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I never thought I would say this but I am glad to be moving back to Michigan. It has been a long adventurous 2 years in Florida but being so far from friends and family has been very hard. My husband and I never realized the extent to which we would miss being near everyone. Also with the advent of Facebook I have been able to re-connect with old friends and create new ones in my home state. Being 1500 miles away makes it hard to get together and have that face to face time I really crave with my friends.

I am writing this as I sit in a hotel room in Florida getting ready to drive back to Mi. Sofie is with my parents and Ken is working in Jackson, Mi. It has felt a little weird knowing neither Ken nor Sofie will ever be back here. Thank God my friend Gabby is here to help.

This whole moving back to Mi. thing has been very bittersweet. I love Florida and the weather. I hate Mi. winters. Our little family has made some great memories here and we have done a lot of growing mentally and spiritually. I know I have the memories to look back on and hundreds of pictures but to be physically leaving is a strange feeling. I am excited to be back to the place where all the people I love the most are that is for sure. I feel sad that I am leaving a state where I have always dreamed of living. I know Fl. is not going anywhere so I am confident that in the future I will be back even if it is as a snowbird.

Now to get ready for some new adventures in an old place. The saying that "you don't know what you have until it's gone' is true. I have realized all that Mi. has to offer and all that I still have not discovered there. I am grateful the God allowed us to have this growing time in Florida and I am ready for the next step.