🌴 Day One in Florida — Trust, Sunshine, and Figuring It Out

After a night of solid sleep — 8 hours in my car — I slept like a rock.
Windows cracked, fresh air, full Florida vibe already.

The day started with a walk around the welcome center, then we hit the road to finish out the last 2.5 hours to our destination.

The drive was glorious. 70 degrees, sun shining, windows open!

We arrived and our host family welcomed us right in. We introduced the dogs (they did great), chatted, and went over all the important house details. I got unpacked, put my swimsuit on, and found myself a spot in the sun to relax for a bit.

Charlie immediately lost his mind (in the best way) over the big open yard. Full-speed zoomies. Dirt flying. Tail helicoptering. He ran like he had just been released back into his natural habitat 😂

Then he noticed the pool… and froze. Stared at it. Walked around it. Stared again. Very clearly trying to decide if it was a giant luxury water bowl or some kind of Florida trap. I’m about 90% sure he’s going to jump in tomorrow just to find out. He was so happy, so free, living his absolute best dog life.

After a moment of actually slowing down, I unpacked more, gathered my things, and hit the road to get to Iron Religion for a workout.

The U-Haul still hadn’t arrived and I didn’t bring gym clothes, so I stopped at Ross and grabbed a few things — definitely didn’t try anything on and it’s all too big 😂 — but regardless, I crushed a workout.

After that I ran to Whole Foods (I hadn’t eaten in two days), then headed back to the house to tend to the dogs, eat, and relax by the pool with my journal and computer to get some peptide orders prepped for shipping.

And here’s the part I haven’t said out loud yet…

As I crossed the state line at 11:30pm last night, I wondered if I made a mistake.
What did I do?
Am I going to be okay?
How am I going to afford to eat and live?

Then I woke up this morning to the Florida sunshine and the Florida air… and I just cried. Because I love it here so much.

So much that I will somehow figure it out. 🤍