ITS MOVING DAY!!! Today the movers (consisting of three guys), Rob, Loren (who spent the night and woke up with Chase--she was so excited), and KP came to help move all our stuff out. Since we were pretty neurotic (or I should say I AM neurotic since everytime I have moved stuff, something has gotten ruined) and pre-packed/moved everything down to the first floor and already had majority of the stuff wrapped that needed to be, it took about 2 1/2 - 3 hours for 6 guys to move everything out of our house. They were so fast and that truck was packed to the roof!! It was so weird to see our three story townhome empty but it was so exciting to drive away from it finally considering we have wanted to move forever! Tomorrow is our last day in Florida and then we make our journey back to Texas (first family road trip---we will see how Chase handles that!)...our itenerary is as follows: First stop Tallahassee, then New Orleans and finally Shreveport! WHOO HOOO!!! I will post another entry once the EAGLE has landed!! Stay tuned...
I did have some final words about the place we have called home over the past 6 years:
OH Florida, I won't miss your extremely humid weather.
I won't miss your insanely rude people...most of which aren't even from south florida.
I won't miss people in the service industry (including all restaurant servers, people who work in retail, etc.) whom think anything they do is going out of there way. Most of which don't even say "hi, how are you, can I help you, or thank you"
I won't miss the totally awful drivers. I don't think anyone takes drivers ed. No one knows anything about right of way and when an ambulance comes, its literally like ants scattering around!
I won't miss the lack of zoning and the super inflated home prices. Hence, our townhome.
I won't miss the unhealthy food choices. Moving to Florida definitely makes you gain your freshman 15!
What I will miss is being able to go to the beach at the drop of a hat. Nothing is more relaxing than going to the beach or eating lunch or dinner whenever you feel like it. Its like your on Vacation 24-7.
I will miss South Beach and West Palm Beach. It was fun whenever we ventured out that way.
I will miss all the fun outdoor stuff to do. There's all kinds of neat things to see.
And lastly, I will miss all the wonderful friends we have made, some from Texas, one from Tennessee (and she knows who she is), some from the Northeast, and a Virginian (our mountain man) and not to mention those native floridians (there's not very many of them here--they are like Dinosaurs).
Please keep up with your blog or open a Facebook account so us people still in FL can keep up with you and Chase. I will definitely miss you guys. There were a few more things I think FL positively added to your lives. Before I add that I totally agree with the negatives. The people, food and traffic in general suck. I will say that you and Cory forged a very strong bond in FL partly due to having to survive this environment with a like-minded partner. You two got engaged in FL and had the most amazing wedding I've ever been to in FL. I'm not 100% sure but I think Chase was conceived in FL and I was right there when my lil buddy was born here too. Cory has put himself in an elite level of lending as he gained valuable experience and relationships in business as well. Don't forget the money was pretty good for a few years.
ReplyDeleteThere is no question that as you march back to TX you are a strong and loving family. You experienced life outside the cookie-cutter TX mold that so many of our friends have fallen into. Because each of you took a chance and left TX your bold actions rewarded you with enriching experiences that everyone you talk to in TX can only imagine. I can't wait to come back to TX triumphantly as your family is now. I can only hope to be so lucky and have a family that is as happy and healthy as yours. I miss you guys already and can't wait to see you TX/OU weekend and other Dallas trips in the future.
Didn't know the move was official - can't wait until we can see you guys on a regular basis! And we can always take beach trips LOL!
ReplyDeleteI wish you, Cory, chase & muppet all the best of luck, love & happiness has to offer! Please keep us all updated on your blog (or open a facebook account like your friend above me posted!). A phone call here and there would be nice too. I'm glad we met & hope our friendship continues to grow even though were miles apart. Xoxo
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