List, part 1
In a follow-up to yesterday's post, I list for you ten things I love about the Raleigh/Durham area:

1. Crape Myrtle. Seriously, it's the Best. Tree. Ever.
   
2. Barbeque. Yum. Double yum if there are hush puppies.
   
3. The fact that I never ever have to wear my big coat (well, OK, there was that 11 inch snowstorm. But that was one time. In three years.)
   
4. Duke Gardens
   
5. Housing prices. Y'all, I live in a 2 bedroom townhouse for less than $700 a month.
   
6. The fact that native southerners call a stocking cap (or ski cap) a toboggan. See, it always makes me picture someone with a plastic sled on their head, which is funny.
   
7. Our relatively small and very convienent airport.
   
8. You don't have to drive very far to get out of the sprawl and into the country.
   
9. You can go to the beach for a day. Said beaches are clean, free, and the water is warm.
   
10. I have finally found a good hair stylist!