We’re here!

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…but we won’t have internet at home until Thursday and settling into a new city with a baby means I can’t really lounge around a cafe soaking up the free wifi. So here I am stealing five minutes in a cafe, grabbing just a wee bit of wifi to say hi to you. I’ll be back Thursday, Qwest dsl allowing, and I’ll bring you up to date on the post-Texas leg of the road trip and our new house and how much we love Portland, etc etc etc.

Until then…

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122 Comments on “We’re here!”

  1. Wow… That seems so fast! I’m sure it doesn’t seem fast with a dog and a baby in a car, but it seems to me like you just got on the road…
    Posted by: Anne

  2. So glad to hear that you got there safe!! I’m excited that I’m the 2nd one to comment here. it’s the first time ever. Squeeze Thumper for all of us here in New England, and have a great time settling in.
    Posted by: Cambria

  4. Wow… That seems so fast! I’m sure it doesn’t seem fast with a dog and a baby in a car, but it seems to me like you just got on the road…
    Posted by: Anne

  5. So glad to hear that you got there safe!! I’m excited that I’m the 2nd one to comment here. it’s the first time ever. Squeeze Thumper for all of us here in New England, and have a great time settling in.
    Posted by: Cambria

  9. yay! the family has arrived. hope all settles in well, i was following your x-country travels, but didn’t get to comment….so glad you enjoyed it all.
    Posted by: mamie

  11. Glad you made it there safely and already love your new home.
    Posted by: Sarah

  12. Yay! I can’t wait to hear all about the new place! I dream of visiting the northwest someday!
    Posted by: Bertha

  14. I’m glad the journey went well.I look forward to Thursday’s post. Hugs to you all!
    Posted by: regina

  17. yay! the family has arrived. hope all settles in well, i was following your x-country travels, but didn’t get to comment….so glad you enjoyed it all.
    Posted by: mamie

  19. Glad you made it there safely and already love your new home.
    Posted by: Sarah

  20. Yay! I can’t wait to hear all about the new place! I dream of visiting the northwest someday!
    Posted by: Bertha

  22. I’m glad the journey went well.I look forward to Thursday’s post. Hugs to you all!
    Posted by: regina

  23. Congrats! You’re there!!!
    I’m so glad you’re happy!
    Posted by: Nell

  24. Welcome to the wonderful land of PDX. It is a great city. Hope we (the PDX Knit Bloggers) will see you at Oregon FLock & Fiber Festival this weekend.
    Posted by: chrispy

  25. YAY!! Welcome to Oregon, it’s very exciting. 🙂
    Posted by: Jaime

  26. Congrats! You’re there!!!
    I’m so glad you’re happy!
    Posted by: Nell

  27. Welcome to the wonderful land of PDX. It is a great city. Hope we (the PDX Knit Bloggers) will see you at Oregon FLock & Fiber Festival this weekend.
    Posted by: chrispy

  28. YAY!! Welcome to Oregon, it’s very exciting. 🙂
    Posted by: Jaime

  29. Welcome to Oregon! I’ve been keeping track of your posts and am glad you’ve made it safe and sound. It must be such a relief! And look, you’ve come into the rain already, lol. (It seems early this year). Here’s to your new digs!
    Posted by: Aura

  30. Welcome to the PNW! I’m heading down to Portland on Friday to go to OFFF. I’m sure you’ll be busy settling in and unpacking but I’d love to meet you if you’re planning on going.
    Posted by: Jessica

  31. You’re in a cafe in Portland at 10:08 pm? Where is this magical place? We just moved to NE PDX two months ago and have a minor freak out when we find a cafe with wifi open past 6! There were at least a few places open until 10 when we lived in SE… but not many open past that (this is the one thing I can’t get over in moving from a bigger city to Portland…. late night work sessions at cafes!)

    I digress. Welcome to town! Today’s weather is a good taste of what the rest of fall will be like—crisp, overcast in the morning, with a gorgeous sunset by the end of the day.
    Posted by: Amy

  32. Wow! That seems fast to me, too. Welcome to your new home – woohoo!
    Posted by: Lizbon

  33. That was a very fast cross country venture! Good luck settling into your house, neighborhood and life!
    Posted by: Debbie

  34. wow you are already there… loving it and getting the start of PNW fall… am jealous 🙂
    enjoy it all!!
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  35. Glad you got there safe ‘n sound. Miss you!!
    Posted by: Michele

  36. Glad to hear/read that you’ve arrived safely. Someday Thumper will be able to say he travelled across the country at a very young age!

