Southern California resident questions..

[BarTopDancer]

I was born and raised in Huntington Beach. The furthest away that I have lived was about 30 minutes south in Rancho Santa Margarita (aka Stepford). I still work there. I live in Irvine now and spend weekends and most of my free time in Huntington. I can't wait to move back.

There are days when I would love nothing more than to pack up and head somewhere else - somewhere where I can afford to buy property. Somewhere with more seasons and less smog.

But then as I am driving through the foothills home from work I can look out and see the ocean. Or as we're driving down PCH with the windows and sunroof open you can see the waves crashing to the right and the mountains on the left.

Disneyland is about 20-30 minutes away. San Diego is about an hour south and LA is about 40 minutes north. Vegas is 3 hours. The weather is great. My friends are here, my family is here and my life is here.