New Additions

We've been here for a little under a week and are mostly settled in. We bought a new bedframe and headboard and a new couch. In addition the the furniture we also adopted a dog from the Oregon Humane Society. He is big, but we fell in love with him. He is a German Shepherd/Alaskan Malamute mix, and we think he has some Shar-Pei in him because he has a ton of extra skin! He LOVES people and is very well behaved. He seems to be adjusting fairly quickly considering this is the 3rd place he's lived in the last week. He was a stray to begin with and someone took him in, unfortunately, that person got sick and had to go stay in the hospital so they gave him up to OHS. He was at OHS for just 5 days before we adopted him, so he's had a lot of change in his life lately. The only adjustment issue I am seeing is he doesn't want to eat on his own. I have to bring him to the food bowl and give him a few pieces of kibble out of my hand and then stand nearby while he eats (if I leave the room he stops eating). Even then though he only eats a little bit, but I am going to get some wet dog food to mix in with the kibble and then slowly remove the wet food to get him to eat on his own. Other than that he is a great dog, oh and he's 4 years old, and he's a great match for us!

Those are the big updates we have as of now. We plan to get a dresser that matches our bedframe at some point, but the large purchases are on hold for a little while since we just got the bed and sofa. Also, it seems that nobody on my side of the family will be able to make it for the house warming, which I understand and am not offended. I would though like for all of you to come up and visit, so maybe after the wedding we can figure out a weekend that works for everyone and do a BBQ for ya'll.

In addition we just wanted to thank MOM, STEVE, and UNCLE MIKE for helping us move! We would not have been able to do it without you! I am slowly adjusting to my new life up here still, it is just not the same as Corvallis!

We love and miss all of you and hope to see you soon! Enjoy the slideshow of pictures!

Brace Yourselves...

...a new, very big update is coming soon. We've been absolutely working our asses off up here, so we have a lot to share.

Escaping the Heat

We are sick of how friggin' hot is has been the last few days. No matter what steps we take to keep our apartment cool it still finds away to match the temperature outside. As I type this though, our apartment has cooled down nicely tonight thanks to the colder temperature and the wind. Anyways, to escape the heat of today we decided to make a trip up to the coast. We took off after lunch today and headed up to Newport. Little did we know the forecasted 60 degrees was actually a chilly 51 degrees when we rolled into town. Neither of us were smart enough to wear clothes that would keep us warm in that temperature so we stopped at Freddy's and picked up some warm clothes off of the clearance racks (Ryan returned his after we were done on the beach, sneaky sneaky).

After making our purchases we decided to find somewhere we could access the beach and found Agate Beach. Thankfully soon after getting out of the car the coldness started to burn off and it warmed up nicely. The sun came out and the wind wasn't horrible. The beach was very hilly, as in mini dunes, which I have never seen before and was kind of cool. We found a log to sit on which gave us a view of the ocean and just enjoyed watching the waves and people with dogs or kites. It started to get really windy after probably a half hour so we decided to walk to the parking area and sit in the sun while being protected from the wind. We found a nice little picnic table and enjoyed the warmth of the sun.

When we were done sunning ourselves we walked back to the car and head up to Depoe Bay and Lincoln City so we could take the long way home and enjoy our time away some more. We stopped in Depoe Bay so I could browse all the shops on the bay front and I discovered to stores tucked away in a corridor off the main sidewalk which had some really nice stuff. When I say nice stuff I mean not tacky beach knick-knacks, more stuff you would actually decorate your home with. I found some really cute stuff that I would have loved to get, but being the beach it was way expensive. After Depoe Bay we drove up through Lincoln City without making any stops and headed home.

Although we didn't go out and do something exciting and super interesting like skydive, we both really enjoyed our trip, escaping the heat, and just getting to spend some time together outside of the apartment.

For the rest of the week we are finishing packing and doing some cleaning and making sure everything is in order for the move. It's only a week away! It's hard to think that I won't be living in Corvallis since I have lived in the area for 16 years. At the same time though I am excited to start this new adventure in my life and I look forward to the changes.

I hope everyone else is managing to survive the heat, although I imagine most of you have A/C...If you don't, take a trip to the beach! We took a few pictures which I have put in for you. There's only like 5, but enjoy anyways.

Commenting on our Blog

Alright, so I have had a few people say that they cannot comment on our blog and it got me thinking. Well, all that thinking led me to figuring out I had to set the settings to allow anyone to comment. Now anyone can comment on our blog! Yay!

HUGE Week!

Wow, this week has been absolutely fantastic. I don't even know where to begin.

Our Duplex
We officially have a place to live in Beaverton! On Monday, Jennifer and I signed the papers and paid rent for our place. No joke, it was very exciting. Our move in date is the morning of the 23rd and that is also when we get the keys. They also accidentally set our rent at $1275/month instead of $1300, so we of course didn't say anything and just signed the papers.

My Job Hunt
I had two interviews this week in the Metro area and both went fairly well. To make a long story short, I got offered the North Clackamas job yesterday (Tuesday) and will officially accept it sometime today. It's a 0.8 job and it's about 25 minutes from our place, but it felt like the best place for me. This is the position where I get Tuesdays off, which is exciting. This will allow me to sub in Beaverton on Tuesdays if I want to make some extra money. The other good thing is that it will turn into full time teaching next year, which is very exciting. Oh, and I only have around 325 students, where Jennifer has around 540.

That's about it right now, see ya.