10/10/10

In celebration of this date, Will and I came up with a top ten list of reasons we're excited about Portland. Just this week we made our final decision about where we're headed next year for PA school. Oregon Health Sciences in Portland won. Here's why we're excited:

1. Close to family - just a three hour drive for Mom to come visit! And only two hours up to Will's Grandpa.
   
2. Rain! I'm very excited to be headed back to the green Northwest. (Will is going to miss the snow, but I promised him we can come back and visit it)
   
3. OHSU - when I interviewed I loved the program and am so excited about getting started in June.
   
4. Powells - one of my favorite used bookstores
   
5. Public Transportation - between the MAX(the rail system), the streetcar and buses we hope to continue getting around with just one car.
   
6. A real job for Will - we're not sure with who, or what he will be doing - but we excited about it! ....we have dreams of Nike....but we'll see
7. Being able to visit the Oregon Coast - beautiful!
   
8. A new apartment - we've made a washer and a dryer a priority - we can do without a dishwasher, but I'm so excited to be able to throw my laundry in when I leave the house in the morning.
9. No sales tax in Oregon - feel free to come visit and go shopping!
   
10. Voodoo Donuts! We haven't been but we've heard it's quite the adventure - we're planning a quick trip down to Portland in December and this is on our list.