Tampa for two years

Since March of 2008, I've been living and working as a full time designer at Generations Christian Church. Cheritt and I have been enduring a long distance relationship for almost two years since my move.

This past summer, we went on vacation with his family to the West Coast of Oregon (where his dad is originally from). It was on our 2 year anniversary that Cheritt got down on his knee, this time on a different beach, and proposed with a custom made ring he had created for me through a relative (thanks Darren and Janelle!). It fit perfectly and was a ring that I had seen online and loved, but didn't think he would go to the extent to have it hand made for me through his family connection. Oregon was a beautiful; met all of his father's side of the family, visited a mountain,

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Beach Bound

I worked at Cape Christian Fellowship for 3 months and was laid off due to the beginning fall of the economy. It wasn't easy to deal with, but I had support from the Gingerich's whom I fell at the mercy of completely. A relationship with Cheritt bloomed one month after I moved there. Our first date was on the beach of Fort Myers.. a nice dinner at a seafood restaurant and a walk along the Pier. Friday the 13th... of July. From that point on, all those months of me wondering what it would be like to be around him, came true. He became my best friend, and I wondered how we had gone through all this time, without really knowing one another, yet... somehow being so much alike.

I depended on him in many aspects during that time. I was forced to look for work again, but this time, had to move up the coast to Tampa 5 months later.

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And Life Changed for Sure

God answered my question. Pretty clearly. But it wasn't understood for a few months. Two weeks after I prayed for God's direction, I lost my job at my full time position. It wasn't an easy loss for me. It pressured me to rebuild my portfolio and resume and immediately get myself back out there. I still had my Resident Assistant job, but that wasn't going to pay my bills. I spent a few months going through unemployment hassles and weaved through job application after job application. Soon, an opportunity arose at a church for a full time graphic designer in Manhattan.

I worked there for about 4 months and soon there after, I received a call from Cape Christian Fellowship, asking if I'd be interested in a position down there at their church. It took me 4 weeks to get down there.

And the rest, well is history. I moved my entire life in New York, all 28 years of it to the coast of SW Florida. Talk about a cultural shock. But I was ready, so I thought.

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