Originally posted by shewhobikes
Where you live is so pretty. I hope to visit again soon.
It's funny, my husband and I had it in our heads that we wanted to move up to the Portland or Seattle area. I used to routinely check online employment ads and the websites for companies in the Northwest in my line of work.

Then we really got into biking a bit over a year ago.

A few months ago, I came across a posting at a Seattle company for a job that had my name written all over it.

And it suddenly hit me that I didn't want to leave the Bay Area (or, at least, Northern California) after all - the biking here is great and we can cycle year-round. I've really grown to appreciate this area in a way I hadn't before I started cycling.

We'll eventually move away from the Bay Area proper, the congestion and the prices being the way they are (hey SadieKate, maybe we'll be neighbors someday!), but it looks like we'll remain the butt of those California jokes for the duration

- Jo.