Portland

The move is complete, things are settling down, and I'm beginning the process of feeling at home in the new state/city/apartment/living arrangement. Here are a few pictures of the apartment, which is the perfect size for two! So far, Portland has proved itself to be an exciting place to live with lots of fun things to offer (farmers' markets, rowdy soccer game, great happy hours, a nearby Bikrams yoga studio, and more coffee shops than really should be able to coexist). And it's so green! I can drive nearly to downtown and still not feel like I'm in a city because from the highway all I can see are trees and more trees. This is half heavenly and half very disorienting, since I'm used to brown, brown desert or Minnesota farmland.
Dean and I are cat-sitting this weekend and for someone who claims not to like cats, he is spending a lot of time following her around the house and trying to get her to sit with him on the couch.