BIG NEWS: We're moving to Palm Beach!

WE ARE TAKING OUR TALENTS TO SOUTH FLORIDA!!!

Over the holidays, while visiting my husband's (Kyle) grandmother in Jupiter, Florida, we officially fell in love with the Jupiter/Palm Beach, Florida Area! I mean, really though, what's not to love?

Here are some fun facts about Palm Beach County:

• Palm Beach County is located in southern Florida and is included in the Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-West Palm Beach metropolitan area. 
• It is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes from Orlando, 1 hour from Ft. Lauderdale and 1 hour and 30 minutes from Miami.
• With a population of a little over 1.33 million people, Palm Beach County is the third-most populous county in Florida. 
• The second largest county in Florida, Palm Beach County itself is actually larger than two states: Rhode Island and Delaware. 
• The average winter daytime temperature is 74 degrees and 90 degrees in the summer.
• It is the spring training home of the Florida Marlins and the St. Louis Cardinals, who train at Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter. 
• Lilly Pulitzer was founded in Palm Beach!  Read her story here.
• Palm Beach County's Beaches are the some of the most densely nested beaches in the United States for sea turtles. 

We are moving where the black star is on the map above.

Anyway, enough about the facts, let's get down to the details about our move to sunny Florida!

Kyle received an awesome opportunity from his current employer to transfer to the area, which then left me to figure out what my future employment would look like, ekkk!  Luckily, I'm in the in hospitality and event industry, which is huge in the south Florida area, especially in Palm Beach County.  I applied and pursued, and to my surprise, was offered a position at The Breakers in Palm Beach!  This is a dream come true for me, as The Breakers is one of THE BEST and MOST EXCLUSIVE venues in the country, not to mention it's literally the inspiration for the Lilly Pulitzer brand!  I will be an Event Supervisor there and I will be working the private events that take place at the resort.

For those of you who aren't familiar with The Breakers, read more about it here!  Sophia Vergara just got married there in November 2015- check out more here!

This is a photo of the entrance to The Breakers Resort.

 



As many of you know, I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, so while I am very sad to be leaving all my friends and family in the area, I know I will always have roots here and I will be back to visit frequently, I promise!

Living by the ocean and in warmer climate is something that Kyle and I have always discussed, but we didn't think it would happen for us this soon.  However, both of our opportunities are ones that we just CANNOT turn down!

So, we have been busy bees cleaning up our house, putting our house on the market and getting ready to migrate south, whew!

We enlisted the help of a fellow Gertie Girl and mom of a good friend of mine, Meg Traynham, with Long & Foster, to help us sell our house!  Check out Meg's website here- she's great!  If you live in the Richmond, Virginia area and need a realtor, I HIGHLY recommend Meg!

We had no idea what to expect in terms of selling our house, as our current house is the first house we've owned.  Meg has been great through the whole process and guiding us along.  Lucky for us, we are currently under contract, yay!

Kyle started his new job in Florida this past Monday and is loving the area and people already!  I start my job at The Breakers on March 3rd.

I will keep everyone updated as we make our transition from Richmond, Virginia to Palm Beach, Florida!

Love,
LCM