[lovsthosebigdogs]

We bought here in 2011 and moved in full time 3 years ago. Do I love absolutely everything about living here? Of course not, but I don't think I loved everything about anywhere I've lived. What I can say is I am so glad I live here and I love most of what there is about living here. This is probably the best place I've ever lived. I don't think most of the people are anything but friendly and wonderful and that includes a few cranky ones although I don't think I can remember the last time I've encountered an unfriendly person. Yes, the roads are getting crowded but we just came back from visiting Savannah where the roads are crowded all the time no matter what time of day and I loved that city but hated the traffic. Is it hot in summer? Yep, but so what? When it's hot up north we stay in a/c and we do that here. Same thing and I have lovely winters without bad weather. And it's hot everywhere in summer anyway. I do have to drive farther to shop but I shop more online and I don't need as much now because my home is smaller and my lifestyle more simple. I miss some things but I get by without them. I really love the friends I've made, the people I meet that fill my days when I want to be social and the activities I can engage in when it suits me. I don't like the local restaurants much but that's just my opinion and we can always go to Orlando if I want a more exciting meal or better shopping- it's only an hour away. Overall, the only thing that really bothers me here is that I miss having a large pack of dogs in my life. Most people won't have that problem but when I had 7 huge dogs to greet me when I came home that made me happy and for the OP I'm sure that's not a consideration. At least this isn't one of those communities that has a 20 lb dog limit!