Our timeline to be Floridians is 10 more months or so. But the husband's brother and his wife, have beat us to Florida!
In April, we got the call. Their plan was to drive to Lakeland, Florida, the beginning of May and find a place to live. Winter Garden maybe.
On May 2nd, their townhome in Iowa was under contract for sale and on May 3rd, the drive south began.
A few days later they were back in Iowa, property in Lakeland, Florida, under contract for their purchase.
By Memorial Day, May 30, their two cars were packed, and they began the trek south the next day.
Since then, they closed on their house in Iowa, closed on their property in Lakeland, and are undergoing refurbishments--flooring, countertop, bathrooms getting a redo, new roof, and more! New bed, appliances, and furniture are being delivered and soon, they will inhabit their new Florida home! Did I mention that there is a "Florida room?"
In the meantime, they took a drive and ended up in Windermere, specifically, by our condo, and took pictures of course.
The pictures came via text and made me chuckle. They made it to Florida and our condo before us! I guess that is what big, I mean older, brothers are for.
When we were Disney dreamin' it never occurred to us that family would be near and now, that dream has come true, too.
The report was that the drive from Lakeland to Windermere wasn't too bad, smooth actually, other than (insert colorful language) drivers in I-4. Also heard about driving "right through the Magic Kingdom" to get there!
What is taking us nearly two years took them less than two months! I can't wait to be living in Central Florida near them!
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