I'm barely out of Butte but now I wish I wasn't. I'm afraid that maybe I didn't give her enough time. Well, it's too late for regrets now and I just have to keep chasing that carrot in front of me.

Some of the stuff I am going to miss most about Butte and Montana in general.
1. the mountains
2. my little refuge of a house
3. the snow
4. quiet
5. wild ass dogs
6. everything in town is only five minutes away
7. those awesome old dudes that wear suspenders with their muscle shirts and camo pants
8. muddy pick 'em up trucks
9. Montana state mudflaps
10. just the simplicity of life there and what the place stands for

I know I will be back so I will try not to be too sentimental about it.

Some things I will not miss include:
1. not having a gym with consistent hours and equipment
2. no Jack in the Box
3. dog turds in my yard
4. not having a fenced in yard for my Banjo Eyes

So three out of four of those complaints can be fixed when I go back in two years and I can do Montana the way I wanted to do it. With lots of land and animals. No sadness.