Number 5
One of the reasons Chrysa and I chose Florida for this assignment was the proximity to family. We often go long stretches without seeing relatives and that can leave us feeling a little detached. In fact, prior to Christmas, I…
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Food
Just Like Old Times
Long time readers of this blog know that Chrysa and I hold the Lo Tide Run in Carolina Beach near and dear to our hearts. If you want to know just how much, click this link to see our post…
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That Lived In Feeling
Moving into a new area can be a lot of work. First you have to secure the assignment (Chrysa’s job). Then you have to arrange your travel plans, arrive at the location, move in, familiarize yourself with the area, and…
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All In
I’m gonna come clean for a minute. It was a bit of a slow start here in Florida. Palatka is a small town and there aren’t a lot of employment opportunities for me. As a result I was feeling a…
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All In One Place
If you recall from previous posts, the whole point to moving back east, was to get together with family. That, and to escape snow. Well we finally accomplished both goals over the holiday season. As luck would have it, both…
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Incident Free
Florida has been great. The town of Palatka is small but fun, the weather has been great, we are close to St. Augustine, and our two bedroom condo affords us room to have visitors. Chrysa and I decided to move…
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It’s What We Do
When we travel from place to place it is always an adventure. We left the great state of Iowa on Saturday after finishing up packing and cleaning. We headed to Illinois where we spent the night and had a very…
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Vegas Baby!
As I mentioned in our previous post we have been busy. After our trip to Boston we headed back to Iowa for a short four days of work then we were off on our next adventure to Vegas and NC….
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Shipping Off To Boston!
So Jesse and I have been very busy; that is great for blogging material but not so great for actually sitting down and writing said blog posts. We even had a week where we were in all four times zones!…
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Fair Enough
When I was a kid my family would go over to my grandparents’ house for Easter dinner. Upon walking in the door my grandfather would exclaim, “I made a butter lamb, here… I’ll show you.” As a kid I always…
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