kuntryquilter

I have lived in 12 states, military wife. I have found something to love about everyone of them. I currently live in Tennessee and I can honestly say that I wouldn't want to live any place else, except Heaven. I think Tennessee is about as close to Heaven as you can get here on this earth.

Edie

I love where I live. St. Paul, Minnesota - capitol city of Minnesota. It is a relatively small city, 287,000 some people and we have our neighborhoods, which after living all but 10 years of my 72 years in the same neighborhood, I love this part of St. Paul the most. We are in the Macalester/Groveland area (I love names of neighborhoods) (Highland, Midway, St. Anthony Park, Frog Town, Summit/University, Como Park, Lowertown, West Seventh, etc. Each has their own little way of living. We help each other. We don't wait to be asked, we just offer or go ahead without asking. I love our neighbors. I am the second oldest - agewise - but we have lived in our home for 38 years now and before that it was owned by my aunt and uncle. I am asked about things, history, people of this neighborhood and generally know the answers (old people know everything, you know). The only thing that has changed is that Moms used to stay home, we used to have coffee parties once a week outside in the spring, summer and autumn, (usually on Monday) we used to holler over to neighbors when we were hanging out our laundry. And, if a family goes on vacation, we are outside to wave goodbye to them. I love my St. Paul. Edie

TexasSunshine

We've lived all over the country, (DH was in Navy for 20 years) California, Tennessee, New Jersey, Florida, Hawaii, but the great state of Texas is home and always will be. Both born here and will die here.

Suzi

Massachusetts born and bred ------- but SouthWestern Pennsylvania has been my home for 68 of my 72 years and here I will die. We are fortunate in that we have always lived in the rural areas and don't have to fight traffic, smog and pollution BUT we have one neighbor (about 1/4 mile away) who is exactly the spittin' image of the psycho neighbors first quoted. Dipshits! Fortunately we can't see them but we sure can hear them when they go off on their tangents. My DH says that no matter where you live there is bound to be one idiot in the bunch to put the screws to otherwise peaceful living.

I love everything about my home - seasons, smells, wildlife and the slow pace of living.

ncredbird

DH was transferred frequently with his job (22 times in 6 years!) so we lived in a lot of places. Several locations in Oregon. Oregon is visually beautiful but we had very bad allergy problems there. And then there is the never ending gray drizzle of a winter that starts about the 1st of October and continues without sunlight until March sometime. 4 of us had bronchial pneumonia one winter and when they transferred him next he got his choice of 2 places in AZ. He chose Phoenix. The kids were old enough to go to school by the time the next transfer rolled around so he opted to change jobs and stay put for awhile. 22 years later he retired and we moved to the South. We knew after we had been there about 5 years that we hated it but he wanted to stay with his job until he could retire. What we didn't like was:
worst air quality in the US
crime rate and feeling of not being safe
traffic
brown dead appearance due to scorching dry heat
dust storms that come up in front of a rain storm and then having it rain through them so it rains mud
having the inside of the car be hot enough to cook a roast
being sandwiched into a neighborhood where every house looks the like yours and being able to see into the neighbors window sitting at the dinner table
having a 6 foot block wall around the back of your house
having scorpions inside of your house and your bed
cockroaches
high property taxes
long drive to work
What we liked about Phoenix
The Phoenix zoo, lots of shopping choices, relatively low cost of groceries
After retirement we moved to a small rural town in TN
What we like:
Visually beautiful!
It's green here!, able to have a nice garden,smell of honeysuckle in the spring and summer, clean air, very low crime rate - able to leave the windows open and leave the door unlocked, 4 seasons - all of them are beautiful, friendly people, great BBQ, don't have to use the air conditioning much (we are up in the mountains so our humidity is not too bad in the summer), wildlife, cardinals, goldfinch, blue jays, hawks, hummingbirds, titmouse, Carolina wren, deer, wild turkey, geese, very little traffic, slower pace of life, good Christian values, many barns with quilts painted on the side.
Don't like - not much choice in shopping - but we have the internet and UPS! We don't know many people and the children and grandchildren are still in Phoenix - but we won't move back.
Ann in TN

mythreesuns

Have lived in Central Wisconsin all my life.

Loves -
The 4 seasons. (What is Christmas with no snow or cold weather)
Not hot and humid daily.
Friendly neighbors
Less traffic
4-H style fairs
deep fried cheese curds
Many many cheap family outing adventures
No hurricane's
No earthquake's
No valcano's
No horrible wild fires

Hates-
Summers are to short
Winters are to long
Tornado weather

Quilt-Till-U-Wilt

I live in Maryland and can't imagine iiving anywhere else. I love the four seasons plus we have the mountains and the ocean. Crime, yes there's crime, but mainly in the city of Baltimore. You have to pick an area that you like. The winters are "usually" moderate. Summers can be humid but then you go to the beach. Tried going to Florida for the winter months but got tired of it. I love the freshness of the cold air and the snow. Of course we're retired so that's a plus. When it snows we can stay in and enjoy it.

katzak

DH and I were both born and raised in NYC. Lived 58 years of our lives there. Decided to relocate due to retirement. It was delightful to leave the nasty, dirty city with foul-mouthed people pushing their way through. Who needs humidity and snow? I hated shoveling, having to wear winter coats and never feeling warm.

We lived on Staten Island (one of the five boroughs) that was 9 miles wide and 17 miles long with 500,000 people. Driving anywhere off Staten Island meant paying a toll. The bridge is now $13.00. We moved to Arizona and live in a town approximately the same square mileage with only 45,000 people. Open spaces and breathing room!

Four years in Arizona and we're in heaven. Sun over 300 days a year. And, not hearing every word our neighbors say. Can't beat that!

Just miss the great food choices from New York.

verna2197

I was born and raised in Indiana and loved it except for all the snow. Hated winter. I now live in Middle Tennessee. Love the seasons here. The only thing I hate is all the Pollen. When we first moved here my eyes swelled shut from all the allergies, was on meds for about 2 years until I got use to living here. Now I love it.

Verna2197

amandasgramma

Why don't you buy an RV (a used one, not new) and live in each of the areas for 6 months or a year....then you'll know which place is for YOU!