Well my weekend was full of excitement. I have yet to branch
out to find that excitement in Portland but the weekend I had in Corvallis was
great! It is still weird writing it in that order because usually it is the
other way around. Now that I am a working man, the roles are switched. Still
settling in but I will get used to it I am sure. It was good seeing everyone as
it is always.
I want to find the best way to keep everyone informed with
my life up here. I am so blessed to have so many people who care about what I
am actually doing with my life. I am lost but not forgotten as some would say.
I hope this blog will be used to fill you in on the latest news in my life
ranging from work, life experiences and whatever God is showing me at the
moment in time. I hope you can find enjoyment out of my posts somehow.
Starting on the day before my first day of work, it was my
birthday. It was relaxing and quiet which was different for me, but I liked it.
After saying a thank you on FB for the birthday wishes, I ‘wanted’ to go to
bed. I then began to get text after text wishing me a happy birthday. My
brother then managed to post a photo of me and him that made me tear up. The
day before I have my first day of work I didn’t go to bed until 1:30am. It was
for a good reason though so I am thankful.
Monday comes. I head to work. I work for a really small
design engineering firm so I wasn’t too nervous. I started off my day trying to
get familiar with the software they use every day since I haven’t used it in 3
years. After calculating some areas of sub-division parcels for 4 hours (should
have took me 45 minutes) the boss had me proceed to update some existing
documents that have been reviewed by the City of Gresham. Before I knew it 5pm
came around. The day went by so fast but just from that one day I could tell I
would love what I am doing, at the time being J
Tuesday became pretty much the same thing. After lunch
though my boss pulled me into the conference room to discuss one of the
projects they have received. He then proceeds to tell me that I would be the
main designer for these projects! I was shocked! Talk about throwing me into
the fire, but I have to learn at some point so I was up to the challenge. I
kept myself busy the rest of the day that is for sure.
Wednesday was pretty much the same thing, working on the
project. At the end of the day, it being the 3rd, I jumped into my
car and headed to Eagle Point for a quick round trip. Though I would have to
work Friday I still wanted to go one to see family and two I had been training
for a 5K and really wanted to run in it. The morning of the 4th I
ran the 5K and got 3rd overall in my age group and a time of 22:45!
I was happy with myself and hope to continue to get in shape in the coming
months.
Before getting back into the car my cousin and his wife were
having a cake reveal for there soon to be child. It was so creative and cute
and they will be having a baby girl in November! I am so happy for them and
can’t wait for Amelia Rose Erickson to be entered into this world. After the
reveal I began to head home to West Linn. Really quick trip.
Friday only three people including myself were in the
office, kind of a weird day since most of the rest of the country had the day
off but I am the noob so I dealt with it and kept myself busy with my project.
At the end of the day I would then head in the car again to Corvallis this time
for a really fun weekend little did I know. My buddy Danny picked me up and we
proceeded to Corvallis.
Our first stop was a birthday party for our friend Kayla
then out to a cabin for a 5th of July firework campout. It was a
blast and the firework show wasn’t bad either, 12 minutes. The next day after
having breakfast at my buddies grandparents place I just hung out with friends
and relaxed the whole day, it was really nice to have a day like that with all
of them. We attempted to go to the drive in movie theater after the UFC fights
but were denied. We decided to go back to my brothers place and watch a movie
instead to end the night.
Today, as I write this was my first time to Calvary Chapel
Corvallis as a visitor and not a resident. The service was really good and I am
so blessed to have called that church my home for the last 5 years. I am
looking forward to finding my new home in Portland soon. After church I got
lunch with some really good friends of mine, met up with a buddy downtown,
played some Frisbee with some other friends as well as some volleyball before
heading back to West Linn where I sit writing this post.
There is so much more I could expound on at the moment. I
don’t want to leave this blog post too long but there has been some really good
times in the evening that I have had that I plan on sharing with all of you
soon depending on when I getting to blogging on it. To entice you a little bit
God has been revealing things to me this past week and I believe what he has
shown me will not of course benefit me but also some of you. I look forward to
sharing that with you soon! Along with that I hope to keep you all informed
more, you all mean so much to me so I feel I owe it to you. Thanks so much for
always being there for me! Love you all! Until next time J
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