The last couple of months in Portland were a crazy, stressful time. We went through what remained of our worldly possessions, sold or gave away what we could, and put what we couldn’t (or wouldn’t) part with in storage. The house was cleaned, painted, recarpeted and repaired such that our renters will have little to worry about when it comes to maintenance. Our final act as Portlanders was to throw a going away party to say “until we meet again” to the many wonderful friends that we will miss dearly while we are away.