Originally hailing from Long Island, New York, I moved to the Tampa Bay area of Florida with my family in 2005.  In terms of my life as a geocacher, I was first half of M&M NY in July of 2003 on Long Island...and of course, once we moved to Florida, we became melted M&Ms, aka "M&M Melted."  From the very beginning, it was all about the experience and the journey to us...and we've had so many incredible journeys and made some great friends.  ...and now that I live in Florida, I am forever amazed by the swamps, the mangroves, the forests and all the other typically Floridian natural and wild places that we continue to discover here!