I live in Northern California.. way way wayyyy Northern. The part that usually gets ignored by most people! I live in Redding, which is the very, very tippy top of the Sacramento valley. Two hours south of the Oregon Border!

I grew up though in the Northern San Francisco Bay Area. I lived there for eighteen years until my dad and mom decided to move out to the Sacramento valley. It was such a big switch, I was used to lovely temparate climate and fog of the Bay Area.. and we moved to Corning, Ca and the summer temps hit 117 f! I thought I was going to die!

After a few years in Corning, we moved twenty minutes north to Red Bluff, and then a few years later I got married and moved 30 minutes north to Redding..

A year later My husband and I moved to Tacoma, Wa. And I loved it there! I adore the rain and cool temps..

A few years ago though my husband lost his job and we moved back down to Redding.. It's still hot as heck and it's the second sunniest city in the US! Talk about a switch after living in the 3rd cloudiest city!