[njbchbum]

welcome to totv and congrats on considering the villages for your next move. what's not to like about the villages - even with the winter-time adjustments that have to be made! it isn't like one can't find something else to do! pickleball may be the sport of choice today, but have you tried bocce, archery, softball, swimming, shuffleboard, bowling, line dancing [a sport to me!], etc? now, unless you have reached that point in life where we all find it more difficult to adjust than we used to - that would be another factor that you might have to consider.

where we live in nj, life's schedule is just the opposite from the villages...we are "invaded" every memorial day thru labor day with tourists who come for the sand and sea! they clog our golf courses and tennis courts, roads and restaurants every single year! and they bring children! yikes! we decided a good while ago that we would simply enjoy watching them all have a good time, so we just adjust! and staying in to cook gives me a chance to remember what it was like when i used to cook dinner every evening!

the opportunities to be as active as a whirling dervish abound in the villages. you can get in as deep as you want or you can sit back and enjoy watching all of the movers and shakers...there is a simple enjoyment to be found in that, too.