:gc::gc:Ruff group... I'm going to wear sunglasses and a hat until I know all the ins and outs.

They join every club they can and go to every meeting/event/social there is.

Does take some time to get used to TV's lifestyle and truly relax and enjoy it.

A newbie just asked us while in Brownwood, where is a good restaurant in The Villages. We had to tell her that we've yet to have a bad meal anywhere, but we ate at Glenview recently and we thought they may have run out of food as were deciding where to go next to finish lunch. Guess we've been so fortunate 'cause we're so blessed.

I’ve lived here just under two years and still consider myself somewhat of a newbie. I have TV maps in my house, car and golf carts, and still have to pull them out on occasion. I don’t go to the squares as frequently as I did when I first moved here, but I still love going to the squares. I am still amazed at the beauty, cleanliness, friendliness, and the opportunity for activities here. I still occasionally under-dress or over-dress for the weather/occasion. I still make mistakes, but I also still wake up with a smile on my face and peace in my heart every morning.

And I’ve just realized that I used the word “still” in every sentence, including this one. lol

I hope to keep feeling like a newbie for a long time...still.

They show up at the Publix in Colony Plaza after 9:00 p.m. expecting it to be open. They are shocked to see a sign advertising Happy Hours starting at 3:00 p.m. and beautiful custom golf cars parked on streets and in parking lots. They do not know why the map of The Villages has a huge white blank space near its center. Their clothing stands out in the crowds at SS and SL. They want to pet and feed the alligators.

They show up for a line dancing class 5 minutes before it starts and expect to get in .

They wear heels.

What about the women? :shocked:

:jester:

Bill :wave:

And BOY do we love it down here in Frontier Land. (Have you ever seen a one foot sand drift) And we already got our good tans.

Boy do I remember doing that, only Colony Plaza was only a twinkle in Gary Morse's eye back then. (And it wasn't that long ago!)

Newbies haven't figured out that dinner time is 4:30. (It's really 5:00 but you have to get there at 4:30, they show up at 5:30 and can't figure out why there is a 60 minute wait.)

They don't know what pickleball is. (But I will take car of that if they just call me.)

That's a New Jersey thing. Oops... SORRY!!!! (I used to live there, so I know...)

They walk around on a morning when it's 35 degrees out wearing t shirts, shorts and flip flops because "I'm in Florida!"

Their golf cars are naked.... not yet identifed with emblems, decals, or flags.

Their mailboxes don't have stickers! (Uh-oh, here we go again...)