Yes, I'm moving to Portland!

Sorry this has been so delayed, my life is on one of those trains where it does not stop! Gosh so much has happened in the month of October, I can't believe it's gone already. I thought things would slow down after this summer but they obviously didn't!  So here is the Portland story.

Cody participated in a study at Athlete's Performance here in Phoenix.  If you have never heard of this company they are mostly involved in training professional athletes during their off seasons.  Cody and a some of his staff at ASU decided to take part in a study where they had to swallow this little thermometer and do a bunch of work outs for a few weeks. They took his core body temperatures during these long work outs so they could collect data.  Cody had a big impact on some of the employees there and was informed about their sister company Core Performance.  To make this short Cody had a few interviews and they fell in love.  He will be shadowing out at Athlete's Performance before they need him in Portland.  His position in Portland will be leading corporate wellness for Intel's headquarters (yes we are hoping to get some free computers :). 

This opportunity came out of absolutely nowhere. We weren't looking to move anytime soon. We thought maybe a 3 year commitment out here but it's only been a year and half.  We had to take this opportunity, I mean Portland come on! We know a few people who live up there and have heard some amazing stories about it. The city sits right on the river and you can see Mt. Hood looming in the background. We will be an hour from the coast and 3 hours from Seattle.  I'm so excited to live in the Pacific Northwest! I keep thinking about all of the new things I will get to experience and all of the beautiful places I never thought in a million years I would get to see. My doors are always open ladies so please come visit me!

As for my job situation, I was offered to be the Supervisor at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront.  I honestly think this move was meant to be because the position opened up the same week Cody had his interview. I thought to myself I'm never going to get this because why would they bother with a girl who lives in Phoenix and isn't even living in the city.  With the help of my amazing boss she gave me the courage to attack this head on.  I had two phone interviews and a final Skype interview which was the most awkward thing ever but the best interview I ever had. It was three women who at the end of it said "we love you, we want you to have the position". They are going through a 6.5 million dollar renovation and want me up there December 3rd to help with it.  That's a little soon but we are figuring out the move date this week. We will be getting reimbursed for all of our moving expenses which will help us out a lot.  

We almost bought plane tickets to come home for Christmas this year at a crazy high cost of $450 a piece.  We both had the time off to come up but something just didn't feel right about it.  The cost, the going back and forth between Dayton and Cincinnati.  It's like deep down we knew something was going to happen, so glad we didn't waste the money on those tickets! I am sad I won't be home for Christmas but I plan on going home around February or March. I haven't even seen the place I'm getting married at in person! But that's a whole other story that I will get into on a much calmer date. 

Another exciting note, my dear friend from Ohio State is competing in the Ironman out here in Phoenix.  He will be out on the 16th for a week with all of his family and a few of his close friends.  We will have 4 hotel rooms at my JW and lots of fun adventures.  If anyone has watched a simple Triathlon you know it can be long but this kid is swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles, and finishing it all up with a full marathon! The cut off time is 17 hours! I'm so proud of him and can't wait to be there at the finish line with everyone who supports him most! 

I will post again at the end of the week. Please update me on your lives! Miss all of you.