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1 year in The Villages, Florida. A glimpse of what our life was like here this first year.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 มิ.ย. 2023
- We retired and moved to The Villages, Florida just over 1 year ago. We can honestly say it is one of the best decisions we have ever made. There is so much to do and see here in The Villages and the surrounding area. Simply said, life is good here in The Villages. I decided to throw together some clips of a few of the things we did and saw this first year.
Thanks for dropping by the channel. Nothing too serious, just a few video's of what we've seen and done. Mostly, our adventures in The Villages, Florida. There is so much to see and do, get out there and take advantage of it. Take care everyone.
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Great video. This is now my favorite villages video
Thanks, appreciate it.
We’re down in August to rent in The Villages for a year. After watching this I’m ready to head down today. 😊
Nice, renting for a year, that's great. Can get a lot done in a year for sure, I know. Take care.
Very Well-Done video!
You can't beat all the live music going on everywhere. Really looks like you're on vacation all year.
Thank you, appreciate it. Yeah, there are a lot of great things about life here in The Villages. Take care!
Congratulations on your 1yr the villages anniversary
Thanks, Appreciate it
Great video, thanks! Our lifestyle visit is in May and now I'm thinking one week won't be enough time! 👍
Thanks, appreciate it. Enjoy your Lifestyle visit. We had a great time during ours. Really made it easy for us to realize this is where we wanted to retire to. Take care.
Nice Video. We bought a house in March in the Village's and are looking to retire at the end of the year. We can not wait to get there. Videos like these just get me more excited.
Looks like you did a lot in one year.
Thanks, appreciate it. Congrats on the house and upcoming retirement. I think you will love it here, we sure do. Take care
Thanks for the amazing video!! We r moving there this Friday and can’t wait!!👍
Sorry for the late response. Congrats on the move. We'll see you around the Villages
Nice video. Made me smile. I’m coming back to The Villages in 10 days. You made me miss it watching this video. You should try water volleyball. Lots of fun
Thanks, I have been wanting to try that. Lots of people have told me how much fun it is. Just gonna have to push some of these other activities around and make it happen. See you around The Villages.
Beautiful, fantastic video. Very inspiring for people who have put up with crap to totally enjoy the backend.
Thanks, appreciate it.
Well done video. We were actually at two of the events in the video, who knew. Was nice to see a positive Villages video, Thank You & see you around at the town square. 😃
Thanks, appreciate it. Yep, see you around The Villages. Take care
That block party looks FUN and outside the bubble "chill island" looks pretty!
Great Job Ron
Thanks, appreciate it.
What a fantastic video! Thank you.
Thank you absolutely awesome 👍
Thank you
Wow not jealous
Hello, thanks for the Video, it will help me illustrate to my bride a lifestyle I have been promoting to her. It appears to me, the Villages is where it’s at.. Enjoy your day!
Thanks, appreciate it. It is a good life here. Best of luck to you, take care.
@@WebbTime Hey, question for you. I do a lot of BBQ and smoking briskets in the backyard. Is that allowed in the villages( do to all the smoke)?
@swaggysway5418 absolutely. I do a lot of bbqing as well. Don't have a smoker anymore but a Blackstone and a grill so I'm always out there. I have a villa with an enclosed backyard but I see homes that don't have enclosed yards with bbqs out there all the time. I see a lot of people bbq in their driveway as well.
@@WebbTime spectacular! I used to put some cooks on my TH-cam/ TikTok channel and was thinking of starting back up.. That maybe a good excuse for a block party/ get together if and when we move in😎
@@swaggysway5418 Cool, I'll have to check some of those videos out. Always looking for good outdoor cooking recipes, tips and tricks. Block parties are popular around here. Been to many of them and continue to go. We moved into a newly constructed neighborhood and it was where we met a lot of our neighbors. Take care
You did a great editing job. Two thumbs up.
Thanks, appreciate the kind words
Awesome video!
I have to admit it is beautiful and fun! Just hate the politics….
Nice tunes and appreciate your hard work to share this! Thanks
Well, they probably hated the politics where you are, so they left.
-- BR
Oh I can’t wait! Soon!
Looks nice. My lifestyle visit will be this Fall! Can't wait to explore.
Thanks, I'm sure you will enjoy it. That's what sold us on this place.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I am coming for the lifestyle experience in July and plan on buying there soon.
Enjoy your visit and good luck with house hunting. See you around The Villages.
Great video. Both of your golf swings improved over the year.
Thanks appreciate it. Yeah, working on the golf skills all we can. But we're really enjoying it. Even the bad rounds. Take care
Great video!
Thanks
Love this video…thank you for taking the time to put such a great video together. Livin’ your best lives…Marlene & Caro…Coming in August. 🎉
Thanks, appreciate it.
