I'M AN OFFICIAL "VILLAGER"

[jerseygirl008]

Yippee. Had so much fun in TV last week. And, I wasn't sure I would purchase but I did. I am the proud owner of a Cabot Cove Villa, like DickY's. In the Village of Caroline. And I think my friend Gigi is sold on the idea of retiring to TV. She love it as well.

I had such a great time in TV; loved meeting all of you at Crisper's, Whiskey Creek. Thanks to VK for driving us to friends villa. Thanks to all of you for being so kind and friendly.

Now, I have to figure out how to take care of two sick parent's, work full-time, furnish my villa (incl. used golf cart) and get the house ready to rent. But I'll do it, by Golly, I'LL GET THE JOB DONE. Any suggestions about steps to take in furnishing would be much appreciated. Beds, then golf cart. . . . that's my priority list at this point.

Closing 5/27. Would love to get together with any/all of you for a Meet/Greet at that time.

[Barefoot]

Jerseygirl, congrats! I've gone on at great length in previous posts about Bargains & Treasures .. I love B & T. (If you hit the seach button, there have been lots of great posts about furniture places).

I am so happy for you that you will own a home in TV as of May 27. Sounds like you have a lot of challenges ahead with working full time and caring for your parents. But it also sounds like you have the determination and strength to make it all work. Good for you girl.

Enjoy paradise!

[bestmickey]

Congratulations!

[redwitch]

That is so wonderful! Congrats!

[graciegirl]

Jersey Girl!

Good for you. We too will be trying to get the basics when we come down in June for a week or two with both of our daughters and our grandson. It is so expensive even to rent a trailer to bring things from one home to the other. I have been to Bargains and Treasures and it is an excellent place. I was delighted that the items, although used, did not look 'down at the heels'.

I admire you for seeking some very deserved dreams in the face of your continued responsibilties. I know you will do it. One thing at a time. One day at a time.

Hugs and best wishes.

GracieGirl

[Village Kid 2]

JG, Congratulations and Welcome!!!!! I'm glad you found the home of your dreams. You implemented a plan and it will all work out! Look forward to fun times.

VK

[samhass]

Good for you, Jersey Girl.
VK, does that elephant ever go thru the trampoline? Inquiring minds want to know.

[villages07]

JerseyGirl...


Yey!!! Congrats to you...you musta had a swig of the water...makes one do crazy things. Seriously, that was a courageous decision to make, one that you will reap the benefits and joy from for many years. Welcome to TV!!!

V07

[DickY]

JG congratulations, I am waiting for my new furniture to arrive for my Villa. I also scan the Daily Sun adds and Craig's list along with the local yard sales to complete the furnishing for mine.

[beady]

Welcome and Congratulations. :welcome:

I will second or third ???? the idea of furnishings from Bargins and Treasures. I have several pieces that I bought there. In fact I have been looking for a table for my entry way and just found one there Monday. When we moved to TV in Nov. I haunted the place and struck gold.
Now I just drop in occasionally.

[nONIE]

And dont forget Ayers consignments on 441, I have found some great pieces there,Also Bills used Furniture in Leesburg. Ya never know, they might have just what your looking for without spending a fortune.

Graciegirl,

Congratulations! I am so happy for you, I am also so jealous!!!

[Village Kid 2]

Sam, We'll see if the elephant falls flat in November...............

[chelsea24]

:welcome: :welcome: Jerseygirl and hopefully Gigi. I really enjoyed meeting you both and look forward to getting to know you better. Congratulations isn't even a big enough word. I still get as excited for others as I was when we first bought. I just love this place and all the new faces coming in! :bigthumbsup:


p.s. Village Kid I just love that avatar! (Hijack) :cop:

[KathieI]

Jersey, I couldn't be more happy (oh yes I could, wish it were meeeee.) but so glad for you, I know this was a big decision on your part, but its going to be wonderful. Can't believe you bought before me... but at least we'll be starting out together. Won't that be fun! And we'll even invite GiGi to visit, huh. Loved the photo of your beautiful villa. Good job!

Good luck, lady, I'm so happy and hope we can be neighbors..

Congratulations!!! You deserve the best!

Your friend, Kathie :bigthumbsup:

[Peggy D]

JerseyGirl

That is wonderful!!

Nowthe best time of your life begins...

