WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!

oh my goodness guys.....

I cannot even put into words the stress that is consuming my body right now. My brain feels like someone is stomping on it. I wish I could be in Texas for two reasons right now.....

1. I need a margarita from Baja like there is no tomorrow

AND

   2.    I need a hug from either my mom, dad, or Tim so I can at least feel a little better about the next 10 days.

Ok so let me explain..............

         I got to Oregon on Monday to do a sort of meet & greet with my new territory. Also on the agenda is to find a house for us to live in. SO MUCH HARDER THAN YOU THINK. In Texas I feel like there are rental homes out the wazoo. Not the case in Portland. I have called on so many houses that already have applications filled out and waiting lists to back them up. SERIOUSLY? really? I can't catch a break. Luckily I have off all day tomorrow to go house hunting and I have a few showings lined up but if I don't find something tomorrow I just might be royally SCREWED. Oh did I mention I have to be in Portland permanently by July 4. Yeah, stress!!! No time to dilly dally around I NEED A HOUSE!

         Another thing I have been freaking out about is finding a reputable moving company to actually be able to move us on such short notice across the frickin country. I've been going back and forth with different moving companies and honestly don't have a good feeling about the one I ended up booking but please PLEASE PLEASE say a little prayer that they show up at our apartment next week. So, the issue of finding a moving company may have been resolved but I also have some hesitations about whether or not it's going to work out smoothly.. ugh more stress...

       Lastly, I have gotten to meet with a lot of my new accounts and I'm starting to really see just how REAL this new transition is going to be. I am going to be putting so much into this job. There are so many things that outside people don't see when it comes to this job. From the outside it may look like Territory Managers just drive around all day seeing dealers and taking people to lunch... but I am here to tell you that is SO WRONG! I want to do so well and represent my training program the best way I know how and that is to give this job my everything. Again, say a little prayer for me and my territory. Stress to succeed far surpasses moving stress!

I have to thank my family. My mom and dad have been really helpful. I've delegated certain tasks for them and they've been awesome. My dad sold my car for me for way more than expected and that was a HUGE relief. Except for now I'm not so sure what to do about this weekend when I have so much stuff to do with no car... uhhhh?? The poor guy who's gotten the worst end of this whole "Jessica madness" is Tim. I feel so bad for him. He has just kinda been hanging out waiting on me to give him moving dates, find us a house, find him a job in Portland, and deal with my ranting about this whole crazy week. Gotta love him.

On a beautful note look at how cool this view of downtown is...

Over and Out from Portland Y'all!!!!

Utah Adventures!!

How ironic that as I'm sitting here starting to write this post this song comes on Pandora...... Instant tears.

I still have a couple of weeks before I move but I'm already turning into a basket case. I was so excited for my promotion at first that I didn't stop to think about what it really meant. I'm moving TWO THOUSAND MILES from my family. Yeah, I went out of state for college but it was 5 hours away and I couldnt even go a month without coming home at least once. This is so different. This is packing up my entire life and moving across the country. Don't get me wrong I'm so excited to have this opportunity but holy mother and I am gonna miss Texas. The saddest part is that I only have 5 days that I know of for sure where I'll actually be home before I move. Next weekend for fathers day and the weekend after that. HOMEGIRL HAS DEFINITELY BEEN RACKIN UP THE FREQUENT FLYER MILES!!!! A sweet ass vacation is definitely in my near/ or distant future haha. Ok enough sad thoughts about moving on to my Utah Adventure!

 

So lucky lil ol me gets to spend 11 B-E-A-UTIFUL days in Salt Lake City for work. I'm moving into the Territory Manager role in July and so Lennox is wanting me to get as much training in as I can before the big move. Soooooooo I have this whole weekend here in Salt Lake with no one I know and nothing to do so this week after work I decided to go for a walk and a lil hike.

This day I found this park that had an incredible view and that ran along the Jordan River.. It was a nice trail :-)

tumbleweed thingy's along the bank of the river.. heyyyy THUMBS UP!

Here is a picture/video documentation for your enjoyment of my hike today. Let's just say I was a huge wussy illprepared. I left my water in  the car. I had ZERO traction in my Nike Shox (it was steeper than i thought) and the altitude got to my fat ass me haha. WINDED out of shape to say the least.

Here we go up the stairs!!!

stupid iphone does  not do this justice!

makin my way....

