[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Zipcat

Hi we are Terry & Carl and will be leaving Mass. on October 26 to become "permanent " Villagers.
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.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Zipcat

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]

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]

Originally Posted by Carla B

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.

Originally Posted by Zipcat

Hi we are Terry & Carl and will be leaving Mass. on October 26 to become "permanent " Villagers.
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

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

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... 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..

[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