Hi friends and family! We’re alive and well back in Portland, Oregon. I will be giving a longer update/post in the next coming week or so but just wanted to check in and say hello! We’ve been having fun catching up with friends, going to concerts, and enjoying this beautiful Oregon summer. We’re loving our…
Category: Pacific Northwest
Tall Trees, Long Drives and Big Events
We’re back in the U.S.A.! Well…for a few weeks anyway. We arrived home on May 12th and it’s been a busy, crazy, love-filled week and a half since we got off the plane. Stepping out of the airport back in Portland was comforting and strange at the same time. It was the first time being back in…
Soaking in the Summer – Last One Before We Leave!
Summer in the Pacific Northwest has yet again proven to be an incredible place to be. Although we could really do without the record high temps we’ve been racking up this year. No thanks to 100+ days. Regardless, we just adore this place in the summer. And thank our lucky stars for our A/C unit. Last year…
From Canada to the Caymans!
I’m having one of those “where do we begin?” moments because I feel like we’ve done so much in the past month. We’ve gone on weekend and weeklong adventures, we’ve had family in town and not to mention…real life is still happening so there’s work and daily mundane mixed in somewhere in between. Kile and…
Hello Summer – The Fun Has Begun!
It’s official – summer is here and we’ve taken it on with full force. I said it last year and I’ll say it again – Portland has THE best summers in world (at least in the US). June through September (sometimes even October) in this city, and the entire Pacific Northwest in general, are breathtakingly gorgeous with just the…
Life Update!
I know I can get a bit philisophical in my posts sometimes and forget about letting everyone know how our plans are coming along. So here’s a little update to share! Kile and I have still been keeping up our same routine as far as budgeting goes. I’m actually very excited to say that we’ve…
Reinventing Our American Dream 