****WE'RE ENGAGED****



ahhhhhhhhhh

I'M ENGAGED!!!!!!

So I've only been freaking out for the last 3 hours but OMG y'all I'm getting married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So by request, I was asked to post this with details of how it all happened. Don't get your hopes up it was NOT that exciting... but it was so us and so perfect.

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2011 3:45 pm

 I was at home at my desk (aka our kitchen table) just returning emails. no big deal. Tim came in the kitchen and was bein all sweet on me. If you know Tim, you know he's not the most affectionate person. So I started looking at the Christmas cookie magazine my grandma sent me. I pointed out these cookies and said "ooh don't these look good" THENNNNNNNNNNNN Tim said "yeah but this looks better" I turned around and ****BAM**** big beautiful ring IN MY FACE!

He got down on one knee (after I screamed WHAT!) and honestly I couldn't even begin to tell you what he said because all I could hear was my heartbeating the shit out of my chest but it ended with "so will you marry me" and I kissed him and said YES!!!!!!!!!!!  weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! He is absolutely the MAN of my dreams and I could not be happier to have him as my husband. did i really just say that? HUSBAND? ahhhhhhhhhhhh!



Tim's aggie ring he loves more than me... and my bling :-)



we couldnt take a picture right if we wanted to...

LET THE WEDDING PLANNING BEGIN!!!

WE ARE SO THRILLED :-)

It's been tooooo long!

I guess I forgot I had a blog I've been so lazy busy. So much has gone on since the last time I blogged I don't even know where to begin. I'll give a brief rundown:

• Dad came to Portland and it was AWESOME.
• Gunshots are still goin off in the ghetto
• Lily hates the rain and has decided that she doesn't wanna do her business outside, but in my closet
• Tim is still alive but I'm pretty sure he hates me for making him move to Portland
• Work is work.
• I went to DFW this past weekend had such a good time with my frands & family

But on a brighter note:

   We have booked our flights to go to NEW YORK for Christmas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so pumped about this y'all have no idea. Tim's whole family, minus his parents, live in New York so it will be interesting to meet everyone and spend the holidays away from my dysfunctional psycho crazy family. Ahhh holidays :-)

3 DAYS UNTIL MEMPHIS for BP's wedding

7 DAYS UNTIL MY BIRTHDAY!

I LOVE OCTOBERRRRRRRRRRRRR!

make it a great day y'all!

XOXO

I have to get back to work :-(

My Portland Palace!!!!

Ok so I'm doing a lil remix version of What I'm Loving Wednesday.. Thursday edition.... get excited

I'M LOVING that my mom and Marty came in town last weekend. We had so much fun going to Multnomah falls, streetside cd shops, Downtown Portland, and fixing up my house. It was good to see my momma. Here are some of our pics:

lunch downtown on Sunday

Multnomah Falls

view from the top of the falls of the Columbia River Gorge

boo and I at the top!

Street side CD's anyone?

only 25cents what a bargain!

before our dinner

<3

group at Portland Prime

my sweet lil momma at lunch! :-)

I'M LOVING That now it's my daddy's turn to come visit NEXT weekend. Not quite sure what action we're gonna get into but it will be a fun time no matter what.

I'M LOVING That tonight is the first NFL game!!! I'm even more excited because this is the first year I have my OWN fantasy team..... WEEEEEE!!! My teamname is "I Touchdown There" (clever i know) and we're gonna win it all baby!!!!!

I'M LOVING how my house is FINALLY suitable to show pictures of. PLEASE keep in mind that as part of my lease agreement I was unable to paint my walls and that i would NEVER choose red and yellow as my wall color.

living room

my new "diva" chaise mom n marty got us

kitchen dining area

hallway to the bedrooms

guest room

brand new table and chairs :-) thanks mom n marty!

mom made me do this. i felt like it was the first day of school

and as always... I'M LOVING my wonderful boyfriend and our pups.

                                xoxo

*TGIF*

FRIDAY! FRIDAY! What a long week it has been and the weekend came just in time!

I'm liking up at the little things we do for FITBF!

1.   One of life's most simple pleasures is     having the day off with the one you love  .

2.    traffic      makes me want to punch someone.

3.  I like  my boyfriend     because,    he knows what little things can make me smile .

4.   supercalifragilisticexpialidocious   is a funny word.

5.  If I had to choose one beauty product to use for the rest of eternity it would be    mascara. it's all you need .

6.  I'm happy that    it's Friday and I get to sleep in tomorrow. I'm exhausted   .

7.  I would never     pick up a hitchhiker. THERE ARE SO MANY IN OREGON. no way no how  would I let some stranger get into my car with me    .

HAPPY FRIDAY YALL!

