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My First Month as a Floridian

Well its Officially been a month since I have moved from the comfort of Vermont and the Upper Valley to my new home of New Smyrna Beach, Florida. The first few weeks weren't the easiest, lots of stress, and anxiety which lead to some difficult times, mostly because I am not a very patient person and so having everyone tell me to, " Be Patient" and "It Takes Time" wasn't really helping me relax nor was it helping me adjust.
  I also really wasn't realizing the GIANT life change I had made, and wasn't wanting to acknowledge how big of a move it really was.  As many know, I grew up in a very small town in Vermont, and the community that I was part of was a wonderful collection of people, that had seen me grow up from a little kid, to a young man. So moving from that comfort to a new place was a BIG leap but it's just now that I am starting to appreciate just what I have both here in Florida and back home in Vermont.
 Another reason that I wasn't really able to adjust to my new home was that I had thought that I would have games set up when I got down here to FL to work. Well what I didn't realize was that I was moving at the end of the Summer Baseball season and that school wouldn't start till Mid August which meant that I had 3 weeks of down time. Now most times that would be good to have my body rest and recover, but yet I was impatient and wanted to get started.  Well I have gotten 4 games in and other then the heat and humidity ( my body is not used to this kind of humidity)  the game is the same, though maybe a bit different with a few little tweaks here and there, but I am really enjoying being down here and working for Sunshine Sports Officials Association, and am looking forward to starting my Florida High School Umpiring career !


I just wanted to say thank you to all of those who have  encouraged, supported, and helped me get to where I am today!!! best wishes from FL :)

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