Sold!

Our house is now officially under contract. A family walked through it on Saturday and immediately put in an offer. We countered with minor changes, and they quickly accepted. 

What a relief! It feels so amazing to have the house under contract. It lifts so much stress off our shoulders. Now we are concentrating on finding a home in Sherwood. Chanel found a great house that I will walk through tomorrow at 8am. If we like it we will immediately put in an offer. 

I attended church in Sherwood today. The people were very nice. If we buy the house I am looking at tomorrow we will attend that church. Again, I wish I could read my future posts!

Yesterday I went on an amazing run through the Portland neighborhood I am currently living in, up to a forest area, and along the Cherry Hill path. At least I think that's what it is called. It was a very steep trail run, which was hard both going up and going down. Trail runners are pretty amazing.

I decided to reward myself by making a fancy dinner: tacos. I ground up two frozen turkey burgers, and threw in some green pepper. I used Trader Joe's salsa, Trader Joe's taco shells, and cheese and made myself this awesome meal. I ate five tacos, plus I used two broken shells as tortilla chips and dipped them into my salsa jar. Aside from eating out at lunch for work, those tacos were the best things I have eaten since I arrived.

Since I arrived. 

I was reflecting today on how crazy it is that I have only been here a week. It seems like so long ago that I got off the plane. I have experienced more in this one week than I think I have ever experienced in the same time frame. I've been to Portland, Battle Ground, Vancouver, Oregon City, Sherwood, and Beaverton. I've been to work, walked the streets of downtown Portland, went to the Portland Temple, and attended church in Sherwood. I've used an entire tank of gas in a Nissan Versa. I've done a lot, and I'm looking forward to doing even more.

Portland Oregon Temple. Good thing I got there when I did...
after Saturday it closes for a month for cleaning and maintenance.

I miss my family. It's hard being here all alone. I'm typing in an apartment all by myself. It is a great apartment with spectacular views, but when you have no one around it's just not as special. I can't wait for Chanel to get here on Friday. And I really can't wait to see the kids again.