A Little Boyz II Men For Ya...

"All though we've come

To the End Of The Road

Still I can't let go

It's unnatural, you belong to me

I belong to youuuuu"

Time has flown by and tonight will be our last night sleeping and living in the house. Not only has it been a crazy year here at the new house (*coughfirecough*) but it has been a wild ride for the last five years here. It's bittersweet to be leaving Florida. I'm going to love being around my family but Florida has changed me into the woman I am now and there's no way I would be here in blog land if it wasn't for everything I've gone through here down here. 

So as I look back on my last night here at the house, let's take a trip down memory lane and see the things I'm going to miss about the great Sunshine State...

Duh...It's Florida, The Weather!!!

I might not miss the crazy, hot humid summers we have down here but I will always cherish the sweetness of the fall, spring, and even winters down here. Living in this sweet surrounding where it barely dips below 50 will be something I long for when I'm in the dead of winter in Pennsylvania.

The Beach

This and weather go hand in hand and not having the beach 45 minutes from my house is going to be a bit of a blow for me. As you can see by the many posts and pictures, Big Man and I are avid beach goers and love spending time at the beach whether it's playing in the water or just chilling in the sand. Now instead of playing in the Gulf Coast I will have to settle in to diving into the dark seas of Ocean City, Wildwood and the Jersey Shore.

My Job and Coworkers

Alot of people wouldn't be too sad about leaving their job but I am sad little heart face about going. In honesty I had the most easy job ever. I worked at a fitness center and pretty much my only duties were to clean, roll towels, greet guests, and pretty much watch tv and blog. Of course I did have to actually work sometimes but the majority of my time was spent blogging. I wouldn't have this awesome blog I have now if it wasn't for those eight hours I was able to dedicate to reading and creating blogs. I'm also going to miss my coworkers, well actually coworker! Who would have thunk it that on my first day of training the chatty blonde and I would become BFF's! I adore my girl Blondie and I can't imagine what it's going to be like not seeing her face at least five times a week. She's been there right next to me through thick and thin and I know that I will never find another friend as dedicated and as caring as here. I'm going to miss you sweetums!!

Disney and The College Program

If it wasn't for the College Program I would have never got the oppurtunity to see what living on my own, especially in a whole other state would be like. If your a long time reader you know about my Journey Into the Sun posts that told what a little wild thing I was during that time. C'mon, I was 19 and living on own for their the very first time, girls just wanna have fun right? The CP also gave me the oppurtunity to experience Disney from both sides as a worker and as a guest. They will work you to death there (well if you actually go to work *Wink*) but just being able to experience Disney when it's practically in your backyard was awesome. There are so many people that save and save and plan to go to Disney for years and I was able to go on a whim if I wanted, it can't get much better than that. And even if you been to Disney a million times, soon as you walk in those gates you feel the magic all over again. There seriously must be pixie dust in the air vents or something.

Food

There are just some things you can find closely down here that you can't find in my hometown:

Taco Bell, Chic-Fil-A, Steak & Shake, The Cheesecake Factory, The Melting Pot, Benihana's, Pollo Tropicale, California Pizza Kitchen, Bucca di Beppos, Louie & Maria's, Carrabba, Olive Garden and so much more.

Shopping

Again there are things down here that are hard to locate up there:

Papaya, Forever 21, Charlotte Russe, Williams Sonoma, M&M World, Dylan's Candy Bar, Yankee Candle, Old Time Pottery, HomeGoods, Michaels, Pier One, Ross, DSW, Target (gasp!).

Of course I'm going to miss FMIL and the girls (their my homies for life) but I'm just going to miss the overall feeling of Florida. It's hard to sum up but there is different southern swag down here compared to the North. Luckily for me the two things I love most are coming with me!!! (Big Man & Mia for those of you who can't keep up!)

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P.S. As you can see I've been absent from the blogs and I will be for the next few days while moving out of the house and getting everything situated with FMIL before we leave, but I promise to be back in full force next week. Miss you's much!!