Haters

Ok, I had to write something because our blog looked so lonely. Laurie and I just returned from a trip to Seattle where we had plenty of time to ponder the future of our new joint venture. Ideally this first post would be about something cool in Portland because that was the initial idea, to write about all the cool things to do in Portland and hopefully get us out to experience those cool things. That's still the intention, but here are some tangents Laurie and I discussed we might get off on:

1) Quotes from our favorite shows The Office and How I Met Your Mother
2) Laurie and I using the posts to talk to each other
3) Stuff about This American Life and Ira Glass (We heart Ira)

Well, I can't promise that any of the above mentioned items will NOT happen, but I know if you love us you will stick around and wait for the good stuff.

I do have something to write about Portland here. I just wanted to state that Laurie and I realized while in Seattle, how much we were hating on Seattle. I mean, I feel a special love because it's close to Portland and we're west coast representin', but so many things came to our attention that Portland is way cooler. Public Transportation, the weather, the neighborhoods, the overall feel. I think this is because Portland is now a special place in my heart, my new home. I never thought coming from a country girl background that I would ever grow to love a big city, but I really, really do love Portland. It took awhile to grow on me, in fact, I'm not gonna lie. I went through a hatin' period on Portland. But the longer I am here I realize why it's so awesome (hence why it's voted one of the most livable cities, and why we're dedicating a whole blog to its metropolitan goodness). Don't get me wrong Seattle, you have some cool stuff, like the Mariners, the Olympic Sculpture Garden, Ikea (not for long, Portland location opens this year), the bendy buses, the Space Needle, and the birth of grunge. I still have love, and I'm sorry I drank so much haterade, but just know that Portland is my baby, and you're like the third cousin who borrows money from me all the time and never pays me back. Still love you because you're west coast fam, but Portland is always going to be number one with me!