I grew up in the suburbs, and always thought I wanted to be a city person…. then I did my internship in NYC, and while it was a great experience and I LOVE visiting New York, living there just wasn’t for me. After college I lived in an area of Philadelphia, but the public transportation isn’t nearly what it is in some cities and I had no choice but to drive to work. Even though my work was just a few minutes drive away, it was SO stressful and I would feel myself tense up every day when I left work, knowing that I’d have to search for parking at home once I got there! During that time is when Mr. Cupcake and I met, and after a while we both got sick of the parking situation (he would drive down to visit almost every weekend), and we weren’t taking very much advantage of the city aspect of where I lived because we got serious with each other and just didn’t care for going out as much anymore.
I moved back to the ‘burbs, and it’s much more my speed. Our town has a little "downtown" area that is just enough for us, and we’re still only a 20 minute drive from Philly if we want to go into the city. I like being able to get in my car and go whenever I want, running errands without having to worry about how much I can carry, and not being outside for too long when it’s really super cold out