Moving to Portland

The time has come for me to move on from Reno. That's right, I am moving to Portland. This has been something I have been working towards for quite awhile. I packed up my little Subaru with as much stuff as it could hold, minus a space for Wanda, Nik and his gear for Germany. As you can imagine I didn't have much space. No worries though, I plan on getting situated (find a place to live, a job and get school squared away) before I head back down and pick up the rest of my stuff.

Poor Nik and I have had sinus infections and he lost his voice, so we have been two sickly people trying to get healthy. The funny thing is, whenever he laughs it sounds so funny, I start to laugh, then he keeps laughing and basically we can't stop. So, most of our ride up to Portland yesterday consisted on these uncontrollable laughter attacks. In other words, we had a great ride. Also, along the way, we spotted a gigantic rainbow. I have never seen anything like it. This rainbow was touching ground about 50 feet from the road and about 300 yards on the other side of the freeway. I like to think it was a good omen for my move. Or, maybe I am just going to find a pot of gold.

For the time being, I am staying at the Little's house. Gus and Colleen live in Beaverton in a great home, with their new puppy Ruby. Ruby absolutely loves Wanda so they had a great time of wrestling when we first arrived. Nik and I headed downtown for dinner at our favorite restaurant, Jake's Famous Crawfish, and had a late happy hour meal. We are really doing a great job enjoying every last minute together, and it truly has been a blast.

I am very excited to be up here. I love this city and am looking forward to calling this my home. The ocean and Mt Hood are an hour away. The architecture and vibe of the city are incredible. It is a bike and environmentally friendly city and the culture is very kick back and easy going. All of these attributes are right down my alley. My main goal while I am here is to finish my undergrad and hopefully my masters. I will keep everyone posted on everything that is happening (I am sure there is going to be a lot to write about in the near future).