    My husband likes to tell the story of his first cross-country road trip with his family: They drove across Canada when he was less than a year old. His parents put a big piece of plywood on the back seat to keep him and his sister from falling between the front and back seats! Ahhhh 1970 – child safety wasn’t the best, was it?
    Posted by: Steph VW

  37. Welcome to Oregon! I’ve been keeping track of your posts and am glad you’ve made it safe and sound. It must be such a relief! And look, you’ve come into the rain already, lol. (It seems early this year). Here’s to your new digs!
    Posted by: Aura

  38. Welcome to the PNW! I’m heading down to Portland on Friday to go to OFFF. I’m sure you’ll be busy settling in and unpacking but I’d love to meet you if you’re planning on going.
    Posted by: Jessica

  39. You’re in a cafe in Portland at 10:08 pm? Where is this magical place? We just moved to NE PDX two months ago and have a minor freak out when we find a cafe with wifi open past 6! There were at least a few places open until 10 when we lived in SE… but not many open past that (this is the one thing I can’t get over in moving from a bigger city to Portland…. late night work sessions at cafes!)

    I digress. Welcome to town! Today’s weather is a good taste of what the rest of fall will be like—crisp, overcast in the morning, with a gorgeous sunset by the end of the day.
    Posted by: Amy

  40. Wow! That seems fast to me, too. Welcome to your new home – woohoo!
    Posted by: Lizbon

  41. That was a very fast cross country venture! Good luck settling into your house, neighborhood and life!
    Posted by: Debbie

  42. wow you are already there… loving it and getting the start of PNW fall… am jealous 🙂
    enjoy it all!!
    Posted by: stinkerbell

  43. Glad you got there safe ‘n sound. Miss you!!
    Posted by: Michele

  44. Glad to hear/read that you’ve arrived safely. Someday Thumper will be able to say he travelled across the country at a very young age!

    My husband likes to tell the story of his first cross-country road trip with his family: They drove across Canada when he was less than a year old. His parents put a big piece of plywood on the back seat to keep him and his sister from falling between the front and back seats! Ahhhh 1970 – child safety wasn’t the best, was it?
    Posted by: Steph VW

  45. Doesn’t it feel great to be in your very own (bigger than a car) space again? When we moved with a one year old, as soon as we got to the new house she found her (entirely empty) room, layed herself down on the floor, and went into a deep, deep sleep. Here’s to the same happy vibe for you all!
    Posted by: Anna

  46. Ooh, Congratulations! yeah for safe arrivals!

    I’m so excited for you. I recently moved and discovering a new city can be so fun!

    Enjoy!
    Posted by: knittingnurse

  47. congrats! portland is a beautiful city, i know you are just going to love it.
    Posted by: stephanie

  48. Enjoy settling in to your new home! To my way of thinking, that’s the best part of moving.
    Posted by: beverly

  50. Doesn’t it feel great to be in your very own (bigger than a car) space again? When we moved with a one year old, as soon as we got to the new house she found her (entirely empty) room, layed herself down on the floor, and went into a deep, deep sleep. Here’s to the same happy vibe for you all!
    Posted by: Anna

  51. Ooh, Congratulations! yeah for safe arrivals!

    I’m so excited for you. I recently moved and discovering a new city can be so fun!

    Enjoy!
    Posted by: knittingnurse

  52. congrats! portland is a beautiful city, i know you are just going to love it.
    Posted by: stephanie

  53. Enjoy settling in to your new home! To my way of thinking, that’s the best part of moving.
    Posted by: beverly

  55. You made it – welcome to Portland! Heave a sigh of relief, and good luck with the unpacking.

    If you give in to desperately needing more wifi before Thursday, check out the Personal Telco Project Nodes map:
    http://map.personaltelco.net/
    Or Free Portland WiFi:
    http://www.wifipdx.com/
    (Man, I love Google! ‘Cause otherwise I know zip about wifi. Figured you might not have time/access to Google on your 5 minutes. [g] Of course, that’s supposing you get on again to see this before Thurs., LOL…)
    Posted by: MonicaPDX

  57. Hooray! Welcome to the Pacific Northwest!

    Are you going to OFFF?
    Posted by: Libby

  58. Everyone else has said it, but I will too: that was fast. How many speeding tickets did you get?

    Glad you made it safely to your new home!
    Posted by: Iris

  59. Hooray! Have fun getting to know your new home.

    Posted by: Dr. Steph

  60. Yay – glad you made it here safely. And just in time for fall and the rainy weather!

    Welcome to the Rose City!
    Posted by: Jean

  61. Congratulations! Looking forward to the new house and the Portland love.
    Posted by: Rachel H

  62. You made it – welcome to Portland! Heave a sigh of relief, and good luck with the unpacking.

    If you give in to desperately needing more wifi before Thursday, check out the Personal Telco Project Nodes map:
    http://map.personaltelco.net/
    Or Free Portland WiFi:
    http://www.wifipdx.com/
    (Man, I love Google! ‘Cause otherwise I know zip about wifi. Figured you might not have time/access to Google on your 5 minutes. [g] Of course, that’s supposing you get on again to see this before Thurs., LOL…)
    Posted by: MonicaPDX

