This blog has been pretty aimless since about a week after I moved here to Portland. First there was the trip: lots to write about, of course. Then then arriving and the settling in: still somewhat interesting and new. And there have been interesting things here and there, but this blog has otherwise not had much of a purpose other than documenting what I did that day or week. Don't get me wrong, it's nice to be able to go back and read about what I ate for dinner three weeks ago (so I have an idea of what to eat for dinner this week?), but this blog has just been a smattering of random events, written weeks apart, with a lot of nothing in between.
But I'm still learning... I was going to say patience, but that would imply that I'm waiting for something. What I'm learning is how to enjoy the moment -the now-, instead of waiting impatiently for the next. About a week after we moved to Portland, I started thinking about our next big trip... Alaska? Mexico? Europe? I've found myself many times spending countless hours thinking about the future -where I'll go, where I'll eat, what landmarks I'll photograph as a legitimization of my trip- that I end up missing everything that's going on right now. Now that we've been here for over 3 months (woah, what?), I'm starting to realize that what I need to be focusing on is what I have in front of me. And now I see that what I have in front of me is freaking fantastic. I'm living the dream.
My job is really great. The hours go by so fast, and the work is enjoyable. I actually look forward to going to work everyday. The location of where I'm living right now is ridiculous. Everything is gorgeous. And I'm living in the most gorgeous part of the gorgeousness, with a great view of it all. It's literally less than 5 minutes from some of the prettiest rain forests I've ever seen. I'm living in the pictures of a magazine. I have blossoming friendships, and my love by my side.
Isn't this optimism sickening?
Don't worry, I'm exaggerating a tiny bit just to psych myself out. But really, life is good, and I'm very happy with it.
Now for random notes on life...
I'm making some yummy (hopefully) pot roast right now. Crock Pots are the best. Lunch tomorrow will be delicious.
Arlo and I have finally collected a semi-respectable collection of furniture for our room. We still need something to put our clothes in, but at least we have a bed!
The East Coast needs Grocery Outlet like the West Coast needs good pizza. Yeah, it's that good. Arlo and I spent $90 there last week, and we got soooooooooooooooooooooo much stuff. I felt bad about how much freezer space we took up. The deals are irresistible (practically everything is about half price and completely good to eat/use). East and West need to set up some trades or something. I'll go grocery shopping here in Portland if someone in Jersey sends me a large Nicolosi's pizza.
Game of Thrones is pretty good. I just watched the pilot. Looking forward to the rest of the season. I'm more looking forward to True Blood Season 4!!! And The Killing is good as well. I'm glad Arlo and I have similar tastes as far as shows go. We'll have to wait until January for the next season of Spartacus. It so sucks that Andy Whitfield got cancer again. No one can fill the shoes of Spartacus! I hope he gets all better.
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
New Place, New Job
Hokay so, here is the view...
"Daaammn that's a sweet view.", you might say?
It's a bit cloudy, yes, but that's Portland. On some days, we can see all the snow capped mountains and all the way into Vancouver, WA!
The people and dogs that live here with us are just as great. Damascus has a new best buddy named Reiley, a german shepherd/husky/lab mix! They're pretty much inseparable now. I'd put up more pictures, but as I write all of these positive things, I am reminded of the less than stellar internet connection we have here at the moment. But that can be fixed later.
I've been driving manual! Ok, so I still stall here and there, but I'm doing it! Learning to drive up the steep hill to our house has been a bit scary, but so far so good.
I'm done with Stream, and was lucky enough to jump right into another job that started today. I now work at the Columbia Sportswear warehouse in N Portland. After my first day on the job, I'm pretty sure I like it. It's very low stress, and I'm not sitting in a chair all day, which is lovely! I start at an early 6am, but get out at 2:30pm. Pretty sweet.
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt's my bed time!
"Daaammn that's a sweet view.", you might say?
It's a bit cloudy, yes, but that's Portland. On some days, we can see all the snow capped mountains and all the way into Vancouver, WA!
The people and dogs that live here with us are just as great. Damascus has a new best buddy named Reiley, a german shepherd/husky/lab mix! They're pretty much inseparable now. I'd put up more pictures, but as I write all of these positive things, I am reminded of the less than stellar internet connection we have here at the moment. But that can be fixed later.
I've been driving manual! Ok, so I still stall here and there, but I'm doing it! Learning to drive up the steep hill to our house has been a bit scary, but so far so good.
I'm done with Stream, and was lucky enough to jump right into another job that started today. I now work at the Columbia Sportswear warehouse in N Portland. After my first day on the job, I'm pretty sure I like it. It's very low stress, and I'm not sitting in a chair all day, which is lovely! I start at an early 6am, but get out at 2:30pm. Pretty sweet.
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittt's my bed time!
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