I always thought that living in Orlando would be it for me. I’m so tied to Florida: my family, my great-grandfather and his lumber, and the place where all of my friends and life have been this far. It’s definitely home.

But between Atlanta and Toronto, I’ve began to wonder what life is like on the outside. To live near a real city, where there is more than cookie cutter houses and people clinging to the possibilities of tourism. I think it’s the cookie cutter houses that really bother me. But anyway, I’ve began to think about if Orlando is where I want to always be. Do I want to raise a family there? Pete and I have talked about moving, putting off a decision until we decide to have kids. I do love Orlando. I think visiting a place and living there are two very different things. It’s just a weird city, trying to accommodate too many people at once, and it’s not very old, like Miami. I guess the world is just a bigger place than I realized, and living in the state where your mother’s father’s father settled is not the only option.

I’m in Atlanta visiting Kelly now, plagued by my habit of getting up early for work. There is no sleeping in for me. We’ve had so much fun just hanging around, and I really wish she lived closer. Her new cat, Annie, seems to have claimed me for the weekend, which is cool. I still miss the Tater, but I’ve definitely learned that getting a second cat would be a ton of work. So she might be an only child, until there is a real child, and then we can just deal with the consequences of that. She likes anything that is snuggly so I’m sure it would be fine.

I’m traveling the next two weekends. First to to The Shores to spend some much needed quality time with my little Leelee and her boy, and then back to Everglades City/Punta Gorda for some Father’s Day festivities.

After that the wedding planning will really begin. I feel like a bad bride-to-be, because I’m not so concerned about the details. At least not right now. And there is so much for met to do. The photographer has already called me, I’ve already become an official "Knottie". The best part of everything has been asking people to be in the wedding party, which is most of my concern, and making the wedding website, which I love working on. Kel is up and it’s time to start my last day here, so I’m out yo!