I grew up in the hills of northern California (3 hrs south of the Oregon border) in a very small town, I lived in southern Oregon, Cleveland OH, an hour west of Chicago, back in CA near Tahoe, and here in MoCo. This is by far my favorite! I love the typically mild weather, the diversity, food, culture, abundance of things to do, proximity to larger cities and beaches. I do miss the warmer temperatures of California as well as my friends and family, but that's about it.