Home sick?

**Sevaede** · 08-22-2006, 02:46 PM

Ahh, yes, the beaches of Oregon! Truly magnificent. They go on for miles (walkable, that is. Of course the whole coast is miles and miles long.

). The largest sea lion caves in the world, blah blah blah. Next time you go through, try out Leroy's Blue Whale Restaurant in Yachats (Yaw-hots), Oregon. It is magnificent. It is about an hour away from Newport or Waldport (I think). I miss home!

(I also spent a nice chunk of my childhood visiting family in Reedsport and Gardiner.)

Vegas was magnificent when I went there in July. The airport was so huge. When I went to the airport, the day of my departure, it was about 5 30 in the morning and some of the casino lights were on and I was on the freeway heading to the airport from N. Las Vegas. Very awesome. Everyone wanted to take me out on a wild tour the previous night but I was like "no no, too tired"

Thunder Bay, where is that?

I had relatives who lived in Alaska but not for very long. I don't know if I could handle so much solitude.

Troy and I are considering moving to Denver. He has been there a couple of times visiting friends and really loves it. However, we might have to nix those plans as we want to get a pittie one day and absolutely *REFUSE* to move without our babies. (Let alone move into a new apartment and not be able to take our witties or pup)

**Jadapit** · 08-22-2006, 03:50 PM

We live about 270 miles from Denver. Its on the eastern slope, were on the western slope. Denver is nice for a city but they have one of the worst BSL bans ever. I will never forget when it showed all the people on the news giving up their pitties. I was crying my eyes out.

My son lives in Aurora. They also did a ban on the pit bills as well as a bunch of other breeds. You were allowed to keep your dogs if you already owned them but no new ones are allowed in Aurora.

Did you know you arent even allowed to pass through Denver if you have a pit bull? If they catch you they will take your dog, fine you over $900.00 for each dog and possible jail time.

How stupid is that? Denver went way to far IMHO.

**lv4dogs** · 08-22-2006, 04:13 PM

I'm with you. I too have lived in Eugene/Springfield, twice in the last 8 years or so. If I had the money you bet your bottom dollar I'd be back there before the blink of an eye. You are so correct when you say

I love it there, the people, the environment, everything. I am in *HEART* with that place.

it is so different than many other places that I have lived & visited (believe me, that's a LOT of places) and the western part of Oregon tops them all! I get tingly all over just thinking about living there again. I honestly hope that someday I can afford to move back out there, and I will NEVER move again. I miss it so very very very very much.

**Sevaede** · 08-23-2006, 02:38 AM

Originally Posted by lv4dogs

I'm with you. I too have lived in Eugene/Springfield, twice in the last 8 years or so. If I had the money you bet your bottom dollar I'd be back there before the blink of an eye. You are so correct when you say it is so different than many other places that I have lived & visited (believe me, that's a LOT of places) and the western part of Oregon tops them all! I get tingly all over just thinking about living there again. I honestly hope that someday I can afford to move back out there, and I will NEVER move again. I miss it so very very very very much.

Heh, you described my feelings exactly!

I mean, who couldn't miss the ten cent LTD fare when the fair came to town? Or, the good art? OR THE GIANT DUCKS ALL AROUND TOWN?! Or the fairs and fests? Or biking up the buttes? Or nutria? etc etc etc?

Eugene is the birthplace for my love of pita sandwiches.

I miss Oregon. If we move back, and you move back, we should all gather and chat in one place!

**lv4dogs** · 08-23-2006, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by Wenisrubber

Heh, you described my feelings exactly!

I mean, who couldn't miss the ten cent LTD fare when the fair came to town? Or, the good art? OR THE GIANT DUCKS ALL AROUND TOWN?! Or the fairs and fests? Or biking up the buttes? Or nutria? etc etc etc?

Eugene is the birthplace for my love of pita sandwiches.

I miss Oregon. If we move back, and you move back, we should all gather and chat in one place!

Oh I know, I the sunset/rise at the butte is to die for, burrito boy & burrito amigos (yummy), breakfast at Keystone Cafe (my favorite place to eat), the rose garden, the farmers market, the micro-brews, I could go on & on.

Yes, we will have to gather when we get back out that way!

**Pembroke_Corgi** · 08-22-2006, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Wenisrubber

Troy and I are considering moving to Denver. He has been there a couple of times visiting friends and really loves it. However, we might have to nix those plans as we want to get a pittie one day and absolutely *REFUSE* to move without our babies. (Let alone move into a new apartment and not be able to take our witties or pup)

I love Denver!!! My husband & I just moved here about 2 months ago. It's really a nice city, with a lot of opportunities. We moved from Iowa, and it was really tough to find a good job there, even though both of us have Bachelor's degrees. We both found good paying jobs within a month here, and Eric makes almost twice as much as he used to.

It's really nice because the cost of living isn't too bad either.

It's really a shame about the BSL, but despite that it's actually known as one of the country's most dog-friendly cities. I'm not sure if you can have pitbulls in the burbs besides Aurora or not, but if you have a pitbull you might want to consider another city in Colorado. It's gorgeous and the weather is fabulous!

Oh yeah, in regards to your original question, I do miss certain places I like, but mostly I miss the people.