[Rokinronda]

Jersey!!! :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: :welcome: Bargains and treasures and sales in the classifieds listed in The Daily.......Gigi is sure to follow!. You have to love this place, it's a "no brainer"!!! ;D

[fizzbyn]

JerseyGirl,
Congratulations on becoming a Villager! We'll be there soon, too. We love the Cabot Cove and at one time were planning to get one, but we have my husband's mother with us so we had a re-think on that and decided to get a 3 bedroom. Surprisingly the CC fit most of our furniture... it is an amazing little house. You don't see many for resale, so I suppose everyone likes it.

[Donna]

Jersey...A BIG Congratulations. :bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:

I am so happy for you..Best of luck, you deserve it! ;)

[punkpup]

JG, You Rock!

[Mikitv]

Congrats, I am a little jealous but hope to be there soon myself. It will all work out for you.

[pm10]

Congrats, Jerseygirl!!!!! Now that was a very fun AND productive trip, I'd say!!!! I'm thrilled for you! Hopefully we'll be following your footsteps in the not too distant future (course we won't be following from NY, we'll be wandering from MN)
How very exciting!
Marcia

[pm10]

Yikes..............I should have said NJ, not NY. sorry sorry

[jerseygirl008]

Thanks, y'all, for the warm welcome. I'm actually trying to push my closing up a bit r/t scheduling at work. Maybe like 5/22 now. Will update as that decision is made. Whewwwwwww, much to do, sure hope I can get organized effectively. I have already written down the names/addresses of the consignment places and hope to have time to visit them in May. Any suggestions as to how to get the furniture from the consignment shop to the villa. Only thing I can think of is to rent a small u-haul the day after I find my pieces. That actually sounds like a good plan to me. Russ_Boston: Hope you and your wife have as great a trip as I had. Thanks again to all of your kind thoughts.

[Shirleevee]

:bigthumbsup: :bigthumbsup:

JerseyGirl!

CONGRATS!

Bargains & Treasures had some great "stuff" when last I visited.......

Shirleevee

[l2ridehd]

Jersygirl, I looked at some of the places for furniture around TV and although it seemed OK, to furnish an entire house would be a challenge. The other problem I had was when I was down there I didn't have time to look. I also had a few things from my Virginia home I wanted there. So I bought everything from craigslist in Virginia, stored it in my garage and then when I finally got everything, I rented a 17 foot u-haul truck and took everything down. If you move your times around on the u-haul site, you get a deal. The 17 foot truck with 60 pads cost me $591. Gas was about $200 and help unloading was $150. I furnished an entire 3 bedroom designer for under $5000. That included new mattresses and box springs from us-mattress.com that were $1000 each, truck and help. And as I bought it all in Virginia, I had a lot more time to look. Around here craigslist adds over 100 listings an hour in furniture on the weekend and there are some real bargins. Even ended up getting a new living room set for my home here. Good luck.

[graciegirl]

Jersey.

They have just opened an IKEA center in Orlando and they have very inexpensive furniture. We went to the one here yesterday and decided to get a white sofa table and matching square coffee table. They have simple square end tables in colors for $12.99. Now the sofa table and coffee table that we liked were more but you can get really nice BIG dressers for $299. Most of it is contemporary in style. I have a house full of English Regency STYLE (not the real thing) here in Ohio. My rule for decorating in Florida is the three C"s. COMFORTABLE, CHEAP AND CUTESY. Omigosh. I did say that. The picky person has fallen on her sword.

Come to think of it. I think that is the new me.

Hugs.

GracieGirl

[beady]

Bargins nd Treasures, as well as Ayers, deliver. For a fee of course, around $35.00 I think.

[chelsea24]

Jersey you'll find that Bargains and Treasures have really nice things. I'm happy they deliver. Hurry down! :welcome:

[ouma1938]

Wonderful news Jersey, am so happy for you. Have fun with all the furnishing and setting up plans.. I hope to be able to say I'll be joining you soon.

[scottke]

Congrats JerseyGirl. How exciting for you. All the best to you from this Jersey Girl. Hope to meet you when we are both full timers. Have fun decorating your new home. I think I'll go to Bargains and Treasures too after all the positive comments about it to see if I can find a few things for our home.

[jerseygirl008]

Once again, thanks to all of you for good, helpful tips. l2ride, great idea about buying and storing then renting U-haul and bringing it down. Great help as usual, thanks.