  64. Hooray! Welcome to the Pacific Northwest!

    Are you going to OFFF?
    Posted by: Libby

  65. Everyone else has said it, but I will too: that was fast. How many speeding tickets did you get?

    Glad you made it safely to your new home!
    Posted by: Iris

  66. Hooray! Have fun getting to know your new home.

    Posted by: Dr. Steph

  67. Yay – glad you made it here safely. And just in time for fall and the rainy weather!

    Welcome to the Rose City!
    Posted by: Jean

  68. Congratulations! Looking forward to the new house and the Portland love.
    Posted by: Rachel H

  69. Welcome home! And I LOVE your pattern in Knitty.
    Posted by: chez shoes

  70. Welcome! You know, we have free wifi at our bakery! And some of the best treats around… just sayin’! Can’t wait to meet you and the family.
    Posted by: Kay

  72. Welcome to the PNW! You’ll be settled in and exploring your new neighborhood before you know it. I was in Portland over the weekend with family and it’s such a great city…so many fun neighborhoods to visit. I can’t wait to hear how the next chapter in your adventures unfolds!
    Posted by: amber

  74. Welcome, welcome — so glad you’re here. Have a wonderful time settling in and don’t forget to put the word out if you need help with anything. Lord knows, you’d have more volunteers than you could use!

    Almost forgot, LOVE the picture of you in the red sweater — you’re both gorgeous.
    Posted by: Janice in Camas

  75. I just peeked at your blog (linked from Knitty, of course), and I wanted to mention that I work at a knitting- AND child-friendly cafe in Portland that is open early AND late! It’s called Tandem Coffeehouse, at 3041 SE Division (tandemcoffeehouse.com). We just opened three weeks ago, but we used to be Mabel’s Cafe & Knittery, and the owner and staff are all the same: thus, we are extremely knitting-friendly. We have a large children’s play area, where many moms’ groups and families come to play. We have free WiFi. We have delicious pastries from Crema, bagels from Kettleman’s, and coffee from Stumptown. Oh, and pie. We have pie.

    Come check us out! Cait is the owner, and I’m Eva.
    Posted by: Eva

  76. Welcome to this wonderful, amazingly beautiful city! Can’t wait to meet you in person and introduce you around.
    Posted by: LeAnne

  77. Welcome home! And I LOVE your pattern in Knitty.
    Posted by: chez shoes

  78. Welcome! You know, we have free wifi at our bakery! And some of the best treats around… just sayin’! Can’t wait to meet you and the family.
    Posted by: Kay

  80. Welcome to the PNW! You’ll be settled in and exploring your new neighborhood before you know it. I was in Portland over the weekend with family and it’s such a great city…so many fun neighborhoods to visit. I can’t wait to hear how the next chapter in your adventures unfolds!
    Posted by: amber

  82. Welcome, welcome — so glad you’re here. Have a wonderful time settling in and don’t forget to put the word out if you need help with anything. Lord knows, you’d have more volunteers than you could use!

    Almost forgot, LOVE the picture of you in the red sweater — you’re both gorgeous.
    Posted by: Janice in Camas

  83. I just peeked at your blog (linked from Knitty, of course), and I wanted to mention that I work at a knitting- AND child-friendly cafe in Portland that is open early AND late! It’s called Tandem Coffeehouse, at 3041 SE Division (tandemcoffeehouse.com). We just opened three weeks ago, but we used to be Mabel’s Cafe & Knittery, and the owner and staff are all the same: thus, we are extremely knitting-friendly. We have a large children’s play area, where many moms’ groups and families come to play. We have free WiFi. We have delicious pastries from Crema, bagels from Kettleman’s, and coffee from Stumptown. Oh, and pie. We have pie.

    Come check us out! Cait is the owner, and I’m Eva.
    Posted by: Eva

  84. Welcome to this wonderful, amazingly beautiful city! Can’t wait to meet you in person and introduce you around.
    Posted by: LeAnne

  85. Hurray! I can’t wait to hear all about it!
    Posted by: Knittripps

  86. Welcome to the Northwest! You’ll love it here – hope to see you at OFFF this weekend 🙂
    Posted by: Gina

  88. Glad you all made it safe and sound. You got here just in time for the lovely fall weather. Sept and Oct are our best months!

    Now, check this map, you may be in the area that gets free wifi already: http://www.wifipdx.com/

    Welcome home!
    Posted by: Laurie

  89. Welcome to Portland,where soon there will be free (although somewhat slow and ad-filled) wifi everywhere… so “they” say. Glad you made it, and I hope you are loving your new city!
    Posted by: otter

  90. so glad you guys got there in one piece! (and heehee, k and i emailed jonathan the other day …)
    Posted by: heather

  91. Great news that you are finally there. Enjoy the setting up of your new home, I always love unpacking, well, for a little while, then it gets tedious!

