So excited to soon be new gilchrist residents !!
 

Hello Everyone,

We wanted to introduce ourselves since we can finally say with certainty that we will soon be residents of the Village of Gilchrist. We are Bruce and Marcy Snell. Bruce was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL, and Marcy was born and raised and still has her heart (most of the time) in New Orleans, LA. We have waited five long months to get our design appointment next week, and we should be closing on our new home in April. We have been reading:a040: a lot of Gilchrist posts and we know about the great mayor, A-4's community contact list, "Hotrodgirl" and many other fun loving people that live or will soon live in Gilchrist. We haven't seen too many posts from folks moving to section 214 like us, but we hope we can still be welcome with open arms. We will probably have many questions and comments forthcoming soon, but we just wanted to touch base and say a good old fashion Spicy Cajun "HI"....!!!!!

See Ya Soon, Bruce and Marcy Snell (pug lovers forever)

SpicyCajunPugs, I love your screen name. Pugs are my favorite breed -- I still hope to be a pug mom someday maybe when I'm not working full time. Hope your move to The Villages goes smoothly! :wave:

Hi,

You're going to enjoy it, it doesn't matter that you're in 214 or any other unit it's all the villages.

We closed about two weeks ago, it's really a lot of fun,

Which lot # in 214 and what model R U building

Thanks, and pugs are our favorite breed of all time, and Bruce use to breed and had many dogs in the past. They shed and snore a little more than most people would like, but it is worth it to us. Hope to meet you soon.

We know we will love it...we debated a lot about the location in the villages, new or pre-owned, size, style, but we think we have finally decided. (we need to because of design appointment is next week) We are keeping the lot we reserved 5 months ago in 214, lot 52 at 3293 Vicksburg Ave. We are building an Iris as it fits our wants and needs well. It was funny because it seemed to be meant to be, which is why we haven't traded our lot in for another one. Marcy's late mother was born and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and her maiden name was Evans (like in Evans Prairie), so we feel we should not mess with fate. Hope to meet you soon, and thanks.

Bruce and Marcia Snell

When are you guys gonna be down here??? We definitely have to set up a GillyBration so you can meet your new neighbors!

Congrats. Best wishes as you start living the dream. :smiley:

Welcome neighbors! I'll be in the middle of Amherst closing april 1. can't wait to meet...what address is yours?

Hi Bruce and Marcia! And :welcome: to Gillyland! We are apparently a bunch of dog/animal lovers here so you will fit right in! I have a Jack Russell and a ShihTzu and there are many more in the hood... Can't wait to meet you and glad you are decided on your lot and model! Luck with your design meeting and post any questions here to all who have done that part already!! We look forward to meeting you and the pugs:clap2:

Thanks for all the responses...we just finished our design and will be closing April 10, then we are going to spend a week or so having tile laid, ceiling fans, garage floors, etc. etc...we will be moved in hopefully by May 1. We should be down there regually in the meantime...Love all of you dog lovers and can't wait for our two pugs Mysty (aka Mystical )(like the Rapper) and Angie (AKA Angelina Jolie Pitt Snell) All dogs are welcome at our home as it will be dog friendly with all tile and a dog screened in run with the 'Porch Potty" with the fire hydrant for all male and female dogs to enjoy...luv you guys.....Marcy and Bruce :jester:

Luved meeting you Hot Rod and come see our pugs soon with your babies..they are so cute...and so are you !!! You are a sweetheart like everyone said...sorry about starting the "INFAMOUS" talk about you, but it just makes you more special and popular

Hi guys,
We too are building an iris but have reserved a lot in Gilchrist but not scheduled our design appt yet. Are there any tips u can give us that u learned in your design appt. r u putting in a pool or anything? Looking forward to being a Gillylander in early summer...have two homes to sell right now! No dogs but love to drink wine!
Karin & Keb

I have just purchased a Lantana spec home in the Village of Pinellas and hope to be moving in May from Monroe, LA. I am so glad to hear that others from LA are coming to The Villages. I have a teacup Yorkie and a Shih Tzu. Please stay in touch and hope we can meet sometime in May.

[QUOTE=SpicyCajunPugs;610133]Hello Everyone,

We wanted to introduce ourselves since we can finally say with certainty that we will soon be residents of the Village of Gilchrist. We are Bruce and Marcy Snell. Bruce was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL, and Marcy was born and raised and still has her heart (most of the time) in New Orleans, LA. We have waited five long months to get our design appointment next week, and we should be closing on our new home in April. We have been reading:a040: a lot of Gilchrist posts and we know about the great mayor, A-4's community contact list, "Hotrodgirl" and many other fun loving people that live or will soon live in Gilchrist. We haven't seen too many posts from folks moving to section 214 like us, but we hope we can still be welcome with open arms. We will probably have many questions and comments forthcoming soon, but we just wanted to touch base and say a good old fashion Spicy Cajun "HI"....!!!!!





We are moving to Gilchrist on April 3. Who is the mayor? I was thinking about starting a contact list, but maybe it's already being done. We'll be living on Haislip Ct (off of Resthaven). Our names are Jim and Gail Combes and my email is gailc101@comcast.net. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help
Gail

Welcome Jim & Gail and congratulations on your impending move. If you check out the thread "New Villagers in Gilchrist", you will find out who the officially, unofficial "mayor" of Gilchrist is! :jester:
"A-4 Skyhawk" is the "curator" of the contact list for many who live in Gilchrist and neighboring villages. If you send him a PM with your contact info he will add you to the ever growing list. :posting:
We recently closed on our home in Fernandina and had the opportunity to meet some of these wonderful folks when we were down for a short visit. We can't wait to be full time so we can enjoy it even more! You are going to love it!
Best to you!
Rona

Hi Jgmcc! It is the infamous Hortodgirl here!:welcome: to Gilchrist! As Marcy has stated, send a PM (private message) to A-4 and he will get you on our contact list. If you are here now, we are having a Gillybration this Saturday at 7:30 at Evans Prarie. We meet outside in the patio area and just visit with some cocktails... Please come by if you are available and meet the cast of characters!

Hello Gilchrist 214ers. Greg and Dawn here, from Indiana. We plan on moving to Gilchrist soon. Still waiting for our house to sell, but things are finally looking promising. We have a lot in 214 on Resthaven and can't wait to meet our new neighbors. We're planning a visit in April or early May (I hope) to visit family and friends. We'll also be taking a look at our "sand", and hopefully be able to meet some of you.

Hi Rona,

We are renting a home in Fernandina as we start our home in Gilchrist. Our design appt is April 9th. I can't believe we're leaving our NC home behind (haven't sold it yet) but we need to move on. We've been following this site for two years now & can't wait to meet new friends. Will you be there in April?

Karin & Ken Bornstein

We are building in Gilchrist too. On Bureau Path in 211. We'll be there in April so we're looking forward to meeting all the new residents. Any advice for design?

Hello from former Jax people
 

Hello,
We are from Jacksonville and are moving into section 210. Our closing is April 19. Good luck with your move and we look forward to meeting you. BarbieR

We just closed at the end of May. Are you finished swimming in boxes? Have you been having fun? We have only been here one week and are just starting to get out of the house. Went to Evans Prarie last night for a gathering. Where you there?