The first communication from Max (and, by inference, Jenny) —to George and his spouse, Fran— was in the same month as their arrival in Florida. The content confirms that Max and Jenny have already begun participating in the local social life. At the same time, Max and Jenny demonstrate their eagerness for conversation with their now-distant family.
MAX: About us. As you know, when we spoke on the phone we had a pretty busy week here at the recreation center. They called out, first, the birthdays, and mom was among them. And the whole audience sang Happy Birthday. Then they called the first one anniversary, a fifty-fifth anniversary. Then a fiftyith, then a forty-eighth --that's us-- then all the way down the line. And we danced the Anniversary Waltz, and when we came home it was eleven, twelve New York time.
We waited for a call from New York. I couldn't wait any longer -- I jumped the gun and called you. It was a typical Leavitt feast, grabbing the telephone from each other's hand.