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So, I"m sitting here in the Seattle airport getting ready to board a plane to fly to Denver then to Bismarck! I just finished up my 12 day visit at the University of Montana. The visit was great! Missoula is a beautiful city with its own unique flair. I highly suggest taking a vacation to Missoula if you haven't yet. There is so much to do in one little city; hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, shopping in the adorable shops downtown, and so much more! This is a place I could definetily see myself living someday!

I thought being in one spot for almost two weeks would be really difficult, but I found that it was actually more difficult for me to leave today. The women of Alpha Nu were so unbelievably welcoming and fun! They are a very driven group of women who really have come a long way this year. They took me around campus, hiked a mountain with me, took me to "out to lunch" at the park and made me feel at home. They reminded me so much of my own chapter! There was actually a girl named Anna who completely reminded me of my friend Jessie! It was uncanny! They are both so spunky, fun, and friendly!

While on my visit I helped the chapter with their pre-recruitment workshop last week then with recruitmen this week. The chapter did so well! They made quota plus one and will be COBing some amazing women who suicide bid Theta! (Pretty much they rocked at recruitment!) The chapter did the best out of the four chapters on campus...everyone wanted Theta!!! It was an amazing accomplishment for a chapter that really struggled with recruitment in years past.

While at Missoula, I got to catch up with my friend Shannon Burthold, who is from Bismarck. Shannon and I were in the same dorm my first year at UND. She transferred to the University of Montana last year. It was so great to see a friendly face from home and to walk around downtown Missoula on a Saturday morning checking out craft fairs, street fairs, live music, and open markets. It was a great time.

Another awesome thing that I got to do in Missoula is climb the 'M' Moutain. This is a very steep hill that has a great big M on it for the Univ. of Montana. It was a difficult hike that reminded me that I need to continue to run everyday, but was an amazing view of the campus and the city.

Today I am meeting my mom in Bismarck and tomorrow we are going to Portland to see my family which I am very excited about. I am also going to Grand Forks to see my family of friends and to reminisce about our college days :) I am so excited to see the renovations to Theta!!! I can't wait!

Well, I better go board my flight! See you all in ND!

Lyss ;)