Finally Friday #7: Reasons I love Wisconsin...

This year I have spent a copious amount of time in Wisconsin thanks to a very special man of mine. Every time I make my way there I find it beyond difficult to return to the east coast. Between his amazing family, the circle of friends I have there and him I feel perfectly at home in the farm painted landscape. I often feel as though it is a completely different world than the one I live in Massachusetts. It's hard to specifically pin-point my favorite things about the state but I will try.

There are many attributes that have sucked me in :

1. The Landscape-Growing up in a rural environment and having a dairy farm only a mere mile down the road in either direction provides you with a sense of reality. Seeing where the milk that you drink and use in recipes comes from, truly grounds you. Yet, like everyone else I had an itch to try the city thing and soon learned I was much more at home among the trees and fields, not sky scrapers and traffic. I felt at home from my first visit. Something about seeing the sun set across an open field just brings a sense of peace.

2. The People- After living in various areas of the northeast I have come to notice a constant level of stress. In traffic , walking down the street or simply shopping at Target they are rude and self center. Ok, not all of them but as a general population compared to the folks of WI they are. I have never had a bad trip to a store or at a party while in WI. They are warm, welcoming and if they think you are feeling out of place they try to include you or help you  out. It's simple as the rural environment to the urban. Its choice and I choose rural.

3. The Food- Culver's Deep Fried Cheese Curd and Pumpkin Spice Shake... Enough said.