First day? First week?
 

As I sit here at home in Indiana reading TOTV, I am wondering what it will be like on our first day and during our first week when we finally get to llive in TV!
Would some of you share your experiences? I can live vicariously thru you while the temp dips into the teens again tonight!
Happy New Year to all!

This is our story.
 

:crap2::pepper2:Wife and I left Long Island where we were both born and raised and our home of 30 years in Aug. 09. As we drove I looked at her and said I can't believe we did this. After closing on our new home in TV we walked in the door and we both looked at each other and said I can't believe we finally made it. Life since 9/10/09 our first day in TV has been a FANTASTIC adventure. Everyday brings something new and exciting. New friends new people to meet new places to go. With TV growing the way it is it's just an incredible journey. I hope you enjoy it as much as we are. I WOULDN'T TRADE THIS FOR ANYTHING!!!

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Sorry but I was from Lafayette Indiana Barb and ahve 2 kids there. Did you grow up there? Will be watching this thread to see how everyone responds to your question!!!

No, ssmith, I am originally from Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Hubby is a Purdue grad from Kokomo, Indiana, tho and we have been here in West Lafayette for 17 years. Two daughters graduated from West Lafayette High School and both now live in Raleigh, NC with their families. One son-in-law is from Fort Wayne. Our son is oldest and graduated from South Newton High School and lives in Cincinnati.
I daydream about TV all the time....and always wonder what it will be like when we are able to live there...hence the question! Am hoping folks will share their stories and they will get me thru another day in the dreary Midwest!

We moved in 2005 as a snowflake (now a snowbird) and love it. We went on the trolly when we were looking and the guide said to get out and meet people "No one is going to knock on your door and ask if wonderful people live here". Well she was wrong -- within 12 hours of moving in our great neighbors were knocking to introduce themselves.
We love the the people, the lifestyle, and the weather. It just keeps getting better...

I drove down from Pennsylvania with my dog. Arrived around 5:30 AM and just breathed a sigh of relief. I had been "commuting" back and forth monthly for about a year so I was already familiar with the neighborhood. Hectic at first getting organized and starting new job but fell right into the swing of things. Did alot on weekends and was like a kid in a candy store for a while. Well, maybe I'm still there because there is so much to offer and I am expanding my horizons everyday. And, it does keep getting better!

My hubby and I came to TV for the first time in 2004 and we immediately decided it was the place for our retirement. After almost six years of visits, many hours on researching and watching homes being bought & sold, and chatting on TOTV, we finally bought in May of 2010. After a breast cancer diagnosis, radiation and chemo we really knew it was time for me to retire and for us to have fun. NOW we bowl, bicycle, motorcycle, dance, march in parades and are pleasantly busy all the time. We have not regretted a minute of our decision and look forward to many, many years here!

We had our furniture picked up, got the dog to the vet for her final check-up, loaded the car, said our tearful goodbyes to friends and neighbors and headed out. Only drove as far as San Diego that first night, we are from a place only 30 miles north. The next morning, our eastward trek began! We arrived late in the evening about 6 days later. Hubby's Mom was following us in her car, she moved to TV when we did. Our first night was when we sighed a BIG sigh of relief...here we were, in a brand new house, with only an air mattress and some dishes, but we were HOME! The first week was exciting, especially for the dogs, ours and Mom's had no clue what was happening so whenever we went to get something, like food for the house, we brought the pooches....one was about 50 lbs, the other about 95. Got crowded in the car...lol.
We were so busy setting up appointments for tv, furniture delivery, meeting people, trying to figure out where things were that we didn't have a second to feel sad about what we'd just left....a house we'd had for over 30 years, friends (though they too had been moving away over the years) and a wonderful climate. This was an adventure and everyone on our street was having the same experience. Seems we all moved in around the same time!

Remember how you felt when you got your first bicycle, your first car, your first house? Well, it's better than that! ENJOY!!!:a040::a040::a040:

We did alot of shopping the first week we were here. It was so much fun buying different things for our new home.

I'll be there Saturday for the first time in our new home in TV and plan on doing nothing but shopping for most of the week! I guess I'm looking forward to it:)

It's fun, Russ....you will enjoy this spending, without a doubt!

Welcome Home!

Hi Hawkeye Barb,

Our first week in our TV home was easier because we were/ are snowflakes and purchased a turnkey vacation home. Since we had closed by mail, the first things we did were meet our Realtor to get our house keys :coolsmiley: then went to TV office to get our picture ID's made. :a040: Wow, TV resident cards! We were so excited.

Next morn we were still pinching ourselves as we ate breakfast on our lanai and talked about how much we looked forward to becoming frogs in a few years. I met Redwitch, our wonderful home watch person and dear friend, found our mailbox, did some shopping. Of course we shopped for a golf cart (although we didn't buy one until the next visit).

For now, this was our vacation home. So... the rest of the week we played golf every day, went to the squares, met people, took dog to dog park, danced, laughed and toasted our good fortune.

Here's to yours!
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Russ, I'm excited for you! :a040:

In January 2001, I looked out the window of our empty Ohio condo and watched the moving van go down the street with 'all our worldly possessions' so to speak. After telling us of all the other stops he would make along the way, I was concerned because the driver was asking us for some directions, and I wondered if we would ever see these 'possessions' again!

The 'possessions' did arrive safely and we unloaded and piled many, many boxes in the garage. The next day we started unpacking some boxes, then took a break and went to "Bichara Bakery" for coffee and peach pie!
(Bichara Bakery used to be in the building where Starbucks also used to be in Spanish Springs.) Our routine became unpack a few boxes and go for coffee and pie (and try to decide which golf cart to buy) till all the boxes were unpacked.

You will also find your own special memory of your first day, week here in TV.
Hope it is soon for you!

Just closed on our new home in TV on Dec. 28. What a great feeling to know that we made the right decision. Spent the first week pinching ourselves, shopping for furniture, biking, swimming, eating breakfast on the lanai, pinching ourselves, going to Lake Sumter Landing to listen to the music and get ice cream, learning where all the necessary stores are, pinching ourselves...you get the idea!!! It was wonderful! Unfortunately, we can't be down there full-time until we sell our home in NJ. But, for the meantime, we will relive those special times of our first week in TV!!