Just Because...: Florida's Kinda Grown on Me...

Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Florida's Kinda Grown on Me...

One of my friends asked me if I enjoy living in Florida. I thought about it and answered, “Florida’s grown on me.”

5 years ago, I would have NEVER thought I was going to wind up in the land of the Rat. I was considering a move to LA to work with Reese & H. H. then told me that the group was going to work out of Orlando for a stint and would I mind flying down to work a gig for Disney. After repeated flights in for gigs in Fort Lauderdale, Miami, SeaWorld & House of Blues, plans to move to Cali where thwarted. Roomie’s housemate was moving out and 2 months later, I was an Orlando-ite as was the group.

There have been good times and bad – the first hurricane was a killer – but it has taken some getting used to. I like being able to go without a jacket in December. I like not having snow on Christmas. I like being able to get to Miami in 3.5 hours (on a good day) and the Cuban food... YUM! The people are pretty cool and many are transplants. And the malls. Outlets, people, OUTLETS!

I’ll admit that the bugs bother the hell out of me (Palmetto is just a fancy name for roach, dammit). That, plus seeing my first gator sunning himself near John Young Parkway half out of a retention pond, I about freaked! There are times I’ll go tootling around Orlando and remark at how gorgeous places like Thornton Park, Windermere and Celebration are.

I think I’m going to enjoy living here – hurricanes, palmetto bugs, gators and all. Now if only that damn Rat would behave…

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