Sunday, April 20, 2008

House hunting

C and I are moving to Portland. It is a decision we have been contemplating for some time now and after much deliberation we've decided to relocate. C will be transferring to his company office there and I am in the process of looking for a new job. It was incredibly difficult to inform my co-workers that I will not be returning next year, but they are wonderfully supportive. It has been a blessing to work with amazing, caring, dedicated people for the past five years. It will be hard to come by to find another team like the one I have had. Woodside has been an incredible experience for me and it will be hard to leave. We'll see what the future holds. In any case, right now our future is in Portland and we spent this past weekend there with my cousin, Tamee, and her husband, Jason. It had been several years since the last time we'd seen each other, but from the minute they picked us up from the airport it seemed like no time had passed. They have lived in Portland for seven years and know all the best Portland has to offer. They drove us around acquainting us with the many different neighborhoods Portland has to offer. We were also able to spend several hours driving with a realtor. We didn't find a home, but we did find that Portland is a beautiful place. We found that we think we will enjoy getting to know the area and spending some time there. Unfortunately, for us, Tamee and Jason are relocating to Nashville in June. Happily we found that there are two couples that we know from college who live in the area and we're hoping to reconnect with them. We're heading back up in a couple weekends for more house hunting. We continue to pray that everything will work out and ask for your prayers as well as we take this big step in a different direction. We'll keep you posted!

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