it's about 2 hours away. I want to go there sometime soon, because it has been a long time since I've been over there. My favorite beaches are in Captiva/Sanibel Island. It is so relaxing, and the atmosphere over there is so amazing.....not to mention the beautiful sunsets!!! I was just living down by Ft. Lauderdale which is nice, but it is just so crazy busy down there that it doesn't feel relaxing. It is soooooooo overpopulated and expensive to live there, that we came over to Brandon so that we could buy a house for the same price as a 1950 2/1 condo that had all the original details and needed monster renovation!!!

that was a tough decision! HA. But I do have to say I love it over here....the people are just *SO* much nicer, and not so stuck up!

Me at my heaviest Memorial Day weekend 2005
June 10, 2006 - my best friend's wedding
My ultimate goal