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A crazy month

Workout:  3 mile tempo run - beautiful, sunny, 70 degrees!!!

I don't even know where to start so I will just jump right in.  We moved to southwest FL.  Matt got a job as assistant principal at Estero High School, and we had 14 days to move 1200 miles.  I must say that brutal winter we were having in the midwest made this quick move A LOT easier!  Ha - but check this out.  Lyla didn't have a pair of boots all winter (I know, I know. I'm a terrible mom for not buying her any).  As we are cleaning out the basement I found 2 pair stashed away in a tote.  Oh my gosh, I was so mad!!!  OK, anyway......

So we moved on a Friday.  Lyla's last day of school was Thursday and we had to say goodbye to the BEST TEACHER EVER!!!  No, seriously.  She is amazing!!  She didn't make me want to get back into teaching, BUT she made me wish I could go back in time and redo the 7 years I did teach.  Not that I didn't love my students, but I didn't love them the way she loves hers.  She emailed me asking if she could throw Lyla a surprise going away party.  Um, of course!!!  She put together this whole great shing ding.  She made a memory book for Lyla that made me cry, and had a nice little ice cream sundae bar for the students - so sweet!



Friday morning we packed the truck.  We packed, and packed, and packed.  We packed that thing so full and still couldn't fit everything.  We had to leave behind a garage full of stuff.  It makes me sick just thinking about it so  I shall move on.


Even the empty space up top was stuffed with pillows!  Trust me - there was no empty space!

By Friday afternoon I was in better spirits.  I made one last stop at Avanti's and shoved my face with pizza bread.
Oh cheesy goodness!  You will be missed!!

And Friday evening I stopped at Panera and registered for my first 5K of the year.  It will be interesting to see how winter hibernation effected these legs! (affected??  effected?? hmmmm)  And finally, it was time for the drive.  And driving we did.  We just kept going, and going, and going....

We made it, we're here, we're settled, and we're happy!  And now I can get back to running outside again.  Until it gets too hot.  Which I swear after that winter seems almost impossible:)

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  1. TiffanyMarch 26, 2014 at 12:47 PM

    YAY - you're here and I'm back too! :) Toffee coffees are in order!

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