September is here! September in Portland is very special to me. It marks the anniversary of our big move up from Sacramento (three years this year), Sunflowers are in full bloom gracing every other yard around town, the Swifts (birds) put on a show every night of the month bringing hundreds of Portlanders together, school starts, and the weather begins to change.
Believe it or not this weekend is the first rain I've seen all summer here in Portland. I'm sure it did rain a couple of days this summer but I think I somehow managed to be gone for those days. Anyway, the rain really has gotten me thinking about fall... not only the rain but the presence of Pumpkin Latte's at Palios, and Turkey Equipment at the grocery store has made me realize that summer is coming to a close. School starts for me next Monday and some butterflies in my tummy have started to flutter. I'm not nervous about school starting, rather quite the opposite. I am very excited, and also am slowly becoming more and more emotional about saying goodbye to Portland. I know we still have 8 months left, but I now know how fast 8 months passes by. I feel like school will start and time will be filled with papers, projects and before I know it I'll be graduating and we'll be moving. We are very excited about the moving though! Europe has been in our conversations daily. Our first month will be spent backpacking, and so we have been watching backpacking videos like this one and dreaming up the best route. We will keep you posted as plans firm up. As for now, I hope you are enjoying the last bits of summer as we are.
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