Haha, I have not yet visited Portland, but I hear they have good food and beer, so it can’t be all bad!
And I’m just teasing about California. My sister lives in San Diego, but I’m a southern girl myself and although it’s a beautiful state, I just can’t get over the idea of a cold ocean.
My grandmother told me at my wedding that the secret to marriage is that you each have to always put each other first, and as long as y’all both always remember to do that, you can always work it out. My grandparents were married for 72 years when they passed (less than three months within each other!), so I figure she knew what she was talking about. And it sounds like you are doing a good job too - hope the Mrs. treats you kindly as well.