Dancing With the Stars alums Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are loving their new lives in the Sunshine State.
“We’ve always loved Florida [and] we’ve always loved the lifestyle here. We fell in love with Boca because it, kind of, has everything [and] the best of everything,” Murgatroyd, 40, said in a Friday, August 21, Instagram Story video, detailing her family’s decision to move out of Los Angeles. “[We’re] really close to Miami, we have the beach, like. 11 minutes from my house, really top-rated schools, amazing sports for the boys [and a] great lifestyle.”
Murgatroyd and Chmerkovskiy, 46, announced in June that they recently relocated to Florida with their three sons: Shai, 9, Rio, 3, and Milan, 2.
“I know it gets hot but we’re, kind of, in it right now. I thought I would have a bigger problem with it, everyone’s like, ‘You’re gonna come back to Cali,’” Murgatroyd quipped on Friday about the move. “Cali will always be a home of ours because we lived there for 20 years but, right now, I think this is what our fam needs and we are loving every second. It’s the best.”
Since settling in Florida, Murgatroyd has already noticed a few core differences to life in the South compared to in the City of Angels.
“I would say convenience is key here. Everything is within a five-minute drive. I feel like there’s a CVS or Walgreens on every corner ‘cause it’s like in blocks with the communities,” she revealed. “I love it; I feel like at this stage of my life with three boys, I’m about convenience.”
Murgatroyd also praised the “really nice” community of welcoming neighbors.
“I do feel like everyone here is … very sweet, very nice, very accommodating,” she gushed, noting that her sons have already been invited on multiple playdates with neighborhood children. “I’m like, ‘This never happened over there.’ The mothers are all really nice.”
Murgatroyd continued, “In our community, that’s all I wanted. I wanted Shai to have the childhood that I had and I can see it happening. He has playdates, he has boys knocking on our door, saying ‘Hey come play, let’s go ride our bikes.’ It’s the best thing for me, and it’s all I want. I’m so happy.”
Among their community, Murgatroyd’s in-laws also made the move to Florida.
“They did, which is amazing and awesome,” she gushed of Chmerkovskiy’s parents on Friday. “They just really love Boca too, we didn’t even realize they were going to do that. They have a really cute place, and they’re very happy by the beach.”
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