Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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Soon to be a Villager!!!! WOOHOO!
We are starting to get excited about our future as a villager........finally!
We just bought a house in The Village of Hillsborough a week ago! I am so excited! I am finishing out the last 10 weeks of work up here in icy cold Buffalo NY, and will be heading down to The Villages to our new home the day after I retire! I am probably the oldest "WANNA-BE-VILLAGER" alive today that is still not a villages resident!!!!!! I have been following the growth of the villages since I read an article in a magazine back in the 1980s (when I was in my 20's). There was an article about an interview with Mr. Schwartz regarding a vision he had about a mega retirement community he hoped to build with rec centers, and activities, etc...., and I knew THEN that if this place ever turned out to be anything like the vision he had, I wanted to live there someday when I retired. I came home from work that day and told my husband that I knew where I wanted to retire to someday. He said, "but honey......we are only 20 years old right now". I told him, "I know.......but THAT's where I want to live someday!" I continued to watch this community grow through the 90's with the building of Spanish Springs, and then the 2000's with the building of Lake Sumter Landing, and so on. I requested all the brochures, the VHS tapes and the DVDs over the decades as VCRs and DVD players were invented, and finally LAST OCTOBER, we finally came down for the preview plan for the first time in my life! I fell in love the minute we drove through the gate welcoming us to the Villages. We have been searching the Homes for Sale for YEARS, and one popped up 10 days ago; we drove 20 hours straight through to get there, see the house in person, did a walkthrough, and knew this one was the one! We plan to pull into our new driveway down there on May 17th! Can't wait to join all of you!!!!!! |
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Congrats. Best wishes as you start living the dream.
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"It doesn't cost "nuttin", to be nice". MOM I just want to do the right thing! Uncle Joe, (my hero). |
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Lovely sound to that phrase. I second it. Welcome to lower Paradise. You are gonna love it here.
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Congrats!!! You'll love living here, but you already know that.
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What a great post! Your enthusiasm is wonderful and it will be seen to be well based when you do pull into the driveway. Look forward to reading more from you, and all of my very best wishes, fellow Villagers!
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Welcome!
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WOO HOO! I live in The Villages and have loved every day. You will also. We are just so fortunate to be here.
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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill |
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My alarm doesn't have a snooze button. It has a paw. Chloe & Lulu |
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You are just jealous right now. Another storm coming?
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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill |
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Actually we have a warm-up. Supposedly we will see 60° Soon.
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My alarm doesn't have a snooze button. It has a paw. Chloe & Lulu |
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Love these fun, upbeat posts!! Congrats and welcome.
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Welcome. After the horrible winter you had in Buffalo you deserve this. Being a fellow western New Yorker (Rochester) I get it. The next 10 weeks will seem like the longest of your life but once you get here all will be forgotten.
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Sally ****************************************** Great minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people. Eleanor Roosevelt |
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Excellent!
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All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Winston Churchill |
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Welcome!
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