Today we left Billings on a mission-to cross the border into Canada. The drive today was more of the same, beautiful but boring. I will say I now understand why they call Montana "Big Sky Country". The sky somehow seems closer and seems to go on in an endless span of blue. I have also discovered that there are 10 cows for every person and that half of the state resides in Billings...the other half are certifiably nuts, in my not so professional opinion. Living alone on a prairie somewhere is not the charming picture we all know from Laura and Little House on the Prairie. It honestly looks like a reason to drink, heavily.
The end result of our mission left me feeling sad. Today was the last day I will live on American soil for 3 years, the last day I will see our flag flying...you never truly understand the depth of the love you have for your country until you have to leave it. I am proud to be an American, flawed though it may be, I can honestly say that there is no greater place on earth.
For every goodbye there is a hello and today we said hello to our home for the next while.
And tomorrow we drive some more!
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