Originally Posted by Britster (Post 3499504)

Come to DC and hang with me and Jackson, haha. :)

Originally Posted by FlDebra (Post 3498352)

Just saw you have Hurlbert Field on your Dream Sheet --about 45 minutes to an hour from me. Love that area! The base is big & sprawling right on the coast. Fort Walton Beach, Mary Ester -- the whole area is nice. Then if you go across the bridge into Destin -- LOTS OF FUN! We get a condo over there every once in a while. Shalimar is a really nice area -- my sister lived there. Just out of the tourist traffic patterns but still close enough to the beach.

We were just over that way a couple of weeks ago. Took my grandson to the Gulfarium. The Dolphin Cruises are also a wonderful way to spend the day. I could not believe how the dolphins in the wild entertained us. They enjoy showing off!

Downtown Fort Walton is really getting run down. Not sure why they have not kept up with the beach tourist industry but it is sort of old and tacky. But right across the bridge it all changes and things perk up with new and better kept establishments. If I was 20 years younger, I would probably live in Destin/Shalimar area myself. :)

Originally Posted by Deuce (Post 3498125)

Sigh...well my list came out today I can go to the dc/area (Andrews), Florida (Hurlburt), Idaho (Mountain Home), New Jersey (McGuire), Dyess TX, or Grand Forks ND.
I'm not really pleased with any of those options, but I will make the best out of any of them. I put Andrews and Hurlburt on my Dream Sheet, I think I would be able to easily enjoy either one of those. Though the traffic of DC would drive me bananas, Naples (where I am now) I think is pretty comparable to downtown DC and I hate it. Though I don't mind using Public Transportation and with gas prices how they are that's probably what I'll do. I should be finding out in the next month (maybe less) where I'm headed, then it'll be time to start looking for condos/town homes/apartments that are pet friendly and safe.
I really don't like moving, which I suppose I should have realized before joining the military, lol. They do make everything easy though, they hire the companies that come out, pack, and ship everything for me. I just have to sort through all my junk and decide what is coming with me and what is going to the dump/charity. And I need to start getting pet stuff ready, need to find out for sure what all I need to get my little creatures back to the States.