Goodbye Oregon....for now

Here I am, the last couple of weeks as an Oregonian. I've decided to head back home and finish my chemistry classes at Idaho State University, mainly because I'm totally out of MONEY! It's always sad to leave family and friends behind no matter where it is you're going, and I cried...a lot when I left home to come to Forest Grove. I've missed my family everyday that I've been gone (especially my sweet little nieces and nephews!!) I'm so excited to be with everyone again! The sad thing is that I still LOVE Oregon! I think that I was born to live in Oregon. Not that I've met anyone really, I'm still as friendless as the day I moved here, but it is gorgeous here! It's exactly the type of place I always imagined myself living.
As I've been packing up this past week I have this bittersweet feeling. I'm so excited to get back home, but I feel like I haven't gotten my fill of Oregon yet. Every minute that I can get away from school work is spent exploring the forests and attractions of the northwestern US. This last weekend I had a ton of homework to get done, but I didn't do any of it. The weather was so nice I decided to go for a hike. I drove west on highway six headed toward the coast and just stopped at random spots along the way. I eventually ended up at the Tillamook Forest Center. I had never even noticed it before as I went to the coast so I thought I would give it a try. It was awesome! I can't believe there are places like this just thirty minutes down the road from where I'm living!
So if you get a chance to check out this side of the country I say do it! I love it here!!!!!!!!!!!