I promised many people to stay in touch once I left DC and so here I am.

My move to Portland was completely uneventful; a true blessing considering today’s airline problems. I arrived with a plan in hand, one where I had to find a place to live as soon as possible. I had emailed three places before I left DC and was able to see all three within 48 hrs. Me being the detailed and anal person, I had to have something settled before the weekend was up since I was due to start at my new job the following Monday. Now you would think that Portland is an easy city to rent in, oh no, not at all. In fact, Portland is a HOT rental and buying market and the most desirable places go within a week if not a day.

So, here I am with three places to check out in 2 days. I go to the first place and fall in absolute love with it! The whole deal was sweet. The second place sucked and not much more to say about it. The third place was, shall we say, a joke. See if you want to live close in to the city you have to pay serious $ for very little, sort of like NYC except Portland is NOT NYC. Nope, not at all. The owner was asking $600/month to share a 570 sq foot “apartment”. Funny. So, I decided to go with the first place and live on the other side of town.

Mission accomplished within 2 days of arriving, and now I just had to get ready for my new job, new city, and new commute. Settling into the new job and company has gone very well. In fact, I love it. Everything about it is exhilarating and refreshing. The city is just the right size, with just the right amount of people, and so fun to roam in. Before I left DC, I decided to sell my car and settle into Portland as a public transportation user. I take the bus and train every day into work. Isn’t that great! Well, I love it and most people understand why I do it, but there are a few out there that stare at me and think that I’m crazy. Crazy. Ha! I’m able to spend at least one hour reading and relaxing, while others sit in cars inhaling fumes. Oh, and I walk at least 2 miles per day. I may be crazy but man I’ve never felt so great in my life!

Fast forward to today. Work is good. Portland fucking rocks. Steve is arriving soon and we signed a lease on a house. Ahh…yea…Remember when I said I had found a place to live? A week after agreeing to rent the perfect room in the perfect house, I get a call from the hubby saying he was moving to Portland much sooner than expected. So, I scrambled and found a house within 1 day. I saw an ad for a gorgeous house in this great part of town. We move in May 1st! Yippeee!!

Where’s the knitting in all of this? None. I haven’t found a groove yet, and I still need to locate a knitting group. It will happen, though, all in good time. But I did get to see Yarn Harlot speak last week, and I met a few knitters there. Portland is full of knitters, shops, and events so I’m sure I will meet a cool group soon enough. I tell ya though I miss the mighty KHers and late night! Miss them tremendously.

I’m heading home tomorrow night to spend a week wrapping up the house, and help settle things before the big move. I’m looking forward to visiting with family and friends, and hanging with the hubby and cats. Don’t ask about MDSW, let’s just say the family has other plans for me and the house move requires my attention. Sad.

   

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