I agree with the posts that advise you to take your time; perhaps try out TV by snowbirding. But let me add this perspective.
We were contemplating retirement in CA, and our son, an executive chef, was working in Tampa and living in Sarasota. We came out to visit him and visited TV, immediately deciding it was the place for us. It was only two hours from our son and grandkids instead of cross country. After two years, he took a job in Jacksonville, living in St. Augustine, still only about two hours away. Great! Two years later, he got an offer for a great position in Chicago and away they went. We looked at each other and agreed right away that we were NOT going to leave our home here. We have too many friends and too much to do that gives us joy.
And, as others have said, the grandkids have grown, have their friends and interests, and are busy with school. We use FaceTime to visit electronically, and talk on the phone regularly. They visit us and we visit them. Compressing the time we have together seems to concentrate the enjoyment. Do we miss them? Sure, but I wouldn't want my son to decline an opportunity because it would cause them to move away. And it would do us no good to uproot and move multiple times to stay near them.
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