Embracing our community

One of the exciting things about living in our new neighborhood is all of the local businesses that are nearby. We've got a bar that offers free video games, a great Vietnamese sandwich joint, the best taco place ever (it's tacos with an asian twist!) and, of course, a place that I'm now frequenting twice a week - Jazzercise on Mills Ave.
The women there are fantastic, the workout is fun, and now, I've even gotten sucked in to a group performance at half time at a Miami Dolphin's game later this month. (What was I thinking?)
It's great to be in a place with history, old trees and brick streets that is only minutes from downtown and Target - as well as just steps away from Leu Gardens.
We're so happy we moved to Colonialtown North!

View from Lake Highland

One of the things that struck us the most when we moved to central Florida was the sheer number of lakes. I remember driving around looking for our apartment and there were people paddle boarding - and I was struck by such a "We're not in Kansas anymore" moment.

What's so strange about that is when we first moved here, our address was on a road called Lake Shadow. Now we're near Lake Highland. It seems we can't escape it. But now that we're in Orlando instead of Maitland, we feel like we're so much more a part of the heartbeat and the landscape of the city. 

We can walk to restaurants and exercise classes. We can be almost anywhere in the city in about 10 minutes drive.
It's not QUITE as good as living on Bay Lake. 

But it's close.