They say that every cloud has a silver lining. My firing from a semi-abusive job environment, once I recovered from the initial shock, definitely had its bright side.
After Stu had lost his job in March of 2009, we almost immediately put our villa up for sale. It was a very nice new construction condo unit in the center of what I called a three-plex on the property where he had worked for seven years.
When we chose our second home, we had many dreams for the future, including retiring and living in that community with many of the people we had come to know and love during his time working there. So, as I always say, if you’re gonna dream, you might as well dream big.
We chose a really prime lot right on the golf course with a deck overlooking it. We paid a little more for this location, but we really loved it. It was the floor plan that we wanted, and we got to choose all the interior fixtures, cabinets, flooring, etc. ourselves. It was such fun feathering our little “love nest” with some really nice upscale furniture.
We also had lots of “toys” out there, including some items that were nicer than those at our real (larger) home closer to civilization. One of our favorite toys was our golf cart, a beautiful dark blue metallic vehicle which we personalized with our initials SMC and MRC on the front using decals.
As I recall, Stu had gotten a deal he couldn’t pass up on this particular cart due to his relationship through his job with the golf course company. It was lots of fun to go flying around the course in our little blue buggy with our golf clubs in the back and waving to everyone we knew out there. That, for me, plus my beautiful pink and purple golf clubs, were the highlights of my brief golf career.
While it was sad to have to say goodbye to our sweet, well-appointed little home that didn’t smell like teenage sweat and animal accidents, we knew it was an economic necessity. Stu also felt some degree of disappointment over his job loss, plus there were a very few people living there that never liked us anyway, apparently.
During the brief period of my employment in the summer of 2009, we got the sought-after offer on our villa, with a closing date at the end of July.
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