Life in Florida!!

Well, it’s been 5 weeks now that we have lived in Pensacola…we’re Floridians!! :) I don’t even know where to begin, so many wonderful events have transpired in our lives.

Matt loves his job and the people he works with ( a bunch of good ole’ boys who love to hunt and fish ), plus he is off of third shift for the first time in three years! Next week he will start his 4 day- 10 hour shifts with all the OT he would like to work. That schedule was exactly what he was hoping for. Now he can take a three day weekend anytime he needs to or work that Friday and be paid time and a half!
Before we left Ohio, we sold our Grand Jeep Cherokee that he drove, we all miss “Jeepie” as Madison lovingly called him. Once we got here, we were able to get Matt the vehicle that he’s wanted for the last two and a half years…a Toyota Scion XB, his third child! :)

Madison loves to go swimming. Our apartment complex has a very nice pool and she is a frequent visitor to it. She is becoming a little fish! We have enrolled her at a very nice, very large private school. This Sunday is her open house and August 20th is her first day, she is ecstatic! They are not required to wear uniforms, however she does have to wear a dress or a skirt everyday which is heaven for her- she loves her dresses!

Braylon is infatuated with all the water around us. Outside our apartment we have a lily pad pond with a dock going out over it. If you look out his bedroom window there is another small pond with a fountain and then there’s this little thing called the Gulf of Mexico 15 minutes away. Every time he sees any of those he gets excited and starts screaming “Water, water, Hi water!!” He is really starting to talk so much now!

I am working from home and so far there have been minor hiccups but it is working out great! I have our third bedroom set up as a home office and my desk faces a big window that overlooks the pond I mentioned above. It’s a wonderful view to look at all day, especially coming from a gray office cubicle!

Chelsea (my cousin) is in the process of moving down here as well. She has been with us for a little over three weeks, it’s a joy to have her. I have hired her to watch the kids for me during the day while I am working. She takes them swimming, to the park, builds tents in their room…they love it! Chels put her application in at Kohls for a part time job in the evenings and should be starting that very soon.

That is a basic recap of things down here…I promise to do a better job in keeping all of you updated on our lives down here in Pensacola!

Stay tuned for more!!! :)