Are We Crazy?

Hello! I am Abbie and I am recently married to a wonderful man named Nick. This blog will be a way for our friends and family to follow us as we make a big move from Michigan to Oregon!

So a little bit about us. 

Abbie is a graduate of Grand Valley State University and has a bachelor degree in social work. She has worked the past year as a health care coordinator and has found her passion in providing communicable disease education.

Nick is also a graduate of Grand Valley State University with a double bachelor degree in German and Philosophy.

Both Abbie and Nick have lived in Michigan all their lives. They were married on June 27, 2015 and have decided to make the move to Portland OR on July 20, 2015. They might be a little crazy.

Many of you have asked us why Portland. And the answer Abbie has given you is, grad school and simply it’s not West Michigan. The answer Nick will give you is because Abbie wants too pursue grad school there. But when we honestly get down to it, Portland was not in Abbie’s top locations for graduate school. But it was the top location for living. The most simple answer to “Why Portland?” It’s because we can. We are young newly wed couple in our mid-upper 20′s with no children and nothing holding us down. So why not Portland? Are we terrified of basically starting over? Yes. We leave in a week, neither of us have jobs and we still don’t have a place to live. But that is part of the adventure. This is our chance for something new, to minimalize everything in our lives…in fact whatever doesn’t fit in our lovely little Kia Soul…Pearl…is not coming with us! 

Many people have asked us if we think getting married and making a big move across country within just a month of each other is a good idea? Can I say it’s our best idea? Maybe not….. Do we feel very prepared for this move? Not really….Is it happening? HECK YES!  Do we think it’s going to be easy? NO WAY….We are both aware this is going to be very challenging for the both of us and for our relationship. But we are committed to our relationship and this adventure is part of it. We are aware there will be times we strongly…..strongly dislike each other…..that happens already, without throwing a new town, new home, new jobs, new friends….new everything in there. We are open to all advice, words of encouragement from all friends, family…strangers. But together we believe this move will be good for us, for our relationship. 

Throughout the journey we will both be posting about our adventure….exploring new things….finding jobs…a place to live, the struggles. (Lets be honest…Abbie will be doing majority of the posting =P ) 

So for now that is all…off to look an apartment once more =)