Russell Orsted:  

Life I loved living in Virginia, but the pace of life,and the traffic there was becoming too much. We had visited Florida during the hoildays and just loved it here (Northwest Fla. near Destin). So in 1991 we just started over.....moving here with nothing, no job, no house, just us! There were times early on when we thought that we had made a mistake, the pace was so slow and pay so low! I found a job as an Asst. Manager at Domino's Pizza, my wife Patty got a job as a secretary at a constuction firm. We are still at both! I am now the Area Supervisor (Keeps me busy!) and Patty is an Admin. Asst. Our son Russ Jr. gradurated from Ft. Walton Beach H.S, works at Domino's and is taking college classes. He is a great son! Things always seem to work out. The only thing we fear here is Hurricane Season...we were hit hard by Ivan in 1994.....33" of water in the house, 11 ft storm surge crashed into the neighborhood, seems like the waves were never going to stop! The house took a beating, (yes, we stayed through the storm) We lost everything on our bottom floor and in the garage we had 54" of water! . It was...Expand for more