Before I moved here, I would never have said that I was a city girl. I grew up in a fairly rural area, enjoy the country, and like small towns.
And then I moved into the middle of the Florida everglades. And I realized I am actually a city girl. Or at the very least a suburbs-of-the-city girl. I HATE living 45 minutes to an hour from everything--and I mean everything, except for a (very pricey, very tiny) grocery store, two sandwich shops,and a very pricey, not-so-great pub. The nearest bank? an hour. The nearest Target and Wal Mart? 45 minutes. At least the drive is sunny...but nearly all of it is under construction.
Having egrets flying outside our window every morning is great (not to mention the occasionally alligator and panther, walking not flying, obviously), and I should be enjoying it. But it is driving me plumb crazy. I miss living in Cary, which was within 20 minutes of downtown Raleigh, and nearly every restaurant/store you could think of, but still had lots of trees. There were museums, and parks, and lots of performing arts.
Egrets are wonderful, and on vacation I love being in the environment we live in now. Quiet, peaceful, great scenery. But overall, I'm finding that I prefer museums and the performing arts--with the option for great parks--for everyday.
I have a little over a year left to go here, and I'm trying to enjoy it--how many people can say they've had an alligator AND a panther in their backyard??--but I'm thinking about the city.
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