Page 51 - Panama City Living Magazine September-October 2019

“Like we said, it’s our paradise and we will not be moving anymore.”
and bags of samples, he did not pick cars, he picked trunks so that he would have enough room for all those samples. So, when we picked our condos, this and past ones, we didn’t buy condos, we bought balconies. Because that is where we will spend most of our time. We love being close to the water.”
At Summerwinds, the Beals have found the perfect balcony as it offers both shade and sunshine on any given day with its perpendicular shape facing south on one side and east on the other. But the real magic happens at nighttime, they explain. Milton sits back and describes the stunning sights the moon offers at night. “At about eight o’clock in the evening, all of a sudden, we see it come up, a giant illuminated ball. It’s gor- geous. You can sit there for about two hours looking at it. And then it goes over the top of the building. At night, this place is almost like you left the lights on. The moon is over the water and it reflects in our shiny floors.”
“The views are gorgeous,” Janice adds. “Like we said, it’s our paradise and we will not be moving anymore.”
Whether with views of sun or moon, the time spent together looking at the horizon and the water below is always quality time. As their home is almost perfect except for small finish- ing touches that Janice feels are needed here and there, they
know that it took teamwork and patience to reach their goals. Janice and Milton have been happily married for 46 years.
Asked about the secret of their harmonious marriage, Milton explains that it is not a secret at all. “We work together in ev- erything we do. We sit down and talk about our ideas. Janice has a lot of great ideas and I had a few. But I can’t match her sense of bling. We live our best life and we are here because we work so well together. Life is full of joy. Don’t ever go to bed mad. If you want to be miserable, then you will miss out on the most joyful items in your life.”
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