So, I've been just as inconsistent at blogging as I thought I would be...but that's ok right?

Portland has been really great. God has been even greater.

We are still in the process of carving out life here, but we love living in Portland even more than we thought we would. Some of my favorite things are:

-having things close enough to bike or walk almost everywhere we need to go. (although more than 4 rolls of toilet paper are tough to fit in my bike basket.)

-getting to know our neighbors

-Stumptown coffee

-happy hour (cheap good food!)

-the Portland Spelling Bee on monday nights at a local pizza place

-watching Josh & Duke place on a Kickball team in the Recess Time sports league

It's the little things...

A few ways life is different:

-I have to put my makeup on before I leave the house. (I used to leave that for the 25 minute car ride, and I rarely have that now!)

-i haven't been to wal-mart or starbucks since January, and i'm ok with it.

-people knock on our door, including people Saving the Children, selling tamales, or just saying hi (not a common occurance back in the Tontitown wilderness)

-when i look out my window, someone might be cruising by on bike, skateboard, rollerskates, or unicycle