PDX Update

Well as our summer officially winds down and Tony starts his new position, it is a good time to update the things we've been up to lately...

We successfully moved to Portland at the end of June. We are pretty well settled and are enjoying being close to family and friends. We are meeting new friends at church and are trying to get involved with weekly Ultimate games and basketball.

We had a fun vacation to Michigan in July. We visited my parents and also took some great side trips that included: Chicago, Toronto, Niagara Falls, Palmyra (NY), Kirtland (OH), and Cleveland. Some of our favorite memories included seeing the Blue Man Group in Chicago, a tribute band to The Beatles in Toronto, and visiting historical sites for our church.

After a great vacation we were back in Portland for a short time before heading to Tony's graduation. He graduated with his PhD in Clinical Psychology from BYU. Way to go Tony! It was so wonderful to see him achieve this big goal... one that he has been working on since the day I met him :) We celebrated with a BBQ in the Provo canyon and then had a quick trip to Bryce Canyon with some friends that traveled from Portland for the big event.

As one could imagine, the summer went by WAY too fast with all of the traveling that we did.. but we had a blast! Now Tony is about to start the 3rd week of his job, with orientation over and his normal schedule setting in. I'm continuing to look for a temporary position till our baby is born and in the meantime I'm having fun babysitting my adorable neice once a week.

Pictures from our travels are forthcoming! I hope that everyone has had a wonderful summer. While I am sad it is coming to an end... I can't complain because I LOVE the fall. It's absolutely gorgeous in Oregon. So come visit! :)