Let’s talk about Portland...

Like almost everything for me, there is usually some way a place, event, song, food, activity, etc. etc. can be tie a boy crazy story. Portland is no exception…I can actually tied three separate stories to my favorite city in the USA, although only the memory of one still brings a smile to my face, among other things…

Don't worry, I won’t sour the city or my blog with details of the ass hole that I flew out there for only for him to break up with me soon after I got there. Still a little bitter, but let’s just say karma is a bitch. Instead Portland brings to mind thoughts of a tall hot triathlete, hot springs, a creepy man, stealing roses, 'bathing' in rose petals, and probably one of the more memorable evenings of my life...at least in the top five.

But I digress. So, everyone has those days where nothing seems to be going right, you are tired, and just want to escape, so you close your eyes relax and think (or talk in this case) about something that makes you happy. For me the prospect of moving to Portland with one of my best friends is my current 'happy place.' So...'Let's talk about Portland'...As previously stated it is my favorite city in the USA and I have been talking about wanting to move there since my first visit in 2003.

Of course it was love at first sight when I realized how cycling friendly the city and surrounding areas were. One day we drove out to Astoria, and I swear I could have ridden my bike from city center to the coast without fear of someone running me off the road. The whole city just feels so comfortable, I could spend hours relaxing at the Rose Garden. Walking through the city parks. Kayaking the Willamette River. Skiing on Mount Hood...on real snow...I bet they don't have grass in the middle of the slopes on February... And that is only the beginning of my list of things I love about the city and surrounding areas.

So move already...what is stopping us? Well, a few minor details...two mortgages, general lack of money, the booming real estate market, and a plethora of job opportunities, not to mention the fact that I am planning to go back to school. Regardless, within the next two years we hope to join the other Portlanders in the 'City of Roses'. But in the meantime..."Let's talk about Portland."