Love at First Sight, smell and sound

Are there particular songs that remind you of certain places or certain people? Are there certain memories you have as a child that you will NEVER forget and hope you can provide those same types of memories for YOUR children? What about certain places that always put a smile on your face? To some, it may be the mall, the football field, a certain person's house or perhaps a certain vacation spot. Well, living in Florida puts a smile on my face. As a child, we traveled to Florida several times for family vacation. Most of the time it was with "just family" and sometimes we were each allowed to bring a friend. We vacationed to different locations: Marco Island, Ft. Myers, Orlando, Destin, etc.



I have many fond memories of these trips to Florida. We spent a Christmas in Florida once and Santa Claus even found us there. I learned to swim while in Florida. I bought 1 of my prom dresses while in Florida. I even remember a trip to the beach where my dad and I went on a walk and he bought me an ice cream cone (revert back to 6 years of age....how excited did YOU get over an ice cream cone?) Most houses we stayed in had a screened in pool. I remember how COOL it was for my mom to stand in the kitchen and hand me a cold lemonade thru the window that went from the kitchen to the pool area. Then, she would walk straight out to the pool from the family room. "This is the life," I thought.



Certain songs such as Born in the USA, Glory Days, Forever in Blue Jeans, Sweet Caroline, Roam; all remind me of being in Florida with my family. I still enjoy watching family videos of times when we were in Florida.



Well, as fate would have it......We now LIVE in Florida and I feel so lucky everyday. We have been here 8 years and I can admit that the palm trees, quick trips to the beach, views of the Gulf and the surplus of "things" to do have NOT gotten old.






I still think it's a crazy concept that we live on the EDGE of the country.....literally.



Palm trees, beaches, ocean/gulf and sun.........LOVE YOU!!!

Here we are, years and years later and we are LIVING in Florida and I am walking from my living room to the pool to hand OUR son a cold drink.

My, oh my. I am learning quickly how fast time flies. Watching Avery grow up has taught me that it is TRULY important to sit down, smell the roses and enjoy life, otherwise, it will pass you up in a hurry.