Cow Country

I love Northern California. Period. Growing up in Southern California has its perks and I am so blessed to be there. However, sometimes I get sick of the superficial lifestyle that I see amongst residents in Southern Cali. I'd definitely say that there is so much more to life than what kind of car you drive or how much money you can spend in one shopping spree. I love keeping things simple. That's why I get some sort of relief as soon as we drive out of the Grapevine. Wide open spaces. Farmlands. The warm honey yellow color of the grass. Blue skies that travel for miles. And cows. LOTS of them. I love the sense of freedom and not feeling claustrophobic within the big city limits. As we drive along the 5, I love listening to country music. I really don't care what people think of country music. I mean, have you ever tried to listen to it while imagining running through open fields of wildflowers or wild grass and then stopping to twirl in the open field with your hands raised towards the sky? Ok...so I have a weird imagination, but I love feeling that way so much! The freedom in that is just so amazing. I sometimes like to think that I am a country girl at heart.

Of course, the beach with the country wouldn't hurt one bit. I'd say, that that would be my idea of heaven on earth. I can't forget my roots of being a total beach bum. ;]