Now that I'm home, it's back to packing like crazy because I leave in one week and five days!
So I decided to write about my first trip to Florida, what made me want to movie, and how I made the final decision to actually move to Florida.
The first time I visited Florida was in June 2014. I had really close friends from Washington state that had moved down to Florida about eight months before. My best friend was going to get married so, I booked a ticket down for the wedding! the wedding was called off a bit before I got there, but I was still over the moon to see my friend! I was in Florida for eight days, I went to adventure Island, Clearwater Marine aquarium, and went scuba diving. We spent full days on the beach. I fell in love with the sand, surf and blue sky! The beautiful clear water, crept into my heart and cemented itself in my soul. Everyday after I got back to Washington, it's all I could think about.
Fast forward 5 months.
I had been through a lot of crap in that 6 months.
A failed engagement, my baby cousin died, discovered spinal cord damage, surgery, loss of work, and a slew of other heath problems. I was depressed. I was in a place I didn't think I could get out of and I was mad at myself for feeling this way. My family decided to send me back to Florida for a vacation!
After they told me I got to go back I had about two months to plan my trip, and man was I excited!
My grandpa made a comment that really stuck with me, he asked me what I liked about living in Seattle, and I responded with "nothing" then he asked what I liked about Florida, and I talked for the next 20 minutes. Then he told me, "maybe you need to move." That is what got the wheels in motion.
Part two coming up soon!
Hugs from Washington! 
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