There's so much to say here. I wish i had had more time before this to update, but alas, i did not. I'm just gonna go through a run through of this past week, then post some pics, sound good? Awesome!
Monday, May 16th: This was the day i was supposed to have an awesome time at the beach, but that did not happen, instead, i spent the day on last minute things for the move while Gene and jarrod's dad worked on my car all day. Jenny Bates (the BEST FRIEND anyone could ever ask/hope for) drove me around all day to complete my errands, which included: dropping off charcoal for the people who still got to go to the beach party (LUCKY), finishing up cleaning in the apartment, and just hanging around my parent's house all day. Jenny was with me for what, 10 hours? yeah, that's a great friend. anywho, around 7:30 or so, my car WAS SAVED!!! yay!!!! and dinner was served. :) A few friends came over to say their goodbyes to Jarrod and i while we had dinner and just chilled for a bit. Thank you to: Ricky, Tracy, David, Quenton, Jenny, Laura, Nicole, Michelle, Craig, Ali and my family (including the Hartfields) for making our last evening in Texas a fun, love filled evening.
Tuesday, May 17th: Our departure! we had planned on leaving by 6am, but does a planned time ever work out? never. lol. and that's alright. Jenny (yes, be jealous of how AMAZING my best friend is) arrived at my parent's house at 5:56am to see us off. We were still gathering things and loading things while waiting for ALL of the hartfields to show up (someone ended up at the apartment instead of my parent's house). Around 6:40, all the hartfields had arrived and our tear-filled goodbyes were on the way. We pulled out of my parent's drive around 7 and ended up back at the apartment bc jarrod had left some stuff :P and then we were back to my parent's house again, bc i had left my RAIN JACKET (dumb), so really, we ended up leaving denton around 8am. The rest of the day was driving (obviously) and cracking jokes back and forth to stephen and dorian with our walkie talkies. haha. i'll skip the boring driving..... arrived at Jarrod's aunt and uncle's house in Arvada, CO around 9pm (mountain time) and had some delicious sloppy joes. :) watched some news...
Wednesday, May 18th: woke up at 4:55am for showers; woke up the guys for showers...left aunt and uncle's house around 6:30 (better timing) and onwards to our destination in Nampa, ID. We made it to our hotel around 11:30pm very exhausted.
Thursday, May 19th: the last day of our "road trip"- 7 hours to go!!! We drove along.....and around 4:30 made it to our new home! :D we started unloading the trailer, cars, and placing everything down in the attic; our new home. Once we got everything inside, we made a stop at walmart for some groceries; items for the house. We ate dinner at jack in the box, then came home and unpacked a few things (the bed), blew up the air mattress for stephen and dorian, and set up the tv/cable bc stephen and dorian really wanted to watch tv. That was bed time for me and jarrod.
Friday, May 20th: yay for unpacking!!!! that's really all jarrod and i did that day. Stephen and Dorian went around exploring clackamas. That's really about it for that day.
Saturday, May 21st: My first day of work. I now work as an assistant manager at a Century Theater 16 in Eastport plaza. That day i just roamed around and got used to things. It's a very different theater, bc the concession stand is set up in a cafe setting, AND everything except for popcorn is SELF SERVE!! how cool is that? pretty cool, i say. anywho...everyone was expecting the day to be busy bc pirates just came out. They may have done 1600 (people) all day ON A SATURDAY. it was SLOW. i loved it. lol.
as for jarrod on this day: he unpacked a lot. Stephen and Dorian stayed at the house and watched YouTube videos all day (lame).
Sunday, May 22nd: another day of work, slow, again. Jarrod continued to unpack. Stephen and Dorian continued to be lazy. ;)
Monday, May 23rd: I opened at work, pretty much worked concessions all day...not too bad. Jarrod, Stephen, and Dorian visited Voodoo Donuts after Jarrod dropped me off for work. They brought back some GOOD DONUTS!!!! lol. Jarrod continued to unpack the rest of the day. Stephen and Dorian explored downtown Portland. After i got off work (at 5:45) we all went to Multnomah Falls and hiked to the top of the falls. It was beautiful. :) OH! on the way to the falls, we saw a double rainbow!
there it is. for pics of Multnomah Falls, check my facebook.
