Introduction

 Hi everyone,

 We have been in Orlando for almost three weeks. I can't believe it has been that long! Twenty days tomorrow to be exact. This is still a stressful time. Between real estate fiascos (selling a house up north) and renting troubles (our current home while we decide where to be more permanent-not quite perfect) life has been chaotic. We have also had a troublesome moving experience (PODS' customer service is a Kafkaesque nightmare). 

 The difficulties we have had in leaving everything and moving is counterbalanced by the new and familar experiences we are having.  Daily trips to the Disney parks and outings to the beach fill our days.



So while everything is still a mess this is an adventure. Hopefully things will even out soon.

  We are living in a very nice part of Orlando called Dr. Phillips,  just minutes from the parks. Apparently Dr. Phillip Phillips was a doctor and philanthropist that was (note the following is totally taken from Wikipedia but inserted here to save you the trouble of clicking) a central Florida citrus magnate. He was responsible for several key innovations in the processing and packaging of orange juice. By the early 1920s he owned thousands of acres of groves across central Florida. There are more restaurants here in this part of town than you could ever imagine! We can't wait to try them once we are no longer paying for two homes! ;) Luckily we are already season passholders to Disney World (before we moved) and Disney Vacation Club members (before we moved) so we can enjoy that part of Orlando without any trouble at the moment.   

Our future posts will focus on the fun aspects of Orlando, coping with the new environment and what comes next!

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