Thursday, May 11, 2006

Establishment

We arrived in Portland on Friday, and this week has been a frenzy of house hunting and paperwork to find and buy our new home. I'm happy to say we signed papers yesterday and should close on our house by the end of the month. Crazy! Buying a home sure is nerve-racking, but we are tired of renting and excited about being able to paint, landscape and make minor changes around OUR property!!

Chris met his new boss this week, but he doesn't need to start work until the 19th. Now he'll have plenty of time to help me hunt down stuff we need for the house, find a gym for keeping (getting back ?) in shape, and a pool for swimming lessons for Gabi. Yeah!

So far the weather has been nice - but apparently colder than normal here, and the people have been great. We can't wait to get settled so we can explore the area a little more. Now that the house is squared away we should have time for some of that before we have to deal with moving in. Currently, we reside at a very nice, extended-stay hotel and are enjoying the maid service and free breakfast immensely!

I will work on posting pictures of the house and some from our trip out here soon!