Californians who've relocated to Oregon - weigh in

[angelbug]

Originally Posted by kikiclark

Yes, I know the entire two weeks we were there the sun was out and it was warm so my view is biased probably.

Heh. I'm planning to move to PDX in a year or so. The dozen or so times I've visited my friends and relatives there have always been in the winter, and I've never seen the sun shine once. Lucky you! I bet it was awesome.

[angelbug]

Originally Posted by angelbug

Heh. I'm planning to move to PDX in a year or so. The dozen or so times I've visited my friends and relatives there have always been in the winter, and I've never seen the sun shine once. Lucky you! I bet it was awesome.

But to clarify - I don't care about the winter! I'd rather have the rainy winter sthere than the freezing, foggy summers of SF or the 100+ degree summers here in Davis.

So I wasn't complaining. Honest! I've loved every visit to Portland.

[13Shells]

Originally Posted by Farmergrl

And Oregon too full?
I'm getting antsy...everyone here in So cal is splittin for Oregon! I wanna go too! May have to move the "2 year plan" up a bit!
Maybe all us SoCal folks should fire up the RVs, SUVs, scooters, whatever you drive and take a visit to see what we're missing! Me and the Mr are headin out the day after Thanksgiving. We'll be doing the 5 corridor and then shoot over to Coer de Alene to see family.
I'm worried all the folks who did well in the real estate thingy here will buy up all the good stuff before we can get going. We waited too long and now the values are down.
We SHOULD have moved when the kids were little. I hope they're not beyond feeling the magic a farm can do.
Save a lil peice O Paradise for me!

I hear you on the "magic farm feeling." I have lived in So Cal all my life. It's not that I hate it here, I just want a better place to raise my kids. My Mom and step Dad are ready to retire to Roseburg and have talked my in laws into checking it out too. After much research... we're all trying to get on the Oregon trail. My husband and I will be making a trip in two weeks to do some fact finding. I believe we will be putting together a portfolio to entice the rest of the family to come too. Although my 6 and 4 year old are excited, my sixteen year old is not at all happy about the possibility of moving (I remember when she used to beg me for a pony.) I worry about her the most because I know it won't be an easy adjustment. Best of luck with everything.

[13Shells]

Originally Posted by CalculusE.

I moved up to Oregon as a 13 year old kid with my family. I've visited the bay area several times over the years to see family and friends and more and more I prefer oregon. Once my dad died, I really lost any interest in going back even for a visit. San Jose and Frisco just don't interest me. The culture, the cost of living, just the attitude don't match me anymore.

I did get my fair share of crud from kids when they found out I was from cali back in the late 90s. I consider myself an Oregonian though since I've lived here for over half my life now, gone to school here and work here. Its not perfect here but I think I'd have a hard time moving out of the northwest to anywhere else.

Thanks so much for you input on the high school issue. Did you go to Roseburg High by any chance? I looked at their website and it seems to be a great school. I did notice that the kids pictured on the website use a lot less make up and seem to be more conservative in their style than where my daughter currently attends. She is in a world of piercings, skinny jeans, and make up. In So Cal it seems like anything goes. Although my daughter is not allowed to do most of what her friends here are doing I worry that she might have a hard time adjusting. Are the kids really that hard on Californians? Any input would be greatly appreciated.