New "Gonnabees"

[janrbob]

Hi Everyone, we are Jan and Bob and we live in Waller (NW of Houston) Texas. We have visited TV twice following a preliminary "drive thru". The drive thru was Dec of 2010. We both had colds and we were coming home from visiting other retirement locations south of TV, so we just cruised thru on 466, down Buena Vista to LSL, over to Morse and on to Ocala for the nite. We booked a LSV in April and rented a villa in June for a week. We put the house up for sale and we're waiting to move! We've (I've) been reading TOTV on and off thru this time frame and of course learning a lot.
We live on a 9 hole golf course and Bob plays every day and I play as often as I can. I'm working part time and may do the same when we get to TV. Anyone that has lived in Houston.. how do you think the weather compares? We've heard that scheduling golf in the winter is difficult.. how bad is it?

[teachnmo]

Hi Jan and Bob,

I am not from the Houston area but did live near Dallas, TX. I find the weather to be better here than that. Perhaps it is the rain that we get in the end of summer that helps it out where Dallas was usually so dry.

Golf is busier in the winter time, but it is usually the big neighborhood golf groups that have a harder time getting slots all together.

Talk of the Villages is worth a great deal in finding out what's going on around here. So keep tuning in!

Connie

[Ohiogirl]

IMO (and I lived in Houston twice, for about a year and a half each time), the weather is a lot better in TV than in Houston. Houston only had about 2 weeks in spring and fall that I would call nice. TV has great weather October, November, usually December and sometimes February thru April, with some good weather also in May and sometimes even June!

Yes, there are cold snaps, but they only last a few days (usually) and you will also have great days/weeks in December, January and February. Go on a cruise in January and hope you hit the bad week or two. Go visit friends/family up north or rent a mountain cabin in July/August for a couple of weeks to get a break.

[Pturner]

:wave: Jan and Bob,

I see it's your first post. Welcome to TOTV! Good luck selling your house and moving down to Lower Paradise. You'll find it all it's cracked up to be.

Please keep us posted on your progress.

[notlongnow]

janrbob,
Good luck on selling your house. We live in West Texas and my daughter lives in Montgomery in Walden. My wife thinks we could move there when we retire and we could but why would we with The Villages around. She is not convinced yet, I am working on that.
What caught my eye on your post was "Gonnabees"
I have officially changed my status from "wannabees" to "gonnabees" It is a much more positive outlook.
Hope you sell fast and am sure you will love it.
EB

[Schaumburger]

Hi Jan and Bob, Just want to say welcome to TOTV. I've been to Houston several times as my company's corp. office is located in Houston. I was in Houston 3 weeks ago for 2 days when it was 100 degrees both days, Whoo eee it was hot! Keep reading TOTV and don't hesitate to post questions and you will learn a lot about moving to and living in TV.

[batman911]

janrbob,

I grew up in Brenham but moved to Hawaii in 1967. We are gonnabees as well as soon as I retire. I still have family in Brenham, Houston and Austin. I have seen several post on this website from people from Houston or other Texas cities.

[GTTPF]

Jan and Bob, Welcome to totv and hopefully soon to TV. You will not be dissapointed. It is Disney World for adults!:)

[playgolf06]

Jan and Bob, I lived in the Houston area (Dairy Ashford exit and Kingwood) for a total of 14 years. I have lived in The Villages for 5 and I much prefer the weather here. I have lived several places and I have never experienced the heat and humidity as bad as Houston. Welcome to The Villages! You will probably love it, most do.

[graciegirl]

So happy to hear you are planning to join us here.

Golf is challenging to schedule in the winter and the restaurants are busier:icon_hungry: and the exercise classes are lining up sometimes a half an hour ahead of time.:ohdear:

The reason why is ...that this is such a great place to be.;)

Welcome to the forum and welcome to TV!!:a040:

[2BNTV]

Hi Jan and Bob:

:welcome: to TOTV.

Best wishes as you start living the dream.

[janrbob]

Thanks everyone for the kind words and warm welcome! Wasn't sure there were any folks from Texas on TOTV, so hearing that playgolf06 had lived in Kingwood was cool.. our daughter lives off North Park in Kingwood... we're planning to buy an "experienced" house vs. new. We are renting a house Dec 17-31 just off Rainey Trail. Hopefully that will help in deciding what area we would prefer. I would love to meet ya'll while we are visiting .. is there a TOTV get together planned in that time frame?

[janrbob]

Hi Jan and Bob, Just want to say welcome to TOTV. I've been to Houston several times as my company's corp. office is located in Houston. I was in Houston 3 weeks ago for 2 days when it was 100 degrees both days, Whoo eee it was hot! Keep reading TOTV and don't hesitate to post questions and you will learn a lot about moving to and living in TV.
The heat and dryness here this summer has been horrible.. we're in a 50 year drought (Waller had less that 6" of rain in 12 mos. vs. normal of 44 inches/year) and we had 40+ days over 100 vs. 3-4 in a normal summer.. crazy numbers .. pretty sure i don't want to live in Phoenix after this..

