By Lauren Hurley, October 13, 2020
By Lauren Hurley, October 13, 2020
While taking a mini vacation in Central Oregon to visit my folks I received a phone call, and on the other end of the line was an upbeat guy from Dublin named Marc. He explained that he and his wife, Jordyn, were looking for a home in Portland, and had recently spent the last six months in Ireland by way of Texas.
Curious about how Marc found me, I asked and he simply replied “by doing an internet search”. I didn’t ask many more questions, I just left it at that.
When we first met in person, Marc had quite a few questions and they weren’t about houses. He was mostly curious about where my family was from and about my family history.
As we chatted, Marc revealed that he chose me because I am a Hurley, and his mother was a Hurley! He explained that it’s really not that common of a name, and that it’s likely we are related, as both of our families are from County Cork, Ireland.
So thrilling is the prospect that I have put my dad on the case to dig in! We are still in the ancestry discovery phase and working on finding out more. Are we really related?! Time will tell.
Long story short, we all had an instant connection. Jordyn & Marc met in Portland during a tech conference and 3 months later they were married! Following their union and living together in Texas and Dublin, the two ultimately knew they wanted to return to Portland where they met to start a home and family.
They knew they loved an urban vibe and wanted to be in close-in Portland, thus we began our search. They appreciated the character and history of older homes, so it was not surprising that they fell in love with this one on NE Couch Street. It was everything they were looking for, having original wood features and plenty of room to grow a family. Spending nights in Airbnb’s is over for them, as they just got the keys, and are thrilled to start their new adventure in their big Portland Four Square!