Adventure Eve

Here I sit upon the eve of my cross-country trek to Portland, OR. Half of me is thinking "what am I doing? Portland is far. this will be hard." The other (larger) half is thinking "Yeah!! When are we pulling out? Are we there yet?"

I'm very proud of Maura; she is braving her lifelong fear of tornados in Kansas right now. I know she will be safe, but I am thinking of her tonight! She is paving the way for Dan and I to follow her.

Well, I suppose I have dallied long enough. Must get back to the careful, strategic work of packing my car. As my paternal Grandfather always said:

"No event is as important as your attitude towards it."

Portland Bound...

Yes! It is true! After months of considering, debating, planning, saving, hoping, and waiting, Dan and I are moving to Portland, Oregon!

We flew out last week and found an apartment:

The view from the balcony


Dan with plunger


Accent wall!

I hope to continue posting on this blog once we move, so stay tuned for news of travels, jobs, noisy neighbors and more! We will leave for our cross-country trek on August 25/26/27th; we get to visit

Marie, Devin and Addison in Kansas City, KS,
Maura and Jim in Boulder, CO,
and
Mary Mike and Drew in Salt Lake City, UT