Things I will miss about Chicago:

• Wiggly Field, a dog park (not to be confused with Wrigley Field, which I will not miss. Well, I won't miss drunken Cubs fans.)
• The ancient bulldog whose humans own a flowershop/restaurant around the corner from my soon-to-be former home. He's always lying on the sidewalk with his legs splayed out behind him. Very cute.
• Close proximity to Mars Cheese Castle and my sister's family (not necessarily in that order :)
• Lake Michigan (though I still laugh when people talk about going to the "beach" around here, being from Jersey shore territory)
• Living in Boys Town, especially on Sunday nights when Monday is a holiday (means lots of leather, mesh T-shirts, metal studs, cross-dressing, and lip-synching to Cher and Mariah Carey classics)
• Being comparatively good-looking (Chicago is one of the top 10 fattest cities in the U.S. Also, people here tend to be rather pale and squishy.)
• My friends and BJJ academy, of course
• Lying on my roof

Things I won't miss about Chicago:

• The cold
• The heat
• The humidity
• The dryness
• The regional accent
• The close proximity to not much besides Mars Cheese Castle and my sister's family
• The lack of mountains
• My old job
• Living at the top of 3 flights of stairs