Tuesday, May 24th: I opened at work again. Worked box, then counted money (which is slightly different from the denton theater). After work, Jarrod and I went to ikea to get a computer desk and other assorted items. we're just going all out here. lol. Stephen and Dorian went to Cannon Beach (i am SO JEALOUS). wish i could post pics from that, but Stephen's camera held all of those pics, and it died. once he loads them, maybe i'll download some...or maybe i'll wait for my trip to the beach. :)
Today, Wednesday May 25th: FINALLY a day off of work...feels like i've been working forever. lol. We all were pretty lazy today...took Dorian and Stephen to the airport around 3. They should be at DFW by midnight. Strangely enough, i miss them already. i had another cry fest in the car, bc it hit me then that they were our ties to everyone back home, and now they're gone....and it's just jarrod and i. If i think about this more, i could probably start crying more. lol.
there's our day to day activities...
here are my thoughts on everything:
i'm not gonna lie, i miss everyone A LOT. even people from work! lol. i guess it'll be kinda lonely until i make some good friends (which i'm working on). it's still very surreal to me that we're so far away though. i keep thinking i'll run into someone i know or that when i walk into walmart, i'll see my parents. that won't be happening though. that's kinda sad. lol. since this move still hasn't really "hit" me yet, i don't miss things too much, but sometimes i'll think "wouldn't it be nice to drive down the street to see my parents?" lol. oh well, that's how it goes. we're living the dream, and distance is part of that. i wanted to live here, and now i do. that's quite an accomplishment. i know i'm gonna love it here, i'm already getting to the point of loving it here, but i still feel my connections to good ol texas. lol.
alright, was that post long enough for you???? hahah. now let's get to the good stuff: PICTURES!!! :)  |
| The house |
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| Walk in area |
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| Our Bathroom |
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| Walk way to the sunroom. Kitchen to the right, dining area to the left |
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| The Kitchen |
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| The Sunroom/Entertainment Room |
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| The backyard and shed |
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| the backyard |
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| Stairway down to the basement |
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| our living room |
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| Shelf in the living room |
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| entertainment center/shelf filled with movies, games |
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| our bedroom |
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| extra room that we're making into a study, i suppose |
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| wardrobe/closet |
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| stairs up to the front door |
so that's our new home....if you have any questions, just ask!
i think i'll end this post with something i'm looking forward to: the rose festival. here's a link: http://www.rosefestival.org/
wahoo! pirate flag!
ReplyDeletehaha. i'm glad you guys have settled in for the most part and yay for kind of liking work!? or at least that's what it sounds like. i'm soo glad stephen and dorian were so helpful ;p. nah i'm sure they helped you unload stuff.
i miss you of course. things in denton are boring :( and hot. i think you took all the good weather with you. if i have to hide in the closet with noel farting one more time, i'm just gonna let the tornado take me. maybe i'll end up in portland ;).
<3 love you very much and thanks for making a blog to keep us all up to date. maybe i'll make one about my boring life in waco.
stephen and dorian did help unload, and even helped to unpack, a little. they also did drive (stephen more so) and i brought them with us so that they could help a bit, but have more fun. they did well, except for the youtube all the time instead of exploring. lol. i do miss them though. really wish i could hear their constant laughter (bc that's exactly what they'd be doing right now if they were still here.) it's very quiet here now. :(
ReplyDeletehey, life is life, no matter where it is. i'd love to know what's going on with you, even if it's just waco stuff. :) plus, the dr pepper museum stuff is coming up! i need to know about your adventures there! hahah.
i miss you too...boo....lol. but that's how it goes. keep looking up those flights so we can get together soon!!! <3
I really like your new home. Maybe Heather and I can come visit after my return. I'm sure you will know the whole area by then. I hope you and Jarrod get adjusted quickly and meet some good friends. I'm sure yall will fit right in :). Take care and keep posting!!
ReplyDeleteYay for a blog to help stay in touch! Which is dumb, we're family we better not need a blog to stay in touch.
ReplyDeleteLove the pics of the place, you must have a really cool landlady. Hopefully you and Jarrod will get to explore together soon. I'm so glad you seem to like the new Job and I hope jarrod will like his new Place too.
Not going to lie, it's been a weird 2 weeks without you. We're okay some days then Evan will wanna hang with jarrod and the realization of you being truly gone will hit and the waterworks start all over again.
Or how yesterday Avery pointed to the picture of her and Jarrod in her room and she kept saying his name so I had to tell her again that you and uncle
Jarrod went bye bye for awhile to which she just said "oh ok, we go over to them and play!?"
Yeah.......that didn't help the emotions much.
Post when you can.
This is a great way to tell us what is going on in your adventure. We too miss you but know that you have to stretch your wings. Im confidant that yall didnt run to "get away from family". Whatever happens, this move will make yall better for it. Future life changes will be a little smaller because of what you have accomplished. Keep the blog going.
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