The end of 2022 brought with it a lot of relatively BIG changes for me and mine.
After trying to find a place to move to for the last 18 months, Dennis Martinez , the dogs and I ended up leaving our Palm Bay home at the end of November in our trailer and saying goodbye to 5 wonderful years of growth and amazing memories. Rents and property prices in FL have become astronomical, so we currently don’t know what will be our solution (ideas always welcome). We held on for as long as we could, but another year would have been impossible. For now, we have a travel trailer so we will travel
I can’t thank Dennis (my love and my ROCK), or my twin sister Sharon Gutierrez and her husband Rafael Quiñones enough for all their late night discussions and planning, their listening to me cry and vent when the anxiety of not having a solution proved to be too much for me to keep in, and of course for all their help and support with our move all while dealing with their own struggles and things back home. We literally couldn’t have made it all happen without you and you know we love and appreciate you and all you do for us! All our family has been amazingly supportive in whatever way they can from the island and in keeping the smiles coming and helping us face this Travel Life adventure
Some of my students were witness to some of my stress, as well, and I cant thank them enough. You know who you are and please know I am incredibly grateful for your willingness to listen, your patience and your support! I am not exaggerating when I say that your laughs and your trust in me kept me going and that I learn as much (if not more!!!) from you and with you, as I teach. Thank you for sharing your wonderful dogs with me whether it was in privates, weekly lessons, or a one time seminar. I appreciate you all!
And with the family you are born into, comes the family you adopt, in the way of friends. So many friends and students have reached out and helped offer solutions, we feel so lucky to have so many in our corner.
Still, it was a bit overwhelming at times, but knowing you all have my back made it totally doable! I am exhausted, LOL, but greeting 2023 with a heart full of hope and a brain full of ideas and possibilities. In answer to everyone’s favorite question “where are you moving to?”, while I am not sure yet where we will land, we are all healthy, together and enjoying your love and support and that is what matters most!!!!
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