I live by the beach. That's the only thing I like. The people are stuck up and snotty, the school district is cutting programs even though our taxes are sky rocketing, and the weather isn't what I'm into any more. I'm tired of long cold winters.
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What do you love about where you live?
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You know Pam we could probably swap each others houses and the outsides would literally be exactly the same..well except for my fields. We have deer out like crazy right now because of all the corn not being down yet. The ground hogs have been hiding as of late and supposidly we have a bear living in the woods right up from my house. LOL I wont let the dog out too late at night and hes not allowed to wander the yard anymore, he has to stay where the light is so I can see him. Im a little paranoid about him being some wild animals snack or getting sprayed by a skunk since the neighbor warned me about one.Originally Posted by Winchester
Like Tyler, we live in central PA, pretty much right across the river from her. It's simply beautiful. Very rural, but close enough to some neat university towns for lots of different shopping. We have the inevitable WalMarts and Targets and McDs, of course. I'm about 7.5 miles away from my work and Rick drives only a little further than that. But we're not all squashed in against one another and there's a lot of space out here. I like that. We have room to breathe.
We have all four seasons. You all know how I feel about the winter and the snow....I'm not crazy about it, but really? It's quite pretty (and you can remind me of this post in a couple of months when I'm whining about all the snow and ice and the frigid winds!).
I like having wild animals in our back yard, even if those animals are just raccoons, ground hogs, deer, and the occasional bear. The other night, I was in the kitchen working. I looked out the window and there were three deer standing up in the back yard under a maple tree. I tried to get the camera, but they didn't stay around long enough.
There's a lot to be said about living in the country.
I love where we live. The town I live near is not as nice as Pams, but Im only about 10-15 minutes from her town and it is gorgeous there. Out of the three local bigger towns hands down Pams is the prettiest and nicest.
There are SO many things I love about where I love! We're very close to the Bay of Fundy, and I LOVE the water. There are so many beautiful parks and things showing off the beauty of nature. I love that most of my family lives close by. I love that we feel safe here. I love that we sometimes see deer hanging out in our back yard. I love that we are JUST out of the fog belt. I love that we can walk down the street and get a friendly smile and a hello from those we pass. The list really goes on and on.
Living so close to the beach, and how historic Charleston is.
Other than that, I'd rather go back to northwestern New Jersey!! I loved the mountains, the hills, the cold weather, snow, less humidity, trees changing in the fall, proximity to NYC, etc.
Other than that, I'd rather go back to northwestern New Jersey!! I loved the mountains, the hills, the cold weather, snow, less humidity, trees changing in the fall, proximity to NYC, etc.
The full ride scholarship that led me to attend UCF.
And maybe living in a metropolitan area for once, with ACTUAL things to ACTUALLY DO, instead of a small hick town in the Panhandle with ~20,000 people and being surrounded by woods after 10 minutes of driving.
Other than that, Florida is awful. Hot, hot, HOT in the summer and humid to boot. And it doesn't become winter in Orlando until mid-November at the earliest.
I'm a winter person. Don't like the beach, and theme parks get old. So I'm moving north asap.
Other than that, Florida is awful. Hot, hot, HOT in the summer and humid to boot. And it doesn't become winter in Orlando until mid-November at the earliest.
I'm a winter person. Don't like the beach, and theme parks get old. So I'm moving north asap.
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The only thing I love about where I live is my church. Other than that I don't want to be here. I'm only here because of my husbands job.
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I love the area! My aunt and uncle had a house at Kure Beach. (It was once either an old post office or military medical building...we never found out which.) I've been to the battleship, but never downtown. (Drew Barrymore even wrote about spending the night in a haunted house in Wilmington while filming a movie.) Thanks for sharing the pics.Originally Posted by AimerLee
I'm half a mile from the river and 4 miles from the beach... what's not to love? Okay... besides hurricanes! Lol. I love just being able to spend a nice afternoon having a picnic by the water. Last November my friends and I decided to have a Thanksgiving picnic on the beach at midnight - it was so much fun! We also have a great downtown area on the riverfront with a big battleship, and lots of other historic places. My boyfriend and I went wandering on a trail nearby and found an abandoned chemical plant from World War II that most people don't even know about!
Riverfront by my house
My boyfriend at one of the many pretty beaches we have around here. They make for great photography backdrops lol!
I love where I live and I wouldn't change it for the world. I complain about it, a lot, because the job market is so bad and it is a little backwards, but it's a great area.
I grew up in Cumberland Md (10 minutes from where I live now), and the history there is so rich. George Washington was in charge of Fort Cumberland before the Revolutionary War (when England and France were fighting over this area) and there are still tunnels from the fort underground in one part of town. Most of the buildings in down town were built in the 1800's. In fact, the house I grew up in dated back to the 1870's. My cousin's house was used as a hospital during the civil war. The architecture is incredible and it's a beautiful city.
Our house in West Virginia is ok. I would like to change the house but keep the land. I love the fact that there aren't neighbors watching every little thing I do (well, except for my MIL that lives on the other side of the plot...lol). I love the idea that I could get some chickens or a cow or a horse if I wanted and have the room for them. Heck, we even have a barn that's standing empty just waiting for some warm bodies.
I love waking up in the morning and seeing a herd of deer grazing across the road, or being woken up in the fall by a flock of turkeys parading under our bedroom window (those suckers are LOUD!).
I'm 3 hrs from DC and 2 hrs from Pittsburgh PA so I'm not secluded. I like to visit the city but you pay me enough to live there.
