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Originally Posted by samhass
My neighbor and I sat on her lanai reminiscing about home. We had a nice bottle of wine and spoke of all we missed. The upshot of this? Two homes, side by side, right on Lake Sumter are up for sale. We will miss one another when these houses are sold, but Va and Pa are close.
My husband passed away in late June,another reason to go back to my woods. Time flies so quickly here, and it has been a great eleven years, but suddenly, I am older and long for the comfort of my family. Do you ever feel this way?
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I'm saddened to hear of the loss of your husband, but like others who have responded to your post, I respectfully suggest that the author Thomas Wolfe was right when he titled one of his books "You Can't Go Home Again."
When my wife passed ten years ago I couldn't bring myself to return to our time share condo on Daytona Beach for over three years. As time has softened the blow of the loss, I am back. In fact, I am there this week.
I suggest you consider what others have mentioned: perhaps a visit back home, where you might find things are not as you remember them, and your children and grandchildren are living their own very active lives. Perhaps keep your house in TV and find a short-term (3 months or so) rental back home to keep in touch with family.
Before long you might find yourself longing to return "home" to The Villages. The key is to find and make good friends here, and have an active social life. Finding someone with similar interests and similar life experiences is sometimes easier in an area where people are the same age, rather than out in the general public.
Proceed cautiously, and do what is best for you.