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Being from Florida definitely has a lot of pros and cons. On the one hand, we have amazing weather and beaches for days. And on the other hand, we have the hottest summers and those embarrassing ‘Florida Man’ stories. Through it all though, I love my home-state and being able to call myself a native Floridian. Now that I live in New York, and the weather is cold, and the days are short, I can’t help but feel the slightest touch of homesickness. To help me make it to my next visit to the Sunshine State (and that’s only a week away!), I wanted to chat about what I’m missing from Florida…
My Family! It would be awful if I started this list off with anything but my family. I have always been incredibly close with my parents and still try to talk to them almost everyday. My family is my biggest cheerleader (besides David) and I still rely on them constantly. The second part to this… I miss my Dad’s cooking! He’s the best chef I know and makes a mean jambalaya.
Our Friends! During our time as St. Petians, we’ve made some absolutely amazing friends in the most surprising of places. Being a local, I also had a great network of girlfriends both in town or just across the bay that I could always reach out to. You would think making friends on an island of 1.6 million people would be easy, but it’s a lot of work. We’re going into our 5th month as New Yorkers and we’re just starting to get to that point.
Local Sports! In New York, hardly anyone cares about Florida State football and even fewer care about Tampa Bay hockey. In all honesty, I miss the days where I could pop into any bar and watch my teams play. Now, it takes calculated planning and mapping, but usually just turns into watching my teams at home.
Our Spots! It was no secret that David and I were regulars at a number of different places around town. When we were in St. Pete for the holidays, those were our top priority! Going back made us feel like we had never left and is a huge factor to me missing Florida.
Over the years, I’ve heard the expression, “you can’t go back.” It means that once you leave a place, it’s hard to return as things were. Going home helped realize that expression isn’t always true. I love the life David and I are making in NYC together, but it did me good to know that if we ever decide to return back to the Sunshine State, we could find our happiness there again too.
If you’ve recently moved to somewhere new and find yourself missing home, have no fear! You can take advantage of your new city and enjoy the latest adventure, but know that home will always be there for you.
Love from NYC,
Katie