Missoula is a city that is not afraid of color. That thrives off of communal creativity and embraces the eclectic.
Hand-painted tile murals lined one building's parking lot
Ventured to Missoula over the long weekend and absolutely loved it. So funky and full of treasures. Ended up staying in the most gorgeous apartment in town (which belongs to our friend Fr. Jim's sister friend who is in the hospital and was so gracious to offer her home when we were looking for somewhere to stay.) Visited the Missoula JVs and got to share JV stories and hear what it's like to live in a place totally different than St. Xavier. They're awesome and I'm so glad we got to hang out with them. Checked out a bunch of the unique shops downtown and went banjo-hunting for Sarah. Went to the coolest fro-yo bar with Laura & Martha (Missoula JVs) where you serve yourself and put on all the toppings you want and pay by the ounce.. YUM! Also went to a really quirky place called Food for Thought for breakfast... caught up with Rich from the Missoula Catholic Worker House who was at our first retreat... and just walked around a lot and explored the city. Got a much-appreciated dose of city-culture and free spirit.
All of these boxes around town were painted fun... this was my favorite
The Clark Fork River that runs through Missoula
FRO-YO! Something we do NOT have in St. X!!
The view from the rooftop patio of Sister Dot's gorgeous apartment
Wall-length windows look out at the mountains on all sides... it was beautiful!
OH, and we went to IDAHO! In an attempt to visit the Hot Springs in Lolo, we kept driving and were so close to the border that we just went into Idaho. We were all excited about jumping between time zones and being in two places/times at once. Way exciting!
Traveling back through Montana... au revoir, Missoula!
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