Now that we're mostly unpacked, we're getting used to life in suburbia. It's a lot quieter than in the city and we have to drive everywhere now instead of walking. But I'll admit... suburbia isn't as bad as I thought it'd be (maybe it's a sign that we're getting old and settling down...). We're within 3 miles to 3 major grocery stores, we found a place that serves Pho for $5 everyday, a bakery that sells darn good sandwiches for $2-4, and we're only about a 5 min. walk to Nike's headquarters, which has a 1.5 mile track around the campus. We're also only a 5 min. walk to this massive Recreation Complex that has a pool, approx. 4 soccer fields, 5 baseball fields, a couple basketball courts, some tennis courts, and a workout facility. And membership will only cost $200 for both Brad and I for a whole year! But I digress. Now...on to the more fun stuff - pictures!.
Brad and I finally checked out The China Town. It's a restaurant probably 1/2 a mile from our house that serves Dim Sum!! And they serve Dim Sum all day! We went on a Sunday at prime time (around 11:30am) and got seated within 3 min. Much shorter than the lines we're used to waiting in Chicago's Chinatown... The Dim Sum was good too...not the best we've ever had, but still very good (and I would definitely consider myself a Dim Sum connisseur).
The Northwestern University alumni group here in Portland hosted a free picnic for fellow alums. We actually had about 25 alums come out for the event. The day was gorgeous and the food and company were good. If you've been following our blog, you probably already know that Brad and I are very active with the NU alumni group in the area. It was actually a great source for some of our new friends in the area.
Here's a pic of our cat, Jas, laying out in the backyard. She loves it back there! We can leave her out there for hours, and she's fine. Every morning before leaving for work, she's always pawing at the door to go outside and play.
The next couple of pictures are of our flowers in our backyard. The yellow rose developed all by itself, it was a surprise flower that Brad and I didn't know about!
Roses grow like mad out here in the Pacific Northwest. No wonder Portland is called the City of Roses.
I love our hydrangea bushes! This purple one is actually right outside the window by our kitchen bench seat (see last post).
We have some white hydrangeas (or maybe they're going to turn pink?) starting to develop as well. Right next to it we have pink hydrangeas.
And finally, we have daisies. These daisies are actually by our driveway out front.
Brad and I finally checked out The China Town. It's a restaurant probably 1/2 a mile from our house that serves Dim Sum!! And they serve Dim Sum all day! We went on a Sunday at prime time (around 11:30am) and got seated within 3 min. Much shorter than the lines we're used to waiting in Chicago's Chinatown... The Dim Sum was good too...not the best we've ever had, but still very good (and I would definitely consider myself a Dim Sum connisseur). 
The Northwestern University alumni group here in Portland hosted a free picnic for fellow alums. We actually had about 25 alums come out for the event. The day was gorgeous and the food and company were good. If you've been following our blog, you probably already know that Brad and I are very active with the NU alumni group in the area. It was actually a great source for some of our new friends in the area.
Here's a pic of our cat, Jas, laying out in the backyard. She loves it back there! We can leave her out there for hours, and she's fine. Every morning before leaving for work, she's always pawing at the door to go outside and play.
The next couple of pictures are of our flowers in our backyard. The yellow rose developed all by itself, it was a surprise flower that Brad and I didn't know about! 
Roses grow like mad out here in the Pacific Northwest. No wonder Portland is called the City of Roses. 
I love our hydrangea bushes! This purple one is actually right outside the window by our kitchen bench seat (see last post). 
We have some white hydrangeas (or maybe they're going to turn pink?) starting to develop as well. Right next to it we have pink hydrangeas.
And finally, we have daisies. These daisies are actually by our driveway out front.
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Your garden is beyond gorgeous! Keep up the good work!
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