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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Our Current Location/Home
Around this time last year Joel was offered an oppurtunity at work. In another city. We talked at length about the subject and even visited our possible new town. We fell in love almost immediately.
Gainesville is a medium sized town with 114,375 locals and 49,679 temporary residents who crowd the city every semester thanks to the University of Florida. There are state parks instead of skyscrapers. Brick paved roads instead of 4 lane highways. People are friendly and courteous. Traffic only exists on game days and only on one stretch of the main road.
We live in downtown. Just a couple blocks away from this:
The Hippodrome theatre and the biggest building downtown. Yeah, I'm serious. There's a fresh market three blocks from our house. We spend at least one night a week at various restaurants we can walk to. Behind us is a park where we love to take The Pug for walks.
As nature lovers there are tons of state and national parks to fill Joel's off days. And we're just an hour from the Gulf and the Atlantic. We've taken weekend trips to Jacksonville, Orlando and St Augustine.
Twenty minutes south is Micanopy, a town known for dozens of antique shops and the cutest sandwich shop. My sister got her guitar there. I've scored great vintage jewelry and tons of knick-knacks.
Though we may not be here forever, we have learned that the community we live in is important to us. Sorry Tampa you're out. And that's saying a lot considering some of our favorite people call it home.
Gainesville is a medium sized town with 114,375 locals and 49,679 temporary residents who crowd the city every semester thanks to the University of Florida. There are state parks instead of skyscrapers. Brick paved roads instead of 4 lane highways. People are friendly and courteous. Traffic only exists on game days and only on one stretch of the main road.
We live in downtown. Just a couple blocks away from this:
The Hippodrome theatre and the biggest building downtown. Yeah, I'm serious. There's a fresh market three blocks from our house. We spend at least one night a week at various restaurants we can walk to. Behind us is a park where we love to take The Pug for walks.
As nature lovers there are tons of state and national parks to fill Joel's off days. And we're just an hour from the Gulf and the Atlantic. We've taken weekend trips to Jacksonville, Orlando and St Augustine.
Twenty minutes south is Micanopy, a town known for dozens of antique shops and the cutest sandwich shop. My sister got her guitar there. I've scored great vintage jewelry and tons of knick-knacks.
Though we may not be here forever, we have learned that the community we live in is important to us. Sorry Tampa you're out. And that's saying a lot considering some of our favorite people call it home.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Where have I been?!?
As is the usual the holidays made me crazy and left me drained. Our December was nonstop with a trip to Chicago, multiple trips to Tampa, a wedding, a graduation, a birth and a highly stressed out week for the hubby that ended on the side of I-75 with TWO blown tires. He was fine save for his sanity. He worked through it and we are back to stree free living.
This past year has been mind blowingly awesome. We moved, not once, not twice but three times! We spent most of the year procrastinating, I mean planning. WE GOT MARRIED! Joel was promoted and recieved two raises. I've decided to take a class through UF but online and start volunteering more.
This year is looking quite promising. We already have several trips in the works: New Orleans, Chicago, Guatemala, and NYC. We are so excited about all the new babies we get to see grow up (even if it's mostly via Facebook and picture messages). Not to mention the grown babies who are graduated and the ones getting there.
I hope you all had a great holiday season and that God blesses you all in the new year.
This past year has been mind blowingly awesome. We moved, not once, not twice but three times! We spent most of the year procrastinating, I mean planning. WE GOT MARRIED! Joel was promoted and recieved two raises. I've decided to take a class through UF but online and start volunteering more.
This year is looking quite promising. We already have several trips in the works: New Orleans, Chicago, Guatemala, and NYC. We are so excited about all the new babies we get to see grow up (even if it's mostly via Facebook and picture messages). Not to mention the grown babies who are graduated and the ones getting there.
I hope you all had a great holiday season and that God blesses you all in the new year.
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