Why we love Florida

Surprise!  Surprise!

I don't think Florida is horrible!  

From the 'Florida is soooo 1990's Series', you might assume that I'm sitting here hating Florida.

Nope!

For someone who was 100% sure they didn't like Florida, I sure am liking it!!  

What do we like here?
Number one has got to be being around family!

2)  Being around friends who we knew before we came here.

3)  Every place is new to us.  We love exploring new places.  

I remember what it was like to have my first child and seeing everything through his eyes.  It was like seeing the world for the first time.  I distinctly remember taking him to the zoo for the first time when he was 4-months-old.  I thought for sure he would be so amazed by the gorillas, monkeys, elephants.  But no...it was the birds that amazed him!  And all the times that I had been to the zoo, I had never stopped for more than 3 seconds at the birds.  Once I saw that my 4-month-old was watching them, I stopped.  I then realized that 'wow, they are pretty cool!'  I just had never taken the time to actually stop and watch.  Each 'first' that your child experiences is just so fun and memorable. That's what it's like being here in Florida.  We are seeing so many firsts and doing so many firsts, that is all so fun and memorable!  

4)  Love the winter weather here.  My most favorite weather is a perfect Ohio fall day, 73 degrees, sunny, blue skies.  Chilly nights.  This is Florida winters.  I love being able to go walking and biking in the morning.  I love going to the parks and beach NOT in the heat.  
It's not warm enough to actually go swimming for the most part which my boys don't like.  Overall, the winter weather is lovely.  (Now...the summer weather = yuck).