Growing up in a military family, I had the opportunity to experience living at various locales in the United States and Europe. I chose Alabama's Gulf Coast as the place I wanted to set roots, work and raise a family. While vacationing, I spent many summers living on my father's boat in our area's coastal waters before moving with my husband and daughter to Orange Beach on a permanent basis 14 years ago. Of all the places I've lived or visited, t...