For those of you who have never seen our old house and are curious, or those who are interested in buying a really groovy, cool house in Portland Or check this out...  Our house has it's own website!

http://www.9211sejohnscourt.com/

Pretty cool, huh?

If you are interested by chance, contact our realtor Rich Burns at rburns@equitygroup.com. 

The house is being staged by our friend Joni's who is owner of the company, Baliwood Incorporated.  If you're in Portland and need to stage your own home, you can contact her at baliwood@comcast.com.  She comes HIGHLY recommended by both John and I. 

It's been a bittersweet adventure, finding a new home and leaving the other behind.  Not only is it finacially stressful at times paying two mortgadges and utility bills, but every time I go back to check on things or work on the house, I feel this ache in my heart.  This was John and my first home.  And it was a good home which we filled with love.  We both love our new home, but there are certain things that I miss about the old one as well.  Sitting on the front porch while drinking coffee and watching the family of three hawks call each other and fly from the trees and the amazing view which the house faced out to.  I used to stand in front of the kitchen sink every day and watch the seasons change. 

Every Christmas, John and I would buy TWO Christmas trees, or decorate the front porch for Halloween with a car load of pumpkins, even if we never got any trick or treaters. 

You leave part of yourself behind when you move on.  

A house becomes such an intimate part of you.  You spend time there, creating memories, passing time and evolving and growing into new and undiscovered parts of you.  We grew alright.  And it wasn't always easy, but through it all we became closer and more deeply in love.

I only hope that whoever eventually decides to make this house their own home can love it and appreciate it as much as we did.