Natalie's Brainstormers

Can you believe it's been a year already?  Once again we are preparing for Portland's National Brain Tumor Walk! Although I won't be in Portland to join in the walk I am still doing all I can to support Natalie and the Brain Tumor Community. 

Natalie & Me the first year we walked. 

This marks the 4th year our team "Natalie's Brainstormers" has participated in the Portland walk and I am happy to report that Natalie has had a great year and she is feeling better all the time.   There are still ups and downs but we are so thankful and blessed that there are more "ups" than "downs"!  Natalie is one of my best friends and has been for as long as I can remember - so help me help support this foundation that is making strides so people like my best friend can have the best life possible while living with a brain tumor.   

Year 2 at the walk.

Please feel free to join the team in walking, donating directly to Natalie's Brainstormers or passing along our information through email, word of mouth and Facebook. 

Team Page

http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/goto/nataliesbrainstormer

My Personal Page
http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/site/TR/Events/BTW-OR?pg=personal&fr_id=2093&fr_id=2093&px=2374486

Portland Brain Tumor Walk Page
http://www.braintumorcommunity.org/site/PageServer?pagename=BTW_OR_Homepage

Thanks for your support - lets make this year our greatest fundraising year ever (or at least to date!)

West Coast City Girl

Sometimes when I talk about home, I wonder if people think I am a bit crazy. Why on earth would you want to live somewhere like that?

You don't own an umbrella? Doesn't it rain a lot in Oregon?
What do you mean you've never seen Livermush. You can't even buy it there?
So you are telling me you think Target is better than Walmart?

Yes my friends, I am in a different world here, but I am slowly falling in love with it. Scott has been wonderful. He can see how much I miss not only my family and friends but also all of the things that make Oregon/Portland unique and tries to accommodate my need to eat sushi and visit Costco on the regular. I try my best to tell him, in great detail,  about everything I love about home. How green everything is, what real mountains look like and how you can eat around the world in one city block. I have a list of things I want to show him when we make our way out West so he is able to understand this crazy West coast girl a little more.

On the flip side Scott has been wonderful in sharing his world with me, a little easier for him to do since we are on his home turf. From trying new foods and seeing new sites to driving new vehicles! He has yet to let me drive his truck, but I was able to work my way into driving the tractor! Let me tell you, I was more scared about hurting his John Deere than I was when I first drove my car solo after I got my license, and I made my cousin Melanie drive home behind me just to make sure I didn't wreck!

Nothing runs like a Deere!

Like I said, I am slowly falling in love with life here. Portland will always be my home, and I know I'll always have a place for me there - But I am excited to see what the South East has in store for me!