I see so many responses here and some emulate exactly what my feelings were about TV. But here's my 2-cents worth on this post.
We always talked about going someplace 'warm' for the winter months and tossed around ideas of where that might be. Once we visited TV though we knew this would be the place. Having 2 places, for us, was a huge pain. We thought about what the "stewardship" would be and paying (taxes, upkeep etc) on the two places. Of course our families had their expressions and ideas too. But consider this---if any of them had an opportunity to re-locate they probably would take it. Someone here said they lived the "back and forth" way but saw that their kids and grandkids continued living their lives and that alot of the times didn't include them. Once the grandkids are teens the whole situation changes. Also doing the back and forth thing doesn't really enable anyone to connect completely in either place. At least that was our experience. People will be making plans for those months that you are absent and vice-versa. One has to weigh exactly what's most important for them. Do they want to "put up with" the cold/snow/ice and not complain about the weather and stay in the place they call "home"? Or do you want to strike out and add new adventures to your lives and make a bundle of new friends??? You can still keep in touch with the people "up north", visiting them as well as having them visit you. When we went back "north" for a few months...we actually found we were quite bored even though we had activities etc. there. It just had a different "feel" after spending time here.
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