Work in progress

Guess I should pipe in and give you all an update on the new life in Portland. I've been in my own place for a bit over a week now and I am starting to feel settled, like this is my new home. I am anxious to get out a bit more and explore my new neighborhood but I've been spending most of the time I have outside of work getting things set up in my apartment. It is definitely a work in progress. There are a lot of things I still need to get to have it really feel put together but all in good time, I suppose. I made the decision to have no cable and I am dealing with it ok. Funny how when I have it, I rarely watch it but when I don't, I am totally aware that I don't.

Work is still going well. The busy season is coming up quick and I have a feeling I am going to be at work A LOT over the next couple of months. I can't believe we are already halfway through April - so much to do! We have had some staffing changes to our team so we are all dealing with a shifting of responsibilities and my plate is getting pretty full. I feel like people are daily coming up to me to take on another project...I am still enjoying it though. I have a big project coming up where I will be the main point person on a rebrand for the whole company so I am really excited to take that project on.

What else? What else?...My next big non-work, non-moving event would be going down to San Diego at the end of May for my graduation ceremony. I'm pretty excited to experience some warmth - seriously though people, what is going on up here??? will I ever be able to wear my flip flops again???

I'm definitely feeling the need to visit a movie theater soon so if anyone else is feeling that urge, give me a shout! I'd love to go catch a flick with someone!

Oh and I have found a couple of places down here already - one is Elephants Deli. It is on 22nd Ave and Davis St. and is this awesome deli that has TONS of different kinds of food. It is sort of cafeteria-style where you pick what you want from a bunch of different sections and pay for it at a central register before you eat. Best part - it has a free parking lot! The other place, which I actually still need to visit, is called Ken's Artisan Bakery. It is just around the corner from my apartment so I am gonna try to get over there this weekend for breakfast or lunch some day. It has really good reviews on Yelp and their food looks delicious in the pictures.

Parking hasn't been too bad so far. The farthest I have had to park is about a block away (knock on wood!). Although the Timbers (soccer) season is starting tomorrow and apparently I live in the restricted parking zone for the games. So I have to get a special parking permit to be able to park for longer that 90 minutes during game times. I haven't gotten my permit yet so I'm gonna have to figure something out for tomorrow. May be spending some time at Powell's or Anthropologie!

Well, once I get all these empty boxes out of my apartment, I am excited to have you all come to visit! Here are a few pictures of the place - remember, work in progress...