About a month ago, I was packing up my condo in Auburn and getting ready for my move to Hilton Head Island, S.C. At the time, I had taken a position as a copy editor/page designer at the newspaper there.

I was so proud to say I was graduating college with a job lined up, and I was overjoyed with the idea of moving to the beach. I absolutely love the beach, so what could be better than living there?