Small Cities

Living in a small town has its pluses and minuses. Sometimes, I love the quiet. Other times, I miss the hustle and bustle of being closer to a city, with steel buildings, people going to and from work (although, one could argue jobs are moving to the 'burbs...mine sure did), vendors selling stuff...just the general energy of a city, you know? But, I'd never live downtown again after 2 years in downtown Chicago (right on Division Street for one of those years). It's too easy for me to miss the green of the trees and the rolling hills. Although, I did live on the lake in Chicago, which helped. But I almost always felt a little claustrophobic there. Guess I like wide-open spaces. So it's the smaller city life for me.