Ok, so I stole my title from Will.i.am of the Black Eye Peas, but I can't say Jacksonville without throwing in his version. Yep, I am in Jacksonville. Marcus got promoted to GM and received his own store in Jacksonville, Florida. So, what do I think about Jacksonville? It's much bigger than Pensacola...and so far that's all I got. Well, let me be fair, I haven't been out as much as I should. I did get to see the Black Eye Peas in concert last month and we had really great seats-2nd row with VIP entrance access! The concert was amazing. Fergie's body is the business! Marcus is not a Black Eye Peas fan, but he did enjoy himself.
We finally went to the beach last week and I must say that I was not impressed. I've heard people say that Pensacola Beach is one of the world's most beautiful beach and now I am starting to agree, eventhough I think Destin Beach is better than Pensacola. I think my issue with Jax Beaches are that there are houses along the beaches and not alot of public access. Even the restaurants are a few blocks from the shore because of homes. Sometimes you want to go to the beach and see the sand and water without actually having to get sandy and wet, but in Jacksonville I didn't see anything like a boardwalk or shore side restaurant. We ate at a restaurant on the beach and even sat outside, but sitting there you wouldn't know that your eating on the beach because there wasn't a view, just houses and hotels. I know in Pensacola there are alot of homes but there's the boardwalk, lots of public access areas, and most of the restaurants are right off of the shore. I can get dressed up and go to the boardwalk in Pensacola grab a Tropical Itch and luxuriate and know I am on the beach with out actually having to go out into the sand. Anyway, here are some pictures from our first beach encounter.
We are staying in a hotel and haven't quite decided where we want to move. I want to move downtown but Marcus is more interested in the Ponte Vedra Beach area. Ponte Vedra is actually where Tiger Woods held his apology press conference.Its funny, one moment Marcus will side with me and we decide to go forward with the place I was to move to, but then he'll back out and then we decide to go with where he wants to move and I start back peddling. Our hotel suite is pretty big and even has a small stove, full fridge, table, chairs, cable, and even internet-so there's not too much of a rush to sign a lease. So far we haven't killed each other so taking our time is okay, for now. There are so many parts to Jacksonville and we having fun discovering them. Some parts that we have come across are pretty nice and others make Cervantes look like Rodeo Drive, but I know that's how it is in most cities-especially big ones.
I am still doing graphic design and some photography for clients in Pensacola and I am looking forward to starting a base here in Jacksonville.
