I woke up to more fog and a beautiful sunrise this morning.

Just some shenanigans

Below are photos from recent outings in Portland...

Another beautiful Fall day in Portland Mount Hood has plenty of snow already and the ski slopes are open! The weather has been pleasant overall. Yes we get rain, but the temperatures are decent; 50's during the day and 40's at night.

My co-worker Adam and I took Sarah out on the town for her last night in Portland. She left the following morning to Seattle, Washington for the take-over of three more properties added to the Mark-Taylor portfolio.

Mom and I went to the Portland City Grill for dinner and drinks while she was in town. It's on the 30th floor of a high-rise downtown and has awesome views, however it was dark and cloudy outside by the time we arrived. The happy hour prices were great, and so were my drinks.

Mom and I taking a rest after a busy day of shopping along NW 23rd St.

I will be heading to the Doug Fir for Thanksgiving dinner with some co-workers. The food is good....and they have an awesome lounge. There is also a popular venue for indie rock located in the basement.

The Japanese Maple on my patio turned a bright orange this year.

Where has Jeffrey been?

It has been over 4 months since my last post. So much has happened, it's hard to know where to begin. First of all, I should say that I absolutely love Portland. It's great to live in a real city again. I walk everywhere, or I take the streetcar (which is free downtown). It's been such a pleasure to see the change of seasons. I haven't really experienced it in about 20 years I think. Below is a photo from my balcony.

As well as the color change of Fall, foggy mornings seems to be the norm here. Each morning brings a whole new landscape out my window. Sometimes it's so thick that I can't see the buildings next to me. It's really quite amazing.

Though I am glad to be here, it's been a rough 4 months searching for employment. I had a breakthrough recently thanks to my friend Adam and now find myself employed by Mark-Taylor Residential. I'm an assistant manager at an apartment complex in Hillsboro, which is about a 45 minute drive from my house. After a few weeks, I should be changing properties to Beaverton, which should only be about a 30 minute drive. Regardless, it's nice to be employed again.

So that is a brief update of events here in the Northwest. I'll have more to fill in later. For now though, here are some random pics of the past few months: