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Originally Posted by JoInAZ
Look out Bonita! Here we come!  
Well, our 2-month ‘experiment’ of renting to get a good ‘feel’ for The Villages and to see if this place was where we wanted to be worked so well, we bought a home in Bonita! And it didn’t take anywhere near the whole 2 months to convince ourselves of how great this place is either. We close on 8/30 then have to drive back to AZ to get the house there sold, pack up and get back here as fast as we can.
In my whole adult life and in all of the places we have lived, my husband and I have never experienced such a feeling of community as here and with people we barely know going out of their way to make us feel welcome and befriended. (Is that a word?) Even though we’ve only been short-term renters (before we bought, that is), the neighbors have included us in all of their get-togethers and I was even invited to the monthly ladies lunch. While walking my dog, people always stop to say hello and chat and I’ve made some great friends at the pool. We've even met some of our new neighbors and they are great!
My husband and I are incredibly excited to be contemplating our new home and settling into our new neighborhood and look forward to our soon-to-be status – FROGS!! We can hardly wait!!  |
Wonderful story!! You must be great people to have made friends so quickly and to have been taken in the fold. You and your new neighbors are blessed to have found each other. Enjoy. Life is short.