Hello Again!

I recently pulled up this ol' blog just for kicks and found myself sucked into it for hours. I am so glad we documented all of our excitement during our first couple years in Oregon. Reading through it again has been such fun. I'm glad that we made the best of our lives as we transitioned from California to Oregon, from Portland to Eugene, from first real jobs to our now for-real jobs, and from scraping by to making a good living. What an adventure this has been!

As always with us, there's been a lot of change lately! First and foremost, you can now call me Mrs. Boyd. :) Nick and I tied the knot in April last year at Mt. Pisgah Arboretum in Eugene. We were spoiled with unusually good weather and lots of friends and family who traveled from all over for our special day. It was a big do-it-ourselves event that took months of planning, but we wouldn't have changed anything about it (except for the fake rose petals/plastic diamonds mysteriously sprinkled on all the tables, haha). Our favorite part was the big Oak tree under which we were married-- our family hung lace embroidery hoops from the branches and walking down the aisle was absolutely magical!

For our Honeymoon we traveled first to Tiel, the Netherlands and stayed with my cousins for a few nights. They took us to all of the sights around Holland and really spoiled us with good food, great company and lots of laughter. We even went to another cousin's Greek-style wedding in Rotterdam! It was quite fancy and again, we felt so fortunate to be there. After spending time with family, Nick and I moved on to our next adventure: Amsterdam. What a beautiful, friendly city! We stayed in a modern apartment in De Pijp, just a few minutes from several museums and the popular Vondelpark. We already want to go back! After a few days in Amsterdam we took the train to Paris and spent the remaining days enjoying some of the best food and wine we've ever had! In case you'd like a recommendation, La Place Royale was an incredibly romantic dining experience. And even the 3-Euro bottles of Bordeaux were delicious!

Zaanse Schans

Rewind: About six months before we got married, Nick convinced me to join him in Real Estate with ReMax. Unfortunately the jobs out there for educators were incredibly slim and I was having no luck finding work that paid more than I earned as a Nanny. It took a big leap of faith, but I took the jump and have not looked back. Nick and I have been working together as Real Estate Partners since I passed the exam in September 2012. We've been having a lot of fun working together, being our own bosses (not each other's, haha), and finding our niches within our biz. Despite the unpredictable schedule that comes with being relatively new agents, it's been SO nice to make our own hours! Yay for mid-week vacations and working in PJs from the couch on a Thursday morning!