[faithfulfrank]

Dear Jan and Bob,
Welcome to TOTV.....!
We have very good friends who live in Waller....names are Deb and Jim, who have 3 wonderful boys just like we do. I'd love to get them to visit Florida....maybe if you did know them they would have more reason to!

Anyway, Welcome! Folks here are great and they have all the answers.....lol.

Frank

[Zipcat]

Hi we are Terry & Carl and will be leaving Mass. on October 26 to become "permanent " Villagers. :MOJE_whot:
We came to visit for a week the end of May , and knew this is where we want to spend our retirement years. Everything our friends have told us about living in the Villages was so obvious ....wonderful. On our last day of our stay, we bought a home...never intending to do it...just 'looking'.
Looking forward to chatting with you all. I've been doing quite a bit of reading on here...helpful info.

Thanks...Terry

[Schaumburger]

Hi we are Terry & Carl and will be leaving Mass. on October 26 to become "permanent " Villagers. :MOJE_whot:
We came to visit for a week the end of May , and knew this is where we want to spend our retirement years. Everything our friends have told us about living in the Villages was so obvious ....wonderful. On our last day of our stay, we bought a home...never intending to do it...just 'looking'.
Looking forward to chatting with you all. I've been doing quite a bit of reading on here...helpful info.

Thanks...Terry

Zipcat, Congratulations on your upcoming move to The Villages -- may it go smoothly! And you will be in TV before the snow flies in Massachusetts! If you are a Red Sox/Patriots fan, there seem to be quite a few of them in TV from the decals and logos on the golf carts I have seen in TV the past few days. :welcome:

[Barefoot]

On our last day of our stay, we bought a home...never intending to do it...just 'looking'. Looking forward to chatting with you all. I've been doing quite a bit of reading on here...helpful info. Thanks...Terry

Buying a home when you just meant to have a look has happened to a lot of us! Welcome Zipcat!

[Carla B]

:welcome:Hi janrbob,

I lived in Houston 35 years and my husband is a native, so we know a lot about the weather, winter and summer. We moved here from Delray Beach, FL. We were concerned the climate in The Villages would be more like Houston than South FL, but thankfully, it's not.

When we sold our last sailboat we thought we might move back to Texas, to Lake Conroe N. of Houston, where we used to have a lot, but didn't get any farther once we investigated TV.

If we can get enough Texans here maybe we can have a club like all the other states do. I already know Texasfal plus a couple from Houston that have been friends for years.

[janrbob]

:welcome:Hi janrbob,

I lived in Houston 35 years and my husband is a native, so we know a lot about the weather, winter and summer. We moved here from Delray Beach, FL. We were concerned the climate in The Villages would be more like Houston than South FL, but thankfully, it's not.

When we sold our last sailboat we thought we might move back to Texas, to Lake Conroe N. of Houston, where we used to have a lot, but didn't get any farther once we investigated TV.

If we can get enough Texans here maybe we can have a club like all the other states do. I already know Texasfal plus a couple from Houston that have been friends for years.

Hi we are Terry & Carl and will be leaving Mass. on October 26 to become "permanent " Villagers. :MOJE_whot:
We came to visit for a week the end of May , and knew this is where we want to spend our retirement years. Everything our friends have told us about living in the Villages was so obvious ....wonderful. On our last day of our stay, we bought a home...never intending to do it...just 'looking'.
Looking forward to chatting with you all. I've been doing quite a bit of reading on here...helpful info.

Thanks...Terry

:wave: Hi CarlaB, nice to meet you.. we have our house up for sale; not very promising right now.. but we're trying to get there... sounds like we'd have "little bitty" club w/ texas folks.. gotta start somewhere tho... jan

:wave: Hi Terry and Carl.. congrats on becoming frogs.. we are still waiting to sell our house in TX.. i'm jealous...jan

[janrbob]

...or at least we have a contract done... :BigApplause: guess it's not for sure til the fat lady sings these days.. We'll be coming down to look at new and used .. downsizing to the max.. looking at the Cabot Cove .. going from 3 car to 1.5 car.. :eek:

[Bayougal]

Hi Jan and Bob,
Saw that you also had listed Lake Charles as a previous place lived. My husband and I moved here a year ago from Lake Charles. We figured the weather would be pretty much the same. However, we have MORE pretty and warm days here. More time to play outdoors - pickleball, tennis, golf, swimming. The pools are heated here so you can swim year round....love that!
If you are looking to be active, there is NO better place than The Villages! We feel like we are on vacation every day.
Good luck to you!

[notlongnow]

janrbob,
We are from Texas and I can tell you that since I have visited TV twice in the last three years it has made it harder and harder to keep my mind on my business. I will retire in 2013 and work part-time doing what I do now for another couple years and then fully retire.
I hope and plan to be a part-timer in TV during the semi-retire stage.

Hope ypur sale goes through and happy days in TV.
EB