Yesterday morning Nick, Toby and I drove down to Eugene. Toby and I will be staying at Auntie Linda's home for the whole month of February to house-sit while she and Uncle Mike vacation in Arizona (and beyond!). They live on the outskirts of Eugene, somewhat in the boonies. Their cabin and surrounding property is beautiful and so peaceful. People pay big money for vacation homes with this kind of atmosphere. :) It is such a nice getaway from the house where we've been staying. While it serves its purpose and is a reasonable price, our temporary home in Portland is quite dark, dreary and cold... the complete opposite of this warm, cozy cabin! Needless to say, I am more than happy to be staying here for the month--and I am pretty sure Toby is, too.
He was pretty cooped up in Portland and could only stretch his legs when we let him outside (for mere minutes at a time... because that dog can't be trusted with his digging habits in the scent-filled yard!).
While he can't be off leash around this property because it's not fenced, he gets plenty of outside doggy time on his extra-long leash (tied to a tree several yards away from the house). He also gets free reign in the house, which keeps him mighty busy following the many strange new smells.
Anyway, onto some human-related matters: This week Nick finds out whether or not he got the job as a personal banker with Bank of America. He'll be staying with me in Eugene until he finds out. If he got it, he'll head straight back to Portland and get to work! If not, we will likely move out of our temporary housing in Portland and stay in Eugene permanently, looking for work down here instead.
Either way it will be a bittersweet situation, as we truly like Portland and Eugene for each of their unique qualities. Regardless, I'm sure we will be visiting the other town very frequently because there is so much to do and explore in both places!
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