Soft green grass
Awesome thunderstorms
Being able to celebrate birthdays with family
Close enough for a day trip to see Grandma Hunt
Only a 30 minute drive to a lakeside beach http://www.sjtoday.org/parks-beaches/silver-beach-county-park.html
It's NOT over 100 degrees for 30 days and counting
Visitors galore
Being able to buy Oliver wine http://www.oliverwinery.com/ at my grocery store!!
Shopping at Aldi http://aldi.us/index_ENU_HTML.htm
Having a local zoo http://potawatomizoo.org/
Great libraries (yes, more than one!)
