This past weekend I went to Florida. For some reason the temperature just kept dropping, as if I had brought the Chicago cold with me.
My parents just retired two weeks ago. They have lived just south of Buffalo NY all of their lives and have decided to leave the snow behind for some sunshine.
They investigated a few places on the Internet over the past year and had the opportunity to see a few in Florida earlier. My mom was totally against the idea until they started visiting them.
I met them down there and got to see what they had been looking at. I have to tell you we have nothing like these places in Illinois. I often get requests, but without the sunshine, I just don't think we can compete. As much as I would like them to be near me, I don't think I hold a candle to year round golf... and they would still have snow to deal with though I am sure it would be shoveled for them.
Everyone kept asking me if the places we looked at were filled with OLD people. My parents are young, only 60 & 63. My view of old people is very skewed. You are not old until you hit about 90 in my mind. But I was still surprised to see a lot of people my parents age.
I am really excited for this next chapter in their lives and really feel that it will add years to their lives. I can't wait to find out which community they finally decide on. And I also can't wait to spend next Christmas in the sunshine instead of a blizzard.
