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Originally Posted by pooh
The anticipation sure is a rush and it continues on even after you move here. Actually, it feels like you're on vacation for about a year and then, at least for me, the feeling changed...now it's like this place is where I've always been...and it's a wonderful feeling.
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Champion, that is a good question. Often in life, the anticipation is different from reality, after the newness wears off. For me, my idea of what TV life would be like was a bit unrealistic. I thought we'd be doing tons of activities every day and dancing the Squares every night. But the frenzy wears off. I can really relate to what Pooh says about the feeling changing. The first two years I felt as if I was always on vacation and tried to jam as much activity as possible into a day. Then, my feeling changed to one of quiet enjoyment and less frenzy as I began to think of TV as home, and not a vacation spot. Now we do the activites we really enjoy, and we still hang at the Squares, but not as much. Don't get me wrong ... I think TV is a wonderful place to live. But for the most part, after a few years, you probably won't be dancing at the Squares every night of the week.
I'm a seasonal resident and not in TV full time. Therefore I still get to spend lots of time each year with old friends and family. I can really sympathy with Dog Friendly. I know quite a few folks who gave TV a try and then moved home to be near family and friends. Having said that, I think that for Wrinklies, life in The Villages is as good as it gets! And it never gets boring because there are lots of alternatives and every day is different.