I miss Cleveland, I really do. I miss knowing the streets like the back of my hand, I miss having friends to do my runs with, and I just miss feeling comfortable in my surroundings.
But.
I have to say that the weather here in the Northeast is just awesome in comparison. I know about the lake-effect and blahblahblah...but when living with it, you kind of just forget that there is another way of life out there.
Here in New Jersey, we've had 1 (one!) not-sunny day in the past...well, 3 weeks that I can remember. And maybe 1 other rainy day in the 3 weeks before that. And, I'm not just talking about a lack of rain...it's actually REALLY sunny out...and the sky is blue...almost all the time. It's bizarre. And I love it. Moreover, I'm thankful to Cleveland because people who are from here don't know to appreciate it.
They think my "It's too pretty to be in this office" comments are wacky, and they just generally don't necessarily see their surroundings.
I'm glad I've learned to appreciate mine.
(As a disclaimer to all of my loyal Cleveland readers, please understand...I'm not trashing Cleveland. There are tons of great things there, and I'd move back if I could...)
4 comments:
i've had the same thing happen to me in Boulder...
now, i can only move somewhere warmier, and sunnier.
there's NO goin' back.
(i'm in Toronto right now by the way, and it is cold, dull, and gray -- it's still a great city, but where's my blue skies!)
Sometimes it takes a bit for a place to grow on you. I played a concert in Houston on tour back in 1990 and absolutely hated the place--intense loathing in the "armpit of the universe" sense. Said I would never live here voluntarily.
Famous last words.
We'll miss you. Enjoy the blue skies. With love from Cleveland.
I wondered what had become of the tri-saturn and the girl with the big black dog.
Congrates on the IM.
Have Phun in Philly. One of my favorite songwriters, John Gorka is from the that town.
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