Tears of . . . um, Joy?

Okay, so up to this point I’ve just been really excited to move to our new place and explore a new state.  I’m a “band aid” kind of girl- don’t think about the painful bits, just do it.  But now I’ve actually had to start saying goodbye to people and I’m feeling really down about it.  Today is our very last day in L.A. sigh.

The really sad bit is that we’ve been so busy doing last minute things like cleaning out the house and going to the bank and the vet that we haven’t even gotten to say goodbye to everyone we love here.  Ugh.  I hate to ever be not happy on my blog, but it would be weird to pretend that I wasn’t really sad today.

I was planning on posting pictures and a post about this awesome diner Fel took us to this weekend, but to be honest I think I’ll save that one for later.  Instead, here’s a list of all the places in L.A. that I’ll miss the most.

* Disneyland

* Griffith Park & the Griffith Observatory

* The Getty Villa

* Silverlake

* Daichan on Ventura (we have yet to find anything that fits the bill in Portland)

* Cliftons

* The Garment District

* Canters

* The drive to Canters

* The Rosebowl Flea Market

* The thin pancakes at Pie N Burger in Pasadena

* Last, but not least, In N Out- tragic.  I may have to have some for lunch today.

Next time I write to you my lovelies, I will hopefully be much more cheerful and I’ll tell you all about the 5 Cent Diner ( my keyboard doesn’t even have the “cent” symbol, how sad!).  Maybe it’s called the Nickel Diner, but I think it should be called the 5 Cent Diner personally.  Look out for that post and wish me luck on a 16 hour car journey with 3 pups and a singing Eric!

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Birds and Butterflies and Roses . . . Oh My!

Well, ladies and gents, after much back and forth with the internet people we finally have internet up and running in the new place!  I have to say that the past month has been such a whirlwind of travel that I forgot what it was like to have reliable internet!  And oddly enough, I kinda didn’t miss it that much this week.  We’ve been scrubbing the heck out of the new house, learning the best routes to yummy fooderies, pulling weeds, and strolling the farmer’s market, which happens to be A-DOR-A-BLE.  Look at the lovely goodies I brought home this week (eeeh- I said HOME!!!)

We picked up some delicious cherries, a bunch of sweet peas, some Ranier cherries, and golden raspberries- I had no idea there was such a thing! It was a lovely and delicious way to spend an hour. I tell you folks, life is good out here in the country.  Forget the romantic bustle of San Francisco.  Forget the hip hype of Los Angeles, and forget the hurry scurry of Tokyo- THIS little town is where my heart is.  Eric and I finally found our place in life.

So now what?  Now I go back to Los Angeles (ugh, do I have to?) and work like crazy to pay for this insane move, plus find time to sort through years of junk which is being stored in no less than four different locations.  Then I get to pack it up into boxes and after many sad, really sad goodbyes, we move.

Did I mention that our neighbors are incredible, we can see the park from our window, we can walk to the library, pubs, the post office, the $5 movie theater, and church?!   I asked my mom if she could just mail us the pups, but she said no.

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So Long California- Oregon Here We Come!

It’s been a good run, but now it’s time to move on to greener pastures . . . literally.  Last March Eric and I decided that our hearts were in Oregon and planned a major move across state lines.  A year later we drove up to look at houses and after months of holding our breaths and crossing our fingers, escrow has closed on an adorable, hundred year old house in a small town outside of Portland!  We’re driving up on Monday to pick up the keys!!!!! I can hardly believe that it’s real, but I sure am excited ^=^.

While I’m sad to leave my L.A. family and friends behind, I’m actually very ready for a new lifestyle.  There’s just something about  the endless 70s era suburbs, strip malls, and smog that don’t agree with my idea of good living, you know?  Don’t get me wrong- I’m a California girl at heart and there are many places that I LooooooOoooOoove in L.A., but that’s what vacations are for!  **By the way, keep your peepers open for the “Reasons Not to Hate L.A. Guidebook” that Eric and I are putting together for visitors and natives alike! **

I’m sure you’re burning with curiosity, but I’m not posting pictures of the house until we’ve had a chance to cute it up a bit.  But just to whet your appetite here’s a look at our new neighborhood (“downtown” is about three blocks long!)-

Squeee!  The actual move isn’t until mid July, but we get to drive up on Monday to pick up the keys and paint and shop!  If you’re lucky I might have a few more sneaky pics this week . . .

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