Tim and I pretty much love living in Florida, and we want to stay here for a long time. It appeals to both of us and it is such a great place to raise a family (actually, the city we live in was just picked as the Best place to raise a family in the state of Florida by some legit magazine:). So, here is why we love it:
1. THE BEACH...Tim's office is about 1/2 mile from the beach and we live about 15-20 minutes away. Yet, where we live is in the woods and feels more like the forest as opposed to the tropical beach environment. It's the best of both worlds to us.
2. There are places like this: This is called Turkey Creek and there is a mile and 1/2 "boardwalk" or "deck" walkway along some water. The kids love to run around and there is places that you can stop off and go swimming in the water.
3. Florida has FREE VPK (Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten). If you live in Florida and your child is 4 before the start of the year, you get a voucher and it is totally free. Andy goes Monday thru Friday, 8:14-11:45. I love it not only because I get a break (let's be honest here) but because he is learning like crazy and read his first word yesterday all by himself!! I love it.
4. I'm pretty sure my kids are developing a slight southern twang...out of the blue in the middle of a sentence it comes...bath = ba-ath...battery = baaat-tery...bag = ba-ag...weird, right?! It's real funny and I can't help but repeat it, which I'm sure they don't appreciate. Who knows what Ivy will sound like when she starts talking.
5. Florida Resident Discount Disneyworld Annual Passes...need I say more.
The downside to Florida...family. I miss my family more than I ever thought I would, but I know this is the right place for us to be and I am excited to be here. It's really hard to go back and say goodbye, so, everyone has to come here to visit instead, OK?! Funny story--The last time I was in AZ was Halloween and when I said good-bye to my sisters, I lost it. So, I get in the car and Minnie says, "What happened mom? Are you ok? Did Leah (my niece) hit you?" It made me laugh so hard, but then sad that my kids won't see their cousins for a while. On Monday for FHE we talked about LOVE (for Valentine's Day) and I asked Andy who he loved and his only response was, "Leah." I am glad they still love each other and miss each other and will make the extra effort to get my kids there often.
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ALl those sound like great reasons to live there. The sand there is just beautiful.
This post just makes me happy. I'm glad your move away from AZ has been a pleasant one!
So glad you guys are loving your new place! Hopefully we will be able to come visit you guys soon :) Also the girls loved getting a little V-Day surprise in the mail from the kids!
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