A Family Tale
Our family story began in the northern lands of Philadelphia, where the summers are short and the winters are long. There’s a great history attached to the state of Pennsylvania and the founding of America. One that can fill those born there with pride. But such pride isn’t enough to keep a family warm during those months that usher in a seasonal depression. When the heart longs for toes splayed out along the shore, basking in the warm sun.
The sound of seagulls, palm fronds dancing in the warm breeze, and gentle waves kissing the shoreline called us south.
Everyone has a reason for making their way to Florida. Everyone has something in which they fell in love with to keep them coming back. Many retire here. Some raise families. Others just like to be left alone.
For us, it was a sense of new beginnings. It was the notion that with hard work, grit, and the central intention of providing for family would be enough to start afresh in the land of endless summer.
Family is the reason we began. And family is why we still are. Between mother and brothers and all that’s in between, a sense of unity and teamwork keep us afloat. Our crew brings with them their own sort of brotherhood, bonded by the shared efforts paid by sweat, sore muscles, and (every so often) blood. Because being a team isn’t always about agreement, but about putting aside differences to accomplish the same goal.
For those who moved from elsewhere, what brought you here?