Saturday, June 13, 2009

Last Post From Portland (maybe)

I added maybe to the title because you never know what life is going to throw at you, so we could end up back here, who knows. For those of you who don't follow our lives in stalker-like fashion - we will be "vacationing" in Logan, UT for the summer while we look for stable ways to feed the fam. The BK became a fatality of the recession back in March and we have decided to head home rather than hemorrhage greenbacks here in PDX.

We are sad. We are sadder than we thought we would be. Much as Portland is weird, uninterested in sustaining a legitimate economy, has a derelict mayor (not because he is gay, mind you, that is the least of the man's problems), rains for 6 months out of the year, and hosts some of the countries finest young freeloaders, we have grown to love this place. Some of our favorites include:

1 - Mt. Tabor

2 - Friends - particularly those with kids who the LG has grown to love

3 - Views of the city from I-84

4 - Airport - LG loves to watch the planes while eating IKEA hot dogs

5 - Outdoors - there is really no place more beautiful (especially in the summer), and this broad category includes our backyard which is now a dream for us and we put so much time into.

We are still looking at this as an opportunity, and hope that it works out that way. Until then, we are excited to "vacation" in beautiful Logan for the summer or until we find our next adventure.

Lots of love to our Portland friends, and UT here we come. Adios.




5 comments:

Mandy said...

Wahhhh! I'll call you when we get there to visit!

Jami said...

Oh Jen. We too are victims of the recession. We will have lots to talk about when you get here. Can't wait to see you.

jordan said...

change is sad.. and can be good. A summer in Logan will be so fun. We feel left out not being part of the Daines/Diehl compound. We'll come and visit!

Jaime said...

We are sad to see you go, but know it is for the best. Truman will miss his little buddy Jackson. And I will miss getting to spend time with you. Take care of yourselves, and have a safe trip to Utah, we hope that wherever you end up that you will be happy. Take Care.

Melanie said...

It's beautiful there, no wonder you are sad to leave. I'm glad we'll get to catch up with you guys though when we come into town later this summer. Get ready to play some games!