Post 100: A look back on moving to Florida

This is my 100th post on this little blog!  A little over 2 years ago we started our adventure of moving to Florida.  I'm amazed at how much things have changed in such a relatively short period of time.  I've been meaning to do this post now for about a year.  One of the biggest questions I'm asked is if I'm happy we moved to Florida and if I miss anything about New York.  Seems like if our 1 year (*cough* or two year) anniversary of the move isn't a good time to post, perhaps post 100 is the next best thing.  Spoiler alert: I still love that we moved and would do it again in a heartbeat.

I'm a bad blogger...

Oh hey there... Sorry to have abandoned my blog.  I promise to do a better job!  I guess I'll do a brief recap of what we've been up to.

For anyone who doesn't know, I lost my job in January.  Womp womp, too bad, so sad.  In all honesty, it was a blessing in disguise.  I was in a position that wasn't really something I cared to be doing and I was super stressed.  By the end of February, I found a position that I think puts me in a better place - at least my state of mind!  In brief, I'm now doing a sort of sales and procurement mix.  I like it a lot.  I like the company, I like the people I work with - and yes, I go into an actual office everyday, which is great for my need of routine.  I've been there for about 10 weeks now and so far, it's going really well.  Hopefully that keeps up!  I also had a chance to visit with Betsy back in January, which I might not have gotten to otherwise.  Totally worth it!

I'll do my best to recap the past few months now.

New Home: COMPLETE!

It's been a busy few days for us!  I meant to have this up sooner, but unfortunately didn't have a chance...I also had to re-shoot the video a few times.

So it's now official: we closed on our house Friday!  Horray!  We were one of the few people able to close this past Friday since the county was under a Tropical Storm Warning (thanks to Hurricane Sandy.)  But by some miracle, our insurance company allowed us to close.  Then we hurried on down to HHGregg and bought appliances...because, you know, we didn't spend enough money already.

So without further ado, here's a video of our house tour!  We hope you visit soon!

New Home: Part 10

We are so close to completion!  Almost everything has been done inside, now it's just touch up work in there.

Paint, sidewalk, pavers, mail box!

Future Home: Part 9

Geoff and I took a swing by the new house this past weekend.  There were a lot of new things to check out!

Sidewalk framed, primer painted

Catching up!

It's been a while since I've done a post about what we've been up to that wasn't about Disney or building our house.

We've been enjoying the Florida sunshine.

Kidding.  Actually, as much as people have thought we were crazy for moving to Florida right before summer, it hasn't been that bad.  It's amazing how much you really get used to the heat and humidity.  Living on the coast helps, most days are usually a good 5 degrees cooler than the center of the State and we've had a number of days where it was warmer in Rochester than it was here in Melbourne!

Enjoying the Florida Lifestyle.

We didn't do anything that exciting for Memorial Day weekend, but I have pictures, so I might as well share them!

Saturday was a pretty quiet day...and by quiet, I mean lazy.  Of course, we now live in Florida so even lazy days can be capped off by a pretty nice evening.  We decided to head to one of my new favorite places: Squid Lips.  Squid Lips is a seafood restaurant located right on the river next to the Eau Gallie causeway.  It's casual and everything you would expect a Florida seafood restaurant to be.

We were seated outside, but still under a covered deck.  Between the breeze coming off the water and the ceiling fans, you couldn't tell that it was pretty warm out!  Of course, I couldn't help but order a fancy fruity drink:

We both had Mahi, which was as fresh and tasty as you could imagine at a place like this!  Because we were seated outside, we could also hear the band playing over by the bar.  It was the kind of thing that reminded you why you moved to Florida.

How about an update?

Last I posted, we were just getting into May, now we're almost done!  Sorry about that.

Since then, we've been keeping busy.  Bandit had his first taste of steak...which might have been a mistake.  Now whenever we're cooking he's lingering around "hey, you got steak there?"  He's gotten better, but only because I think he realized that everything we cook isn't steak!

Steak? I like steak.

Saturday the 12th we headed over to one of Geoff's coworker's houses as they were having a party since his coworker had graduated from Grad school.  It's really nice to know we're making some friends.  They're all really great people!

That Sunday, it was Mother's Day.  It was the first Mother's Day in years that I actually got to spend with my Mom!  My Mom, Dad, and brother came over and I made lunch.  We then took a trip over to the neighborhood that we're building our house at and showed everyone the lot.  Unfortunately, the model wasn't open, so we weren't able to show them any of the options we picked.  Soon enough though, they'll be able to visit our new home!

We also received an offer on our house in Rochester the following day.  Unfortunately, the buyer couldn't get financed, so that fell through.  ...anyone interested in a townhome in Rochester?  Anyone?  Fingers crossed that it will sell soon.

To Infinity!

It's been a pretty fun weekend for us.  On Friday, Geoff had off and my day was really slow, so we decided to go up to the Space Center.  Annual Passes were only $5 more than the normal ticket, so we're now members of the "Commander's Club."  Something Geoff is really excited about!

Inside the Saturn V building

As a tip, if you're a family planning on coming down, it might be a great idea for one member of the group to get an Annual Pass.  With it, you can buy regular tickets and get $10 off.  It also gives you a 20% discount off food and 10% off merchandise at "The Space Shop."

It's official!

2 posts in one day?  Crazy, I know.

I had a meeting this morning in Orlando.  It finished up right before lunch time and it took every fiber of my being not to make a detour to DTD or one of the Disney resorts for lunch.  (The mere possibility is pretty exciting if you ask me.)  But, I had important things to get done:

Worth it.  Guess who can buy her Disney Annual Pass now?!