goodbye portland

i am sad. actually i'm at my office at 11:13 at night panicking about the fact that tomorrow is my absolute last day at my current branch and i still have one-and-a-half cases left to transfer before i can leave tomorrow afternoon. and i still have to clean out my desk. matt is in eugene with all of our stuff except for a futon mattress, the stuff i'm taking to las vegas, the dog, and the stuff (like the washer and dryer, several boxes, backyard furniture, etc) that the uhaul people swore would fit in the truck that they told matt to get when he told them what all we had to pack. the house is in disarray. matt starts his job wednesday. i leave for las vegas at noon on tuesday. i'm tired and frazzled. but i'm also sad. i feel like i'm sneaking out of portland in the middle of the night or something...i've been so busy dealing with everything that i haven't had much chance to see everyone before i leave. but the good thing is it's only an hour and a half away, and i'll definitely be back. pretty often, i'm thinking. (willamette people: remember how long i hung around campus after i had graduated?? i guess i have separation issues!). goodbye portland. i'll miss you. but i'll see you soon.