Although I currently call Portland my home, I migrated from the east coast. As much as I miss my family and friends I really am a west coast kind of girl. I moved here in 2006 to go to school where I met my husband Alex. It truly was the best investment I have ever made 🙂 I love being able to walk to the library and the grocery store, try a new breakfast place or enjoy the smell of roses in the summer. It is great to live where recycling and composting is the norm, Goodwill is a magical place and people don’t care what you wear or what you drive. Nothing makes my day more than seeing Mt. Hood or Mt. St. Helen’s snowy peaks on a crisp blue sky (yes, it does stop raining here sometimes!). I am so fortunate to live someplace I truly love. Not to mention having an amazing partner in crime to explore it with!
(c) Fritz Photography
UPDATE 8.2012–Much has happened in the past few months. We are currently closing on a house and it feels good to know Portland is where we will call home for the foreseeable future. I also got my first tattoo, which makes me feel like a true Portlander now. I cannot thank Ren at Albatross Tattoo enough for the truly amazing piece of artwork he created. He is a true artist. Looking forward to more adventures in the City of Roses and sometimes still can’t believe how lucky I am to live here!
Ramblings by Rach 