I grew up in Cumberland Md (10 minutes from where I live now), and the history there is so rich. George Washington was in charge of Fort Cumberland before the Revolutionary War (when England and France were fighting over this area) and there are still tunnels from the fort underground in one part of town. Most of the buildings in down town were built in the 1800's. In fact, the house I grew up in dated back to the 1870's. My cousin's house was used as a hospital during the civil war. The architecture is incredible and it's a beautiful city.
Our house in West Virginia is ok. I would like to change the house but keep the land. I love the fact that there aren't neighbors watching every little thing I do (well, except for my MIL that lives on the other side of the plot...lol). I love the idea that I could get some chickens or a cow or a horse if I wanted and have the room for them. Heck, we even have a barn that's standing empty just waiting for some warm bodies.
I love waking up in the morning and seeing a herd of deer grazing across the road, or being woken up in the fall by a flock of turkeys parading under our bedroom window (those suckers are LOUD!).
I'm 3 hrs from DC and 2 hrs from Pittsburgh PA so I'm not secluded. I like to visit the city but you pay me enough to live there.
I love everything about where I live, we live in a rather isolated, expensive part of the city, cars never drive on the road, apart from people leaving their houses, there is a store right across the road, a park straight in front of my house and a lake in front of that. There is also a movie theatre and larger shops down the road as well as a beach and close to my first home as well. The neighbours are lovely, everything is so green and lively, it's beautiful, I'll try to take some photos if I can get my hands on a camera.
We live in very rural, NW NJ. It's probably very much like where Tyler and Pam live, only we're (depending on traffic) 1.5 - 2.5 hours from NYC (we need access due to work).
Love being secluded, love being rural. It's so pretty around here. So many rivers, lakes, trails. I love that it's not flat. Not the sweeping mountains of the Rockies, but driving through the hills with fog rising is absolutely magical! I love looking out the window and seeing deer, chipmunks, groundhogs, rabbits, etc. And bird watching during migration is amazing here.
And even though I like winter a LOT less than I used to, I still appreciate having all four seasons. The sunsets in fall are just amazing - the sky is usually a blaze of pinks!
Love being secluded, love being rural. It's so pretty around here. So many rivers, lakes, trails. I love that it's not flat. Not the sweeping mountains of the Rockies, but driving through the hills with fog rising is absolutely magical! I love looking out the window and seeing deer, chipmunks, groundhogs, rabbits, etc. And bird watching during migration is amazing here.
I live in a garden apartment complex in a busy part of Nassau County, Long Island, NY.
What I love about my location is that everything I need is literally within a mile and all walking distances. If I want to hit the beach, its a 10 minute drive. There's a nice community pool and park with tennis courts and a hockey rink- at a walking distance that I like to go to during the summer.
The best thing is I am just short of a mile from my job!
The only thing I wish I had was my parents to be closer (or vice versa!) and a small hole-in-wall grocery store where I can grab milk without going to a huge StopNShop!
What I love about my location is that everything I need is literally within a mile and all walking distances. If I want to hit the beach, its a 10 minute drive. There's a nice community pool and park with tennis courts and a hockey rink- at a walking distance that I like to go to during the summer.
The best thing is I am just short of a mile from my job!
The only thing I wish I had was my parents to be closer (or vice versa!) and a small hole-in-wall grocery store where I can grab milk without going to a huge StopNShop!
I love the fact that I am by all major transporation to get me where I want/need to go
. I don't own a car so this helps alot!!!
The chemical plant was near Kure Beach! It was about a 30 minute walk into the woods near Federal Point Cemetery. And Fort Fisher is great! Is this what you're talking about? I took this the other day when I was down there:Originally Posted by nurseangel
I love the area! My aunt and uncle had a house at Kure Beach. (It was once either an old post office or military medical building...we never found out which.) I've been to the battleship, but never downtown. (Drew Barrymore even wrote about spending the night in a haunted house in Wilmington while filming a movie.) Thanks for sharing the pics.I'd love to find some pictures of that little walkway out in the water near Fort Fisher. Do you know the name of it?
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That's not it. What I'm talking about isn't pretty like that.Originally Posted by AimerLee
The chemical plant was near Kure Beach! It was about a 30 minute walk into the woods near Federal Point Cemetery. And Fort Fisher is great! Is this what you're talking about? I took this the other day when I was down there:
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I think I would love West Virginia. I've only stayed in Point Pleasant, but the area was beautiful. I want to go to the Greenbrier (sp) around Christmas, but don't think I'll make it there this year. Christmas is sneaking up on me.
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I hate where I live Its cold most of the time and boring nothing to see My dream place would be Texas or California
What's not to like about Wisconsin!!!!
Yes the 4 seasons: early winter, mid winter, late winter and summer (haha). Actually its not so bad. I'm 10 minutes from Green Bay which besides the Packers has a nice zoo, good greenhouses & nurseries (I'm a big gardener). 15 minutes to the south is the shopping area. Both cities have good restaurants and farmers markets. The home prices are good and cost of living pretty reasonable as well. Lots of parks and bike trails nearby. We live in a rural area and the only downsides are poor internet service and a large factory dairy farm 5 miles away causing lots of farm machinery on the road at times.
Yes the 4 seasons: early winter, mid winter, late winter and summer (haha). Actually its not so bad. I'm 10 minutes from Green Bay which besides the Packers has a nice zoo, good greenhouses & nurseries (I'm a big gardener). 15 minutes to the south is the shopping area. Both cities have good restaurants and farmers markets. The home prices are good and cost of living pretty reasonable as well. Lots of parks and bike trails nearby. We live in a rural area and the only downsides are poor internet service and a large factory dairy farm 5 miles away causing lots of farm machinery on the road at times.
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I like the thought of all those winters! Sounds like my kind of place.