The sun  was starting to go down and it was GORGEOUS!









Trying to get traction and side step my way down = accidentally snapping photos

Little did I know that after that last video you couldnt see the GRAVEL i was standing on. It really was hard to get back down because I had nothing to hold on to.. my beloved iphone in hand AND my rental car keys. Deadly combination. ha! Ok Well that's all I got for now. What's the plan for Saturday you ask? I have no clue. Shopping, working out? more hiking? unlikely BUT give me some ideas if you guys know of things to do in these neck of the woods!

SEE YOU ON THE 16 TEXAS!!! :-)



damn straight.

Keepin it Current

Ok so I'm such a copy cat but it looked fun! i love surveys... so i stole this from Sarah who stole it from Belle in the City and here we go!!!!

Current Playlist:

Lil Wayne- How to Love

Lady A- Just a Kiss

Chris Brown- FAME cd

Lady Gaga- Born this way CD

(is it sad I actually went to my most recent playlist to look this up... eh?)

 Current Nail Polish: 

  OPI "Black Onyx" - I like black on my toes.. what of it?

Current Drink:Give me an hour and it's about to be a Swirl Margarita :-)

but I have a bottled water at my desk :-(

 

Current Food:
just finished some Sundried Tomato Basil Wheat Thins. delish

Current TV Show:
Lost!!!! I found it on netflix thought i'd finally give it a try.. well I'm OBSESSED!!

 

 

Current Wishlist:Christian Louboutin- "declic"  GET IN MY CLOSET!!!!

size 9.5 please ;-) 

Current Needs:
a freakin debit card!! do you know how hard it is to do things when you have no debit card... ugh snail mail is so slow!! IT'S BEEN 7 DAYS BANK OF AMERICA!

Current Celebrity Crush:

Mark Salling- puckerman is a bad bad man and i'd let him... wait too inappropriate

Current Blessing:
so blessed to have gotten this HUGE job opportunity to move to Portland :-)

Current Outfit:
IT'S CASUAL FRIDAY... black skinny jeans and plaid top :-)

Current Indulgence:
chips and queso. ALWAYS

Current Excitement:
MOVING TO OREGON WITH TIM!

Current Mood:
ready for a drink

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

What I'm lovin Wednesday!

Ok so it's been a week but BOY HAVE I GOT A LOT OF LOVIN GOIN ON TODAY!!! So I'm gonna link up with Jamie and share a little bit! 

so here's what i'm loving on this disgustingly hot June day

i'm loving that I got to visit Ashley in Little Rock this weekend. We had a ton of fun in the sun :-)

a little Lake Ouachita action

i'm lovin LENNOX  and my job right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dunno if you guys heard but THIS GIRL... THIS GIRL right here got a *drum roll please*.... a PROMOTIONNNNNNN!!! I've got a little more training to do before I can officially claim the title of "Territory Manager" but it's tentatively scheduled for me to head to Portland July 1st after some work in Salt Lake City for a month. WEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!! I was so nervous about hearing back about this position but my dad gave me a great pep talk about how sales is in my blood and that I'm a bad ass (i mean duhhh) and then BAM! i got the call that made my freakin year!!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU UNCLE DAVE! (for those of you who dont know, dave lennox founded lennox back in the 1800's.. nbd... but i like to thank him from time to time).. but seriously I am so blessed to have been given this HUGE opportunity at my age. 

BEST PLACE EVER TO WORK FOR!

lastly, I'm loving my sweet, wonderful, amazing, words can't even begin to describe how awesome- boyfriend!!! He has graciously decided to give up his job at his dream restaurant to move 2,000 miles across the country with me. If that ain't love I dunno what is. He has been nothing but supportive and helpful throughout this whole crazy time. He says he knew all along it would work out but I think he's just got lucky. ;-) But really i'm the lucky one for finding my best friend. Not only did we get introduced through Lennox but now Lennox is giving us this AWESOME opportunity to start a new life in Portland. It's meant to be!

mostly i love that he'll take pictures like this with me.. ha i love this. it's the background on my phone :-)

gah he's so stinkin cute!

Alright people so that's what i'm lovin wednesday... I'll leave you with this though:

The question isn't who's gonna let me... it's who's gonna stop me.

*Stay True. Stay Focused. You'll get yours*