The Move Is On

For someone who works with words all day, it is kind of amazing that this is my very first blog posting. I feel like it is a long time coming. While this blog is primarily for family and friends, I'll take the time to introduce myself and explain why I am just now deciding to put my thoughts out on the Interweb.

I am a 25-year-old living in Los Angeles with my fabulous boyfriend, Rob. We started dating just after our high school graduation, and what originally started out as a summer fling has spanned seven years, five universities and three states.

In the interest of full disclosure, I work for Edelman Public Relations on the Xbox 360 account -- so feel free to consider anything I write about video games or consoles completely biased. Though, this blog isn't about video games.

Rob and I have decided to make a big move up to Portland, OR at the end of September. In addition to some benefits for me professionally, there are a couple of things that make this a great move for us. #1:We don't want to live in LA. It is all well and good for the time being, but we need wide open spaces and we're ready to #2: Buy a house. We can't afford to buy a house here, but we can up there! And #3: We LOVE the Pacific Northwest and we think it might be the place for us to really dig in our heels and stick it out for awhile.

Unfortunately, Portland is a long way away from our families and the incredible friends we've made over the years. So I thought I'd keep a blog to chronicle all of our adventures as we move to a new city so everyone can keep tabs on us and stay updated on our lives. I'm going to miss everyone pretty desperately, so this is my coping mechanism.

So where are we in the process of moving? We're still in the early stages. While my transfer with work is final, we still haven't signed a lease. We're looking around in a couple of different neighborhoods, but we'll likely live on the outskirts of town to save some money. We're hoping to have our housing plans finalized within the next two weeks. We have already stopped cleaning our apartment in LA. We've given up on it and can't wait to start packing.

Stay tuned for more updates.