Tonight I was reading a post from a friend's blog about her parents' upcoming move (thanks Sam!). She posted a video of Miranda Lambert's song 'The House That Built Me'. It's not a song I particularly love, mostly because for the longest time I thought she was saying 'Bilby', like a dog or something... But anyway it's a good song and I like it well enough.
So the song and the post helped me find some words for this post. I wanted to write about how much I love where I live. I feel like I live in the greatest country on earth. Not many people would contest that; we have the most freedoms, the most stability, the most wealth, a great education system, equality, health care, all that and more. On top of that, I live in the best state in the greatest country; everyone here is friendly, it's wealthy, low crime, mild summers, and 'the best snow on earth'- plus, who doesn't like living in a place where everyone has the same high values? I ask you.
So, in this greatest country in the best state, I live in the best city. Northern Utah is near enough to the wildlands of central and southern Utah (Moab, Canyonlands, all that) for frequent vacays, but is more mild and green. The Wasatch Front is the best of all this- nestled in the great big bowl created by the Great Salt Lake, close enough to see the Lake but far enough from the smell, far enough from the bustle and pollution of SLC but close enough for like concerts and stuff that happens in the city.
See? Perfect. Layton is a great little town, half farming village, half 'biggest city in Davis County', which it is. Then there's the East Bench, where I live in the East Layton neighborhood of Snow Canyon (no one rob me). The air force base is a ten minute drive, so there's a huge population of military families. In school, class was constantly halted by No crime, nice people, a view of the mountains in the back and clear sights all the way over the valley to the Ochre Mountains across Antelope Island the Lake. It's beautiful (plus the pollution from the city makes for great sunsets!). On the Fourth of July we can see the firework shows from twelve different cities! I haven't even talked about the small-town feel of these people. We have Independence Day breakfasts, bicycle parades, Christmas concerts, all sorts of neighborly events. My favorite it the generic 'Neighborhood Party' in the summertime up at the home of the richest family in town. We play games, ride horses, have watermelon-eating contests, watch a football game, and, this year, roast a pit in the sandbox. De-lish.
So, Snow Canyon on the East Bench of East Layton of the Wasatch Front in Northern Utah in America is the best place to live in the world.
That's the Miranda Lambert video. It's a prettier version of everything that I just said.
Merry Christmas!
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