Hello Frank and everyone else! wav
I'm a first time poster, after lurking for over a year 8). Don't know why I waited so long, but I finally decided to jump in and join the fun.
Frank, your story was similar to ours. We originally booked a Lifestyle Preview trip for April '04. In January '04 we vacationed in Naples and just for the fun of it, we looked at some homes. Well, we found a new golf community and found the home of our dreams, so we signed on the dotted line to build that home. It was supposed to be ready by Dec 04, which was my retirement date (hubby was already retired). We just thought it was meant to be. We wound up cancelling our Lifestyle Preview. Didn't see the need after finding our dream home. We moved down from the frozen north cold_cold in Apr 05. Love the weather!! When the snow flies up north, we are experiencing our best weather of the year.
Now, fast forward 3+ years later, I really wish we had taken the Preview. One of my best friends & her hubby moved to TV in Nov 05. I am so envious when she tells me all the things she's doing all the time. Ladies luncheons, Village potlucks, Keg parties, Mah Jongg, Hand & Foot, line dancing classes, etc. etc. etc. I sure wish I could be there!!! Sadly, hubby is not interested in TV. He feels there's nothing to do outside TV.
Hah! Like there's a reason to be outside TV??!! I KNOW I would be very happy there. Lots and lots of friends our age to have lots and lots of fun with. Well, I just say my prayers each night and hope that he'll have a change of heart. SOON! I want to be young enough to enjoy all TV has to offer!
I sure do love all the posters here at TOTV. Lots of interesting personalities, and lots of hilarious "sistahs" that I would love to hang out with.
I'll keep working on hubby and saying those prayers. I'm even going to bring out St. Joseph and set him in my curio cabinet so maybe someone, out of the clear blue sky, will want to buy our home! It's not even for sale, but I do believe in miracles, you know. I never even got to take St. Joe out of the box with the last house we sold. It wound up selling to the first people who came through. How nice was that? Then, of course, the bottom fell out of the market, and we were very, very grateful to have sold when we did.
Anyway, I'll be talking to y'all!
Pleasant dreams everyone!