Hello, Friends! Things are moving along quite well on our mini trip to Florida. We have decided that we are going to rent for awhile, once we officially become Florida residents. We decided to rent because we don’t want to rush into purchasing a home, only to decide later that we wish we would have bought in a different neighborhood, school zone or picked a different home. It just sounds like a safer bet at this point and isn’t as stressful, don’t you agree?
Also, Mr. Sweet Greens received a job offer yesterday and starts work here in Florida on Monday. Yes, this Monday, as in 3 days. Can you believe it? Eben and I will be traveling back to Colorado on Sunday to start packing our belongings. Then, Mr. Sweet Greens will fly home Thursday to get our car and pop up camper (and anything that we can fit inside them) to drive back to Florida over the weekend. He will then fly back sometime in the next 2 weeks to help me pack up our moving van and make the cross country trip one more time. He is such a trooper, if I had to drive cross country twice I think I would cry. Really.
Poor little Eben came down with a fever and the chills yesterday, so we have been snuggled up in bed together watching television, reading and playing his Nintendo DS. I hope he will be feeling better soon because he really wanted to hit the beach a couple of times before we leave on Sunday. Either way, he will have plenty of beach time in his near future.
How has your week been?
Has it been as busy as mine?
Are you moving soon?
P.S. Thank you so much for your words of encouragement and love as the Sweet Greens’ family makes this huge transition. We really appreciate it, you are the best!
. I have spent most of my life living in lush green areas, so I was unprepared for the landscape of the desert. I found the mountains and valleys full of those anthropomorphic cacti, The Saguaro, fascinating. They are very prolific across the Sonora desert and they looked as if an alien species had taken up residence there. We enjoyed driving in Saguaro National Park and seeing the mountain side covered in these large alien like plants. We couldn’t help but giggle. 
, a tiny restaurant that seats only fifty people at a time. The restaurant is fun, brightly colored and festive. The food was fabulous and they only offer high quality organic and naturally raised beef, pork, eggs, dairy, produce, sugars, flours, maple syrup, flavorings and spices. My favorite was dessert – it was Eben’s turn to choose dessert and he chose the Strawberry Shortcake, which was hands down the best that I have ever tasted. Think – organic cornmeal shortcake stacked high with fresh ripe organic berries and homemade cream. Yum. Yum. 
