hamilton, MT
that used to be a mortuary...

Video Postcard to Beach from her parents:

 Hamilton has a lot going for it! Not just the possibility of Death's Door B&B, come stay with us and sleep like the dead!  It also has BC's best friend, Land. Who bought us dinner (because BC forgot this wallet back at Land's house) and put us up for the night free of charge.

 It also has free range rabbits!!!!

The next day we met up with Beach and her mates in Spokane, fed them, checked into the hotel, and shipped them off to a gym... to take selfies. And to work out.

Then a couple hundred *U-Turns* later to the convention center to get gear. *Not a fan of Spokane and it has nothing to do with my near death experience walking alone through a homeless meth party under a dark freeway overpass. 

Finally a little downtime.

A little dinner and dessert.

Some play time.

 How about when your friend is not near enough by for the photo you want
so your dad stands in for her:

A good night of sleep, a little bit of waiting around, and then Meet Time! 

Way to go Beach!!! So proud of you <3 

After the meet when BC couldn't find where he parked the car in downtown Spokane we went to a bar for dinner until he could remember.

Some great Post-Meet hair.

The next day we drove straight home.
No, of course, we didn't.

There was Wallace, Idaho (I think Idaho?) but I was the only one who wanted to live there.

Back to Hamilton to show Beach the house and do some honey collecting.
Then stopped somewhere for a cookie the size of her face.

Tried out a new hot spring.
Lost Trail Hot Springs, MT

 That was Washington, Idaho, Montana, Idaho, and Utah

And finish <3 (sometime around 1AM)