[mgjim]

I just realized that I never introduced myself to the crowd and I'm sorry for not following protocol. I'm a single 60-something from Minnesota who has only been to Florida a couple of times but know enough friends and family in the Villages to know that this is the place for me.

I'm going to retire in early 2013 and can't wait to hit the golf courses, join a singles group, study cooking and nutrition, and just enjoy the southern lifestyle.

I spent 23 years in the Army and have one son who has been to Iraq on two tours and another son who is just embarking on his military career.

I am a cancer survivor who is looking to help others who are confronting the disease and I can't wait to move south.

Really, I just can't wait to meet you all because you seem like my kind of people.

See you soon!