Well in the past year or so, I've spent quite a bit of time there... and have really enjoyed all the great stuff there is to do there!! Now... I haven't been there in the winter... and my last winter experience was about 10 years ago... and I just KNOW that in about 6 months I'm going to be begging for a little heat and humidity!! And... that thing about the ocean? I'm truly going to miss living in a place where a view of the ocean is just the norm...
But Bloomington has wonderful theatre... and ballet... and opera... and OMG awesome restaurants!! And... my Mom is there... and my baby brother (there's always got to be a downside, doesn't there?? ;) )
So anyways... the point of this post... I happened upon some info in the online version of the Bloomington Herald Times:
Today, Bloomington is a modern, thriving city that has earned its reputation as a wonderful place to live.
• It's the sixth best place to settle down in the United States, according to Money Magazine. It's the seventh lowest stress city, according to Psychology Today, and the eighth best place in the nation to retire, according to Rand McNally's Retirement Places. Bloomington has been twice designated has an All America City based in its high quality of living.
•Figures released by the Census Bureau for 1998 revealed that Bloomington was the eighth largest city in the state with a population estimated at over 65,000.
• Bloomington has the charm of small town life and at the same time offers many Big City pleasures like a world-class opera theater, touring Broadway plays, and Big Ten sports events.
•For nature lovers, it has three lakes and two forests, and it's the seventh best place to cycle in the U.S., according to Bicycling.
So... YEAH... I think I'm gonna love Bloomington!!
