Author Archives: The Roaming Retirees

We have survived the first month of unpacking, repairmen, installers, meeting neighbors, deliveries, hanging pictures, and have already had two separate sets of friends stay one week apart. We are as settled as we could expect to be in our first thirty days and we have enjoyed spending time with our friends, and we haveContinue reading “One Month In”

Have you ever asked yourself the question after finally doing something you’ve thought about for a very long time why didn’t I do this sooner? Or Why did we wait so long? After being here for almost four weeks we were talking a couple of days ago about just that, why did we wait soContinue reading “Why Did We Wait So Long???”

We are now halfway through week four and in the last three and a half weeks we have done a lot. We are starting to feel settled into our home, the house is coming together, we are still awaiting several pieces of furniture and some of the things we ordered are not scheduled to arriveContinue reading “And So It Begins”

Two weeks after arriving in Florida, three weeks after leaving Washington in our moving truck and making that long drive all the way across the country, we have boarded a flight and are heading back to Washington to celebrate our granddaughters birthdays. After arriving to the airport in Seattle and having the temperatures greet usContinue reading “Seattle Bound”

We have completed two full weeks as new Floridians. This last week was a challenge not just physically but really tested my patience. So one of the things in my research before we moved here was obtaining a Florida drivers license. It sounded relatively easy, bring your previous state issued license, a certified birth certificate,Continue reading “Trick or Treat”

We have just started our second week in the new house and we are absolutely exhausted. We have worked nonstop since we arrived and I am still not seeing the end in sight. I am somewhat of a perfectionist by nature and I like everything in it’s place, so to have boxes strewn about andContinue reading “With Age Comes Exhaustion”

Four days down of unpacking and not even close to being complete. I remember when we were younger we could move and I would have that place unpacked in just a few days. Over the years we have moved several times and each time I clean out and give a bunch of stuff away onlyContinue reading “Busy, Busy, Busy”

1988, this was the first time I had ever stepped foot in Florida. We had just moved to Tennessee and my parents came for a visit, we made a trip down to Florida for a few days, went to Disney world, Miami, The Everglades, drove up the gulf through Tampa and back to Tennessee. ItContinue reading “We’re Here”

Day seven and we finally made it! Yipppeeee we are home!!! Our last days drive was short and sweet. We only had a three hour drive and the landscape was beautiful to look at as we made our way through northern Florida. We did notice a sudden increase in Palm trees and as we droveContinue reading “Home Sweet Home”

We are now finally on our sixth day and with the exception of our detour from Evanston Wyoming down through Denver Colorado, we have had a very smooth trip. The driving has been easy and time has passed rather quickly so this road trip has not been too bad. I think the big storm weContinue reading “So Close But Yet So Far”