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:whitetrash: Welcome to the area, forum, and congrats on your home, you'll love SW and glad you chose this area as we need more full time residents along 30A.

:whitetrash: Welcome to the area, forum, and congrats on your home, you&#039;ll love SW and glad you chose this area as we need more full time residents along 30A.

Teresa

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Wow that's a big move! What brings you over here? Glad to have you.

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Wow that&#039;s a big move! What brings you over here? Glad to have you. 
 
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Thank You =) . It was time for a change.  Simplistically our criteria was , beautiful beach with water warm enough to enjoy it, safe neighborhood, slower pace, highly rated schools (planning on starting a family soon) etc.   I started searching online  about every city on the coast in Florida.  Then I stumbled upon South Walton and couldn't believe what I was seeing.  Pretty much everything I was reading/seeing was exactly what we were hoping to find. But how could such a beautiful place exist , almost too good to be true.   We booked a flight  in May to see  for ourselves in person , turned onto 30a from the 98 had one peek at the beautiful water . My husband and I looked at each other , smiled , yep we had found it.  The soft sand, gorgeous water, pine trees, dune lakes, open space , turtles and dolphins?! Love at first sight. Fast forward 3 days later and we had put an offer in on what is now our home.

Thank You =) . It was time for a change.  Simplistically our criteria was , beautiful beach with water warm enough to enjoy it, safe neighborhood, slower pace, highly rated schools (planning on starting a family soon) etc.   I started searching online  about every city on the coast in Florida.  Then I stumbled upon South Walton and couldn&#039;t believe what I was seeing.  Pretty much everything I was reading/seeing was exactly what we were hoping to find. But how could such a beautiful place exist , almost too good to be true.   We booked a flight  in May to see  for ourselves in person , turned onto 30a from the 98 had one peek at the beautiful water . My husband and I looked at each other , smiled , yep we had found it.  The soft sand, gorgeous water, pine trees, dune lakes, open space , turtles and dolphins?! Love at first sight. Fast forward 3 days later and we had put an offer in on what is now our home.

groveral

Such a great story! We have had a second home in Seagrove for more than 10 years--live full time only 4 hours away. It is all that you say--and more. The sense of community we see and hear about from our many full time friends, is wonderful. Small, but sophisticated--and zero stuffiness. Beauty? Obvious to all!

Enjoy your new home and welcome y'all!

Such a great story! We have had a second home in Seagrove for more than 10 years--live full time only 4 hours away. It is all that you say--and more. The sense of community we see and hear about from our many full time friends, is wonderful. Small, but sophisticated--and zero stuffiness. Beauty? Obvious to all! 
 
Enjoy your new home and welcome y&#039;all!

carson

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Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc...

Welcome, don't know too much about the "sophistication", but there are some characters here for sure.

Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc... 
 
Welcome, don&#039;t know too much about the &quot;sophistication&quot;, but there are some characters here for sure.

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[QUOTE="carson, post: 850954, member: 24977"]Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc...

Welcome, don't know too much about the "sophistication", but there are some characters here for sure.[/QUOTE]

I cry when I leave here and I smile when I come back. Always been that way!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="carson">Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc... 
 
Welcome, don&#039;t know too much about the &quot;sophistication&quot;, but there are some characters here for sure.</blockquote> 
I cry when I leave here and I smile when I come back. Always been that way!

[QUOTE="carson, post: 850954, member: 24977"]Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc...

Welcome, don't know too much about the "sophistication", but there are some characters here for sure.[/QUOTE]
How funny ,  I walk by the Pasadena Counter location frequently on my way to Sugar Fish .  That's one thing I will miss about LA , the food .  Sushi, Mexican, Indian, Korean , Asian Fusion.....   But it's a small price to pay for no traffic, no smog  and waking up to the sight of  the beautiful ocean.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="carson">Awesome! I develop The Counter Burger restaurants based out of LA, so I am there monthly. After being there a week, I always smile when I land in PCB and have no traffic, no smog etc... 
 
Welcome, don&#039;t know too much about the &quot;sophistication&quot;, but there are some characters here for sure.</blockquote>How funny , I walk by the Pasadena Counter location frequently on my way to Sugar Fish . That&#039;s one thing I will miss about LA , the food . Sushi, Mexican, Indian, Korean , Asian Fusion..... But it&#039;s a small price to pay for no traffic, no smog and waking up to the sight of the beautiful ocean.

Akarin

Hi everyone! New to the forum & new in town. My husband and I recently closed escrow on our home in Seagrove .  We will be moving full time in August from Los Angeles .  Definitely a big change for us, but so looking forward to the change and new experiences.   =)

Hi everyone! New to the forum &amp; new in town. My husband and I recently closed escrow on our home in Seagrove .  We will be moving full time in August from Los Angeles .  Definitely a big change for us, but so looking forward to the change and new experiences.   =)

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