Noblesville house

Our home in Indiana

ORLANDO HERE WE COME! 

In January 2014 my family began the process of moving from Central Indiana to Central Florida.  We spent several months back and forth and finally completed our move in May 2014.  During those early fact-finding month we were completely lost!  We needed to decide what side of town we would live on.  We needed to decide if we would rent, build or buy a pre-existing house.  We needed to find where we would do our shopping, banking and so forth.  It was completely overwhelming! Everything about our lives was changing all at the exact same time.  We had lived in the same house, shopped at the same places and banked in the same location for the past 15 years.  We thought we would lose our minds!

Fast forward nearly 2 years and we have settled into Orlando quite nicely. However, we still have so many questions. Who are the best builders? What are the best neighborhoods? Where can I find unique stores to decorate my house? What are the best
flowers to grow in Central Florida? Where are the best places to go on a date with my husband?

There are THOUSANDS of us out there…transplants trying to make Central Florida our new home.  This site is my attempt to answer these questions for all of us!

About The Author

I am the mom of the typical American family that did a not-so-typical thing! We moved 1000 miles south of our hometown to a city we knew little about. Those first few weeks were crazy! I didn't go anywhere without putting the address into my GPS. I drove the wrong way on the Turnpike & the 408 and at one point ended up in Winter Park when I was headed to Winter Springs! We struggled with everything from finding doctors and dentists to determining where to grocery shop. Every trip to get gas or dinner was a new exploration and adventure. Within a few weeks, however, we had made a serious dent in our "To Find" list and started to feel a little confident in this new city. Today, It has been nearly 2 years since we pulled that moving truck into Orlando and we all couldn't be happier or more settled! This isn't the path for every family...that's for sure. But if you are prepared for the same journey, hopefully I can be a resource for you so you don't end up in Hunter's Creek when you are trying to go to Altamonte Springs!

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