🇺🇲👍🏼😎👍🏼🇺🇲 Badass I love that you got mullet in the drag racing shot
Thanks, yeah had to head out to Gainsville to catch a race and pickup a new Freedom Factory hat haha
Great video!! Glad to see a fresh perspective. My husband and I are coming in July, would be great to run in to each other and have a beer! 😊
Thanks, Sounds like a plan to me. Hope you enjoy your trip here, I'm sure you will. Take care
What neighborhood do you live in ? Looks like a fun one
I like the villages I’m familiar with Florida because of family living on each coast there but it doesn’t look like much privacy once you’re living there! Plus I’m sure if you have a boat or rv it’s an issue with parking it !
Yeah, those assumptions are true in many cases. We are fortunate in that we have a fenced back yard which does give us some privacy even though our neighbors are still pretty close. We came here with a travel trailer which we had to find a storage lot for. But I guess we just have to take the good with the bad.
Fantastic !!!!
Thank you
Great video. Quick question on the 30-day rule. How does this apply? Thanks
Great video! What is the name of the band in the square playing "Highway to Hell"? I want to check them out!
Thanks, appreciate it. The band is The Hooligans. A very popular band here. The same guys are in another band called the Spazmatics (80's music). They don't play in The Villages as much as they use to now that they play at Disney (Epcot) regularly. Take care
Question, Which area/neighborhood do you guys live in and are you happy with your home? Nice video.
Thanks, appreciate it. We are on the south end of The Villages, near Sawgrass. We are very happy with this location. Short cart rides to both Sawgrass and Brownwood. Will be not too far from Eastport when that opens up. We are happy with our home as well, we were lucky and were able to get a villa so we have an enclosed back yard which I like. There seems to be constant new businesses opening up down on the south end so looks like will be even better in the future. Take care.
@@WebbTime Thank you for the info. The wife and I are starting our search.
@@TheGregWallace No problem, Best of luck with the search.
Looks great for a couple, but what about a single person.
Don't know for sure. All I can say is that we do know several singles here that we interact with and do things with all the time. I have also seen many singles groups doing various activities and meetings. I know some other TH-cam channels have done videos specifically related to single in The Villages. Those may have more info that I can provide. Good luck, take care
I must agree, the Villages is a Bubble.
Do the restaurants and town centers all close at 8pm? how late does the bars stay open? Is it too hot in June July and August?
The live entertainment in the squares ends at 9pm. After that the town squares pretty much clear out with the exception of some of the bars and restaurants with outside patios. Those do stay open and have people there until later hours. But, after 9pm it's pretty quiet. No denying it's hot in those months. But we found it did not really slow us down, we still did all of the golfing, softball and other sports we are doing during the other months. We just added a little bit more pool time during the hot daytime hours. But we enjoyed it because the pools is where we met a lot of people here when we were new to the villages. Take care
@@WebbTime LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!
@@barb970 Thanks appreciate it
Be there in 30 days
Sorry for the late response. Congrats on coming to the Villages
One thing I noticed, I didn’t see even one person overweight! So many activities, lots of play! 😃
This is a terrible comment. You are insinuating that people who are overweight don't deserve to enjoy themselves or be fruitful in their hard earned retirement. Sad comment.
@@chaleurphantom1haha..he didn't imply that all..But its a fact people who engage in exercise are thinner.
No HOA but rules that are even more restrictive than most HOA's and your neighbors are the one's that report you anonymously .There must be 100 video's telling you not to go to the Villages so check those out. Better to buy a house near there and go to the Town Halls as a non resident. You can play golf or pickleball every where and the same home in the Villages is probably 100k less in Ocala with an Acre of property.
Yep, that's an option for sure. It's not for everyone but for us it was the right choice. Take care
Way too many people. The homes are too close together. I saw no shade trees, on anyone's property. Too much sun for me. You can keep it.
Try the historic side. Lots of trees, more reasonable and you get the same perks. I lived there 6 years.
Not perfect, not for everyone but we are certainly loving our life here. Take care
My wife is half Chinese and half Jamaican. I only see white people in the video like myself. What are demographics in the area?
one month and nobody answered your question. Yep... that should tell you a lot. I also noticed the lack of diversity. And that raised so many red flags. No pun intended. 😅 I rather live in a more diverse community.
@@arielcordero true, that is what I am afraid of! Coming from Chicago would be culture shock!
I have no idea what the specific demographics are. I would imagine there must be some kind of website online somewhere that would be able to provide those types of specific statistics. As for living here, I see people from what appears to be every demographic living here and enjoying the lifestyle provided here in The Villages. Take care.
Looks like military housing but filled with old people
It's not for everyone. That's for sure
Great video!
Thanks