8 months as a Floridian!

      Where has the time gone?!? I can't believe it has been 8 months since we moved to Orlando. It seems like there has been maybe enough time for 3 or 4 months but oh my goodness...8?!? We have grown to love this place so much. We still Memphis traffic....worse actually and the normal craziness, but I have grown to love the nighttime storms, the palm trees, even some days the heat. The summer down here is crazy hot and muggy. I am so thankful for a job inside. The sun down here is also much more intense. No amount of sunscreen keeps me from burning down here. Believe me, I have tried them all with plenty of witnesses. I love the fact that it is warm and sunny enough for that to happen though. I have finally acclimated myself to the water down here. Eric has loved working for Disney. It is such a joy for me to watch him love what he does and watch him excel and reach his dreams and goals. Recently, he made a lateral movement in the company to a different location within Disney which in the long run will be excellent for moving up the ladder at Disney. The enthusiasm, passion, and love he shows for his work makes me so happy and it is such an encouragement just to watch him work.
     I love my job as well. I have never worked somewhere where the office is my family and I know that God has me right where He wants me and I love all of my co-workers. They have become my friends down here and it is always nice to know that someone has your back. We laugh together and we cry together and that is just the way it should be.
    We are in the process of preparing to move. The actual move will not be until November but the search and decisions will take place towards the end of this month into September. This move should put us in one spot for a while. We want to live the apartment life for a little while.
     Life is great here is Sunny Orlando. I am in a place I am falling in love with and I am with my best friend and love of my life. What could I possibly complain about?!?! I was so nervous about this move back in January and while in the beginning I was having Memphis withdrawals they are gone now. I used to view this as Orlando and Memphis as home, however, now this is home for me and our family lives in Memphis. I miss my family and friends but I know that God has us right where He wants us.
   I guess the best way to close this is with a Walt Disney quote....
"Around here we don't look backwards for very long,  we keep moving forward opening up new doors and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity leads to new paths."
   Good ole Walt.