let me explain

 above: fort myers beach

sooo, i think i've got it all wrong. see, most people move from somewhere up north TO somewhere down south, right?! you know...they get sick of the crap weather and decide that they want sunshine all.year.round. yea? well, not me. i did it all backwards.

i'm a true floridian. [not one of those people who move to florida when they're like 5 and claim to be one. no, i was born AND raised in the great sunshine state]. grew up spending summers in the pool, once a month at disney, and christmas at the beach. that's my norm. welp, it all changed when i met this boy. his name's beau and he's now my husband :)

long story short? we met in undergrad, started dating, got engaged, and then he pulls a fast one. decides "oh, wait...i think i'd like to go to grad school". but it's not like "hey, let me apply to schools in florida" no. he goes and gets accepted to ohio university...in athens, OHIO! oh-io, you say? yes...oh-blah-o. (mind you it's only because this school has one of the best sports ad. programs in the country...minor detail.) we get married, go on our honeymoon, spend three weeks apart - he in ohio, me in florida - and then i did it. i did the unthinkable. i moved. moved away from my friends, my family, my life, and...the warmth.

that was almost two years ago. yes, i've survived two years in ohio. now, by no means have i gotten used to this thing called "winter", but i'm trying. i really am. the whole wear-a-gazillion-layers-to-go-outside-for-two-minutes-to-get-the-mail-thing is a little annoying, but i feel like everyone who does that feels the same way...no? i now feel like i've joined the rest of the world. because lets face it...floridians live in a bubble. it's a mighty nice little bubble we live in, and if given the choice i'd hop right back to it, but we're definitely in our own little world down there.

anywho, two years later i decided to create this blog. i want to start something and actually see it through (i tend to get side-tracked very easily...thanks, dad). so, i'm here to announce the opening of our online journal (ooooo-ahhhhh!...i know...) beau finishes grad school in a few months. lots of changes are on the way for us and i'm ready to start sharing. sharing our life, humor, personal style, and my transition from sand to snow.
so, sit back and enjoy...stay a while if ya like, and come back often ;)