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<\/p>\nIt\u2019s June, and the sun is shining on a beautiful Maryland day. Anne and her husband Robert are just settling into their new home, and their new lives as active adults.<\/p>\n
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\u201cBye, honey! Drive safe,\u201d Robert waved to his daughter and son-in-law they backed out of the driveway, heading back to their own home in the suburbs of Washington DC.<\/p>\n
Next to him, Anne sighed, turning around to gaze into the foyer of their new single-family home at The Villages at Two Rivers. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss our old house. Do you remember that time when Sarah\u2026\u201d Anne trailed off as another couple in their late 50s approached with a smile.<\/p>\n
\u201cWelcome to beautiful Odenton, Maryland,\u201d the husband (whose name they later learned to be Jim) extended his hand to Robert. \u201cThis is my wife, Sissy. We moved in just across the street last month.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHave y\u2019all checked out the clubhouse yet?\u201d Sissy asked Anne.<\/p>\n
Anne shook her head, and the other woman took her arm.<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, we simply must change that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The two women made fast friends before they reached the next mailbox. Realizing they\u2019d just walked off on their husbands, Anne spun around and yelled back at Robert, \u201cWe\u2019re going off to check out the clubhouse!\u201d<\/p>\n
& off they went, in search of something fun to do.<\/p>\n
Anne sighed and admitted to herself something she hadn\u2019t yet, \u201cI love it here.\u201d<\/p>\n