XOXO

weekend recap

Surprisingly I had a really good weekend. Once I got over my bad mood Friday I was golden. Tim went to Corvallis for the weekend to hangout with his friend Blaine, so that left it up to me Jack and Lily to hold down the fort. Saturday we woke up, cleaned up the house a little bit, then I decided "hey, it's a beautiful day outside in the lovely PDX, let's go hang outside by the Columbia River. So I found a swim beach on the Washington side of the river that was only about 45 minutes away. (I could probably throw a rock in the columbia from my house if I wanted to but the really pretty area is the Gorge which is about 30 miles east of Portland, hence why it took me so long to get there). Anywho, so we went to the beach and the dogs got to frolick in the water and roll in the sand. Well, this was a great idea until I realized "ahhh shit they got to get back in my car and drive all the way home" . Thank the lord for oversized towels. I covered up my backseat and they passed out the whole way home. Overall, it was a fun afternoon. I got sun, the dogs got to play in the water, they got baths when we got home, and snowflake (my car) got a bath too. Here are some pics of our fun time at the river gorge.

Lily girl all soaked from swimmin

this just doesn't even do it justice as to how gorgeous this area is. I was on  the Washington side so this is a view of  Oregon <3

Jack was a sleep bear after running all over the place

pretty puppies after their baths :-) they make everything better <3

So after that whole fiasco I decided I was NOT gonna sit home on a Saturday night like a lame ass. So I went and saw a movie by myself..... like a lame ass. Yeah yeah yeah I'm a loser I know but whatever, it was better than sitting at home. SO anyway, I saw The Help. I thought it was such a great movie!!!! Not only did I cry- 3 times but who's counting- but I laughed, and just felt really moved by the whole thing. It was great! So after the movie I came back home to my pups and we played around for a little bit. I baked cookies, drank some delicious Miller Lite aluminum can beers and didn't go to sleep until 4 am. Successful night? I'd say so.

HOW WAS YOUR WEEKEND?

I saw this on Pinterest today so I'll share with everyone because I think it is spot on, so true!!

Source: stumbleupon.com via Jessica on Pinterest

                                                     Have a great week everyone!!!

Fill in the Blank Friday!!!!!!!

Well TGIF errrrbody!!! Minus being in a bad mood, I'm so excited it's the weekend! My *favorite* hip hop class is tonight then it's on to the boozin to get myself out of this horrible mood.  wooohooo! But now it's time to link up with Lauren for FITB Friday!

1.   My idea of pure perfection would be    a vacation from my life right now      .

2.    Love       makes the world go 'round.

3.  If it weren't for    horrible communication skills    I'd   be in a much better mood today .

4.  Bloggers are   my favorite. I love creepin' on people. I need to know what's goin on in everyone's lives .

5.  If I had   a million dollars     I'd buy you   and I a trip to wherever the hell we want. Girls only. No boys. and lots and lots of alcohol.

6.  I'm glad it's Friday because     I get to sleep in the next two days and do WHATEVER I PLEASE. :-)    .

7.  Something I'm excited about is     my friend Brook's wedding in October. I will get to see my favorite, beautiful, sorority sisters that I miss so much. It can't get here soon enough.   .

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

xoxo

Just another manic Monday!

What a whirlwind today was. My my my how I despise Mondays. BUT in other good news, I'm hoping these next two weeks fly by so it can finally be time for my moms visit to PDX!!!!!!!!! weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I have a lot on the calendar for this week... and next week is our District meeting for work followed by a day of TM training. (Which will end up being a drunk fest  afterwards no doubt.. bonus!) I love the team I work with. Everyone is so much fun and supportive of each other. It's great! But also sad cuz we only get together every other month. :-( but none-the-less I'm excited for this week and next but mostly for my mom and Marty's arrival!!!

So let me give you a little recap of what's been going on in Portland

1. Jessica has finally grown up. Yes everyone the day has finally arrived when Jessica stopped spending money on herself and has spent it all on her home. I never thought I would actually enjoy spending my hard earned money on things other than alcohol, clothes, and food, but here I am all grown up and surprising myself. I mean, let's not kid ourselves here, I've still spent plenty of money on myself but I'm just being more generous to my home now. :-) My favorite thing I've put up so far is this little picture of my dad from 1990. I think he just looks so cute in it. 

What a cute lil captain!

It's nowhere near ready for real pictures to be posted. Those will have to wait until after Mom comes to help decorate but it's definitely getting cuter day by day. I love our little house. Or as Tim so preciously drew:

Our Happy Home :-)

I seriously love that kid like nobody knows. He's warms my heart and sometimes I just want to punch him square in the face.... that's love! ;-)

2. Lily is slowly, keyword: SLOWLY, improving on her training. We go for walks more frequently now so she's getting better on a leash but she still stops sometimes and I end up kicking her or tripping which really pisses me off. Today we worked on laying down. It was a slow process but she finally got it a couple of times... hey! practice makes perfect. 

3. Still have no friends. I'm hoping that by joining the dance studio I'll meet someone there. Ugh my social life is so depressing. I couldn't even tell you the last time I got all done up for a night on the town. SOMEONE COME VISIT ME AND LET'S GO PARTYYYYYYYYY. My alcohol tolerance is slowly but surely going down and I need to be in tip top shape for the Perry/ Bailey wedding in October. 

Well, that's all I got for now folks. Make it a great week!

xoxo