Oregon

Well we made it to Oregon in one piece and we are now settled in our apartment. It nice to be in a place to call home for the summer, complete with an internet connection. We were so lucky that things worked out as well as they did. We have met so many nice and wonderful people. Everywhere we have gone people have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome, from the Library to the doctors office. It’s been an amazing experience.

We love the area. It is so green and definitely lives up to everything we heard and then some. As we were driving across eastern Oregon I was really skeptical because it was so dry and desolate, but once we crossed the Cascade Mountains everything became green. I don’t think we’re going to have enough weekends to go exploring. We are one hour from the coast and one hour from camping/fishing/hiking in the mountains.

Todd loves his new job with Hewlett-Packard. He has gotten a good start on his project and is really excited about working for HP. Everyone at work has been really nice. They even have a young HP employee group. We are going bowling with them this Friday. I was a little nervous about finding a babysitter for Hailee, we’ve always had family in the area to baby-sit. But one call to the Relief Society President and it’s all worked out. The church is a blessing in so many ways.

Work has also picked up for me. Now that we have an internet connection I can do everything I need to for work. It's so nice. Hailee and I are getting on a good little schedule. We love going to the Library, Hailee just got her first Library card. She was so excited. We checked out princess books, Charlie and Lola books, and even a Winnie the Pooh movie. She was quite pleased. I am a little worried that she won't want to take them back. The pool at our complex opens next week so we are excited about that. We have her signed up for swimming lessons and soccer lessons, both of which she is very excited about.