1. Hendersonville, TN - What I like about this place is my sisters and parents live there and I love the climate. But what I hated was that it brought back traumatic childhood (teenage) memories for me. You see, I feel as though I was wrongfully sent to TN in my Senior year of high school to (shall we say) "straighten up". It did NOT work. In fact, while I was there, I only rebelled more. This experience for me was traumatic on many levels...but this is not the subject I signed on to write about; so I'll stop talking about it. :/ Anyways, the point I'm trying to make is that there were more cons than pros for Hendersonville. So, I decided NOT to live there.
2. Ashford, AL - What I like about this place is that it's "home". It's where I was born and raised and it's where I know my family will ALWAYS be. We also have 3 brand new babies in the family and they all live within 7 miles of this place. I'm a SUCKER for a cute baby. :) My cousin (who used to be like my sister) lives nearby and I our relationship to get back to where it was...as close as sisters. What I dislike about Ashford is that "southern mentality" that is so narrow-minded and ignorant. I hate the prejudices of the South and I hate the climate. But anyways, if you didn't already know...this is where I decided to move.
3. Aurora, IL - What I like about this place is...EVERYTHING. What I dislike about this place is...NOTHING. I used to live in Aurora and I miss it desperately. The ONLY reason that I didn't decide to move to IL is because I only had friends there - no family. I didn't want to go THAT far away and be so lonely. And I KNOW if I had chosen that route, that's what would have happened.
But I didn't choose that route...and I'd give anything to feel that loneliness right now. I miss IL so freakin' bad. I cry EVERY night (for many reasons...but mainly about THIS). I'm sobbing as I type this.
I miss their awesome parks, Geneva Commons, "Boy Pizza", riding the train into Chicago, The Orchard, fireworks from the rooftop, snow fights, snow sledding, snow tubing, 4-square at Becky's, Broadway in Chicago, apple orchards, Wok-N-Fire, geo-caching, my clients, late night walks with E-Dawg, all my friends but most importantly...the CULTURE. Everything. My life will never be the same if I'm not in IL. I'll never be truly happy without it.
I have VOWED to live here in AL for a few years. But after that, I will return. I will...
