Spring is in the Air!!

The spot

Busy, busy bees we are here at Flying Bear Farm!  Not only are we hauling booty on the greenhouse project, beginning to plant the first cool-season crops, and working hard to create a lovable marketing strategy…we’ve also just gotten ENGAGED!!

Ben proposed to me on our late-winter Nordic skiing vacation to Montana at a tiny Forest Service cabin at May Creek. Ben’s parents and two family friends were with us for the weekend at the cabin and helped to celebrate the solidification of our love for each other with wine and homemade chili hauled in on a sled over the two miles from the road.   

So in love!!

What a magical place and experience that cabin and May Creek were…I feel very privileged that my first skiing experience could be taught by my bestest friend/beloved in an incredibly beautiful place!  After an afternoon of skiing with Ben in the meadow next to the cabin, Ben hugged me, looked me in the eyes and asked if I would marry him!  Of course, I freaked out, jumped up and down, started crying and as gracefully as possible said that I would!  Even though we had already decided that getting hitched was definitely in our future, the ritual of being asked is still powerful and very sweet. 

The view from our engagement spot!

So now, along with the farm and creating a life together, we are also looking forward to some great parties and a very special, small ceremony in the future!  We’ve decided that August 24^th, 2013 is our date, with a pretty, delicious farm house celebration in Montana to follow (probably September 20^th).  

May Creek Cabin

We are especially over-the-moon for each other, and we both feel like this life is getting better and better as we go!  

 With lots of Springy love and kisses,

Melissa and Ben!