My new nickname- SLACKER!

I cannot believe I haven't blogged since October! I am such a slacker!! Where to begin?! Well let's see if I can recap the last 4 months without talking to you to sleep!

Doug and I moved to Bend and got here Oct. 13. It took about 5 days for us to get an apartment (we made our temporary home at the Day's Inn, oh ya) and then moved in and started hunting for jobs! Doug started working as the Assistant Manager at the downtown branch of Washington Mutual. He really likes it, and it's given him a lot of good opportunities to meet people and grow, which is awesome! I meanwhile have been concentrating on starting my own business as a freelance graphic designer here in Bend. We figured it would be as good of a time as any to start something new. I made a few really good contacts but was having a hard time getting work. So in December I started applying for jobs, any job in the area.

Yesterday I started my new job- I am an administrative assistant for J.U.B Engineers. They have offices all over Idaho, Utah, Washington and Oregon, and were just voted in the top 20 Best Engineering firms to work for. I answer phones, and do all the usual clerical work. It might sound boring but I actually am really enjoying it. Plus I get half days every friday!

Doug and I had a great Christmas with family! We went to Oklahoma the week before Christmas and shared the weekend with his parents and sister, and spent Christmas with my parents in Portland. It was so nice to be close enough to see them, and we even got some snow, which for those of you know know anything about Portland, know it never snows on Christmas! It was a great time!

Speaking of snow, we are getting lots of it here in Bend!! Right now we are also getting some arctic chills, it was -1 today when I left for work at 7:15, and yesterday it was only a high of 17!! Talk about POLAR opposites from Orlando just a few months ago, but we totally love it! We've tried snowboarding and love it, and look forward to going more often, and really enjoy all the beauty the snow covered mountains have to offer us here!!

My brother came and visited us after christmas and totally got me hooked on Lost. I had never watched it before, but since he left I have been glued to the computer (Thank you ABC.com for having free HD streaming of all the past episodes) and I think I am going to be totally caught up for Season 4 to begin on Jan. 31st!! YA!

I started reading a book a friend recommended to me last week by Stephanie Meyer, called Twlight. It's a series of 3 about a girl who falls in love with a vampire. It's written by a woman who is LDS and went to BYU and its sooooo good! I couldn't put it down! Now I wait eagerly for the library to call me and tell me the second book is in so I can get addicted all over! You should check them out- Twlight, New Moon, and Eclipse!

Well a novel later, I should sign out. I am bummed with the news that hottie actor heath ledger died today from a presumed drug OD. Its so sad when such talented people lose themselves to that awful lifestyle! I feel so blessed my life is what it is!!