The other day over coffee a friend asked what it would be like for me to move to Portland. It made me think for a while about how people always need something new, whether it be things, people to hang out with, clothes, boyfriends... I especially like to mix things up (with the exception of the last one) and it makes me wonder if I really could ever stay in one place.
What is it about this city that I am so crazy about? I would say that even the rain feels different. Its almost comforting. I know that when I walk outside no one will look the same, no one will be doing the same thing, and everyone will be smiling. I can't say that for Kansas City because usually people look like they are going somewhere, but probably a place they go to everyday and their eyes are blank. I don't blame them, I don't feel like there is a whole lot to take out of the city.
I know that this is a very hipster like thing to say, "I want to live in a happenin' place", but I don't really care because obviously there are very valid reasons that make Portland such a desirable place to live. It's nice to be in a place with so many options. My friend who asked me this question lives in Napa and still wants to be in Portland. Maybe its not that the grass is greener on the other side, I am beginning to think that it is just greener in Portland.
Why is it that we spend our lives thinking about the person we are going to marry but when it comes to where we will live, most of us just go where we will make the most money. We spend 24/7 where we live, that's even more time than I spend with my husband.
It's time for me to break up with the midwest. Portland is what I've always been looking for.
So enough talking about leaving, we are going to actually take action as of June 1st. Being that my husband feels the same way I do, and well, has all of his life. I know that I will miss my friends and I will be even further from my family, but they can always come visit and I'm sure they will see where I am coming from when I say that I love this city. I wish I could just stay now, but I must return for one final semester and I'm going to try to make the most out of my time left in the midwest.
Tomorrow is a new year and maybe someday Matt and I will look back and laugh and say "remember that year we spent in Kansas City, man that was rough". Then we will ride our bikes down to Stumptown and enjoy a good read from Powell's books and life will be wonderful.
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