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We made it to Oregon today!  It was pretty awesome to drive across the state, though we are really tired of driving at this point.  The scenery was beautiful, as expected.  We mostly drove along the Columbia River, which was pretty cool.  Oregon was probably the lushest state we visited, despite the time of year.

I checked out the outside of my potential future home, and drove around Keizer and Salem a bit.  It's all super cute.  I really can't think of any other way to describe it.  Ben noted that it is definitely reminiscent of the Chicago suburbs.  We met Ben's friend Courtney for dinner, and she gave us a quick tour of the city.  We got to see a bunch of cherry blossom trees and the capitol buildings.  And she brought us to a place that serves cakes and pies.  :)

Fun side note:  We found this awesome, super cheap grocery store called Winco.

Anyway, now that I'm in Oregon, I probably won't post much.  But keep an eye out, I may have some fun updates if I do cool things (like get a job).