That's right, we've been all settled in Portland now for about 3 weeks and we love it! We managed to paint, unpack, put everything away, hang curtains & shelves, etc., etc. in a seemingly record-breaking span of a week. Here are a couple of shots of the house:

And you can see the rest in my lady's Flickr set here

Being that we're new to the city and we're both working from home now, we've been doing a lot of exploring to get to know the city and avoid going stir-crazy. So here is my top 5 list of discoveries so far:

1. Signal Station Pizza
   This place just looks like it would be delicious so we gave it a try on a whim for lunch one day and it was fantastic! I had a slice of the "Ivanhoe" which has mozzarella and provolone cheeses, salami, roasted red pepper, and roma tomatoes and it was amazing! The pizza gets 4.5 stars from me—it would be 5 but the crust did not blow me away. But amazing pizza right down the street from my house pretty much rules.
2. Pastrycat
   Delicious! You can't miss this bright pink building on Lombard (the main street near our house) so we tried it on our 2nd day here! We've tried their baked potato scones, ham & cheese scones, Tillamook cheddar biscuits and cinnamon pull-aparts—all of which were phenomenal! And it's run by the kindest lady who is also a Bay Area transplant.
3. John's Marketplace A.K.A. The Magical Beer Emporium Wonderland
   Colby told me about this place and it's amazing selection of beer before I got here so we went last week and discovered it together! It just looks like a stretched out, plain liquor store and even has a B.O., urine, and beer smell to it but the selection of beer was mind-blowing! And the best part is that you can buy by the bottle! I found a seemingly hard to find German favorite, Weltenburger there and we tried out a few mystery brews including a delicious espresso stout from Portland-native Laurelwood Brewing Co., among others. We will definitely be going back for more.
4. James John Cafe
   This is a nice, quiet cafe that serves my new favorite, Stumptown! It's conveniently located right near my place and conveniently delicious. It seems nice and quiet and the dude knows everyone's name who comes in, maybe even mine soon enough...
5. Voodoo Doughnut
   OK this was discovered before I got here so it's technically cheating but it's still amazing! I've been a good 4 or 5 times since being here and I don't think it will ever get old. The Miami Vice is my very favorite so that's been a consistent choice but I've also been trying out some of their other stuff like the Grape Ape (very grapy), the Mango Tango, the Butter Fingering, the Bubble Gum donut, and much more to come.

We've got a guest room so I dunno what you're waiting for?