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Mom and Dad left for Portland this morning. It's been an emotional week with lots of crying, but I'm really happy for them. It's an awesome opportunity and it was definitely the right thing to do. Honestly, I'm glad that they're on the road. It was a very long and drawn-out goodbye, which I suppose was a good thing because I had time to come to terms with it, but I'm happy that it's over. I can't wait to talk to them on the phone and hear about how cool everything is. And I really can't wait to go visit! Hopefully we'll fall in love with the city and move out there with them. I desperately want to get out of Ohio, and Portland seems like a really nice place to live. And I do want to be close to my parents. I do hope our family will come together again at some point in the future. I want my kids to be able to spend lots of time with their grandparents, like I did. I suppose we'll just have to wait and see. For now, all I can hope for is a safe journey for Mom and Dad - and that the crying is over.