    Posted by: Sharon

  92. Hurray! I can’t wait to hear all about it!
    Posted by: Knittripps

  93. Welcome to the Northwest! You’ll love it here – hope to see you at OFFF this weekend 🙂
    Posted by: Gina

  95. Glad you all made it safe and sound. You got here just in time for the lovely fall weather. Sept and Oct are our best months!

    Now, check this map, you may be in the area that gets free wifi already: http://www.wifipdx.com/

    Welcome home!
    Posted by: Laurie

  96. Welcome to Portland,where soon there will be free (although somewhat slow and ad-filled) wifi everywhere… so “they” say. Glad you made it, and I hope you are loving your new city!
    Posted by: otter

  97. so glad you guys got there in one piece! (and heehee, k and i emailed jonathan the other day …)
    Posted by: heather

  98. Great news that you are finally there. Enjoy the setting up of your new home, I always love unpacking, well, for a little while, then it gets tedious!

    Posted by: Sharon

  101. Yay! Congratulations, you made it! I’m going to be heading up to Portland the week of the 1st myself on business. I just started a new job that may send me up there on occasion – once you’re settled in, maybe we could meet somewhere one of those times for a bit o’ knit and coffee?
    Posted by: no-blog-rachel

  102. delightful. i’m glad to hear that you’re all there safe & sound. i will soon be in pdx as well, making the shorter journey from austin the first week in october. good luck with your new house & life in a new location.
    Posted by: eris

  103. Welcome to Portland! I’m sure you’ll love it here.
    Posted by: Shelley

  104. Wow, there you are on the left coast! Congrats on arriving! Can’t wait to hear what you have to say about Portland.
    Posted by: Kathode Ray Tube

  105. I second the props for Tandem coffeehouse. I went there on Labor day morning for coffee and bagel and it was delish and the owner was super nice. As a fellow coffeshop/small business owner, I totally think you should check it out!
    Posted by: Kay

  106. Welcome to Portland!

    This is for Amy: Laurelwood Pizza Co (the old NE Laurelwood brewery) has free wi-fi (and a kid’s play area). They used to be open until midnight every day, but I’m unsure what their new hours are. The Kennedy School does too, they claim (I haven’t been there for a while, getting this off their webpage).
    Posted by: BigAlice

  109. Yay! Congratulations, you made it! I’m going to be heading up to Portland the week of the 1st myself on business. I just started a new job that may send me up there on occasion – once you’re settled in, maybe we could meet somewhere one of those times for a bit o’ knit and coffee?
    Posted by: no-blog-rachel

  110. delightful. i’m glad to hear that you’re all there safe & sound. i will soon be in pdx as well, making the shorter journey from austin the first week in october. good luck with your new house & life in a new location.
    Posted by: eris

  111. Welcome to Portland! I’m sure you’ll love it here.
    Posted by: Shelley

  112. Wow, there you are on the left coast! Congrats on arriving! Can’t wait to hear what you have to say about Portland.
    Posted by: Kathode Ray Tube

  113. I second the props for Tandem coffeehouse. I went there on Labor day morning for coffee and bagel and it was delish and the owner was super nice. As a fellow coffeshop/small business owner, I totally think you should check it out!
    Posted by: Kay

  114. Welcome to Portland!

    This is for Amy: Laurelwood Pizza Co (the old NE Laurelwood brewery) has free wi-fi (and a kid’s play area). They used to be open until midnight every day, but I’m unsure what their new hours are. The Kennedy School does too, they claim (I haven’t been there for a while, getting this off their webpage).
    Posted by: BigAlice

  115. I hope you find so much joy and fulfillment in your new home. I’m still adjusting to my cross-country move to the PNW and I can only say good things. Have fun exploring all the nooks and crannies of your new home.

    I’m hoping you’ll be at the festival on Saturday!
    Posted by: Jenna

  117. Welcome Home!!!

    I’m glad you guys made it safely. Can’t wait to hear what’s been going on.

    *hugs you like he means it*
    Posted by: David

  118. Hey, you made it! Congratulations! I’m glad you had a safe and enjoyable trip.
    Posted by: Jen S

  119. I hope you find so much joy and fulfillment in your new home. I’m still adjusting to my cross-country move to the PNW and I can only say good things. Have fun exploring all the nooks and crannies of your new home.

    I’m hoping you’ll be at the festival on Saturday!
    Posted by: Jenna

  121. Welcome Home!!!

    I’m glad you guys made it safely. Can’t wait to hear what’s been going on.

    *hugs you like he means it*
    Posted by: David

  122. Hey, you made it! Congratulations! I’m glad you had a safe and enjoyable trip.
    Posted by: Jen S