**5 years in florida**

wow hard to believe that as i sit here writing this it has been 5 years in florida. time really has flown by. it has been a rollercoaster 5 years at that. after having mom and dad vacation here a couple times and my sister having the twin boys, they decided maybe it was time for a change; so we packed up and headed on to the south. dad and chris moved here in may to find jobs and a place to live. so mom, britt, and i moved in with my grandma and grandpa for a couple months. once july got here it was time for us girls to start our adventure. the 3 of us drove here, while many had doubts that we would even make it we set out to prove them all wrong, we were not just 3 girls we could handle anything. before we could actually leave my cousin sean took us out to the desert to make sure we were all comfortable with the gun. well that in itself was funny, mom and britt couldnt get the gun cocked but i had no problems with it, but i was the only one not comfortable shooting it. thankfully we never had to use it. after 4 days of driving we finally made it. once we got to the oklahoma/texas border it started to rain and it rained the rest of the way, maybe stopping for a couple hours at a time, and of course 2005 brought tons of rain with hurricane katrina. well our first day in a new city and state, dad sends us girls out to get groceries and power turned on for a second place since the first one wouldnt be big enough for all of us to live in. well once again we set out on an adventure lakeland is nothing like carey, where everything is located on main street. almost every street is either a state name or a fruit, when looking for the power company dad tells us to look for lime street turn make a left turn then turn on to orange street. of course im use to dog alley, or panther lane...lol.. along with learning or way around a new place britt started junior high in a new school knowing no one what a change that was but of course she is so loveable and has such a great personality that she made friends fast. mom soon found a job and has been there the last 5 years, she started off as a supervisor and has quickly moved up to manager. of course chris has moved here moved back to idaho moved here again and once again moved back to idaho and now once again has moved back here. i think he might stay awhile he finally started school. since 2007 this house has been full of school books papers, quizes, finals, and anything else you think of as school related. in 2007 i started the massage therapy program and completed it in february 2008, and passed my national exam. mom and dad started back to school in 2007 as well. 2009 both mom and dad graduated with their assoicates degress i could not be happier for them both what a huge accomplishment for them. just makes me strive for more. since 2008 i have been working on my bachelors degree in manangement learning how to better run my own company. i should be expecting to graduate in 2011. seems like it has taken forever. mom and dad both have decided to continue their educations, mom is currently studying medical coding and billing, and dad is working on his bachelors degree in criminal justice. britt graduated high school june 2010 and is looking at starting cosmotology school. what a great 5 years it has been living in florida, i can only hope that we have another amazing 5 years here, who knows what will happen, im sure there will be more school for all of us. who knows maybe even weddings and babies.........