Different Hats

Daily writing prompt

What do you love about where you live?

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I have lived in New Jersey my whole life, it’s been my home forever and I’ll probably never leave the Garden State.

And this is why I love it here –

1. We have all four seasons like the old Pelican pool commercial – winter, spring, summer, and fall.
2. We are surrounded by beautiful trees, flowers, and endless woods.
3. We do not pump our own gas.
4. The food! Especially pizza shops, they’re all over the place.
5. Going down the shore – Seaside Heights, Long Beach Island, The Wildwoods, it’s all so beautiful.
6. The middle finger is very popular here.
7. We really do grow the best tomatoes.
8. The farms and all the seasonal activities are so much fun, especially apple and pumpkin picking.
9. Driving the winding back roads and blasting music with the windows down.
10. The winter season here is not as bad as they used to be when I was growing up.
11. The weather really does change throughout the day – sweaters in the morning and shorts in the afternoon.
12. The diners here are very good and plenty to choose from.
13. We are all divided on pork roll/Taylor ham, personally I don’t go crazy over it.
14. The bagel shops are so good and most of the time the everything bagel is sold out.
15. NYC is very close by so that’s a whole new world to explore too.
16. We are fighters here and the fists really do pump up.
17. This is a great place to raise a family.
18. We never stop. This is a fast-paced state and everyone seems to be in a hurry for no reason.
19. Nature is amazing here and you’ll definitely encounter black bears.
20. You can be anything you want here if you work hard.