This Place I Call Home: Show Us Your City

Today I'm linking up with the Style Me Bloggers to share the places we call home.  Some are writing about their hometowns while others are more comfortable sharing their regions or states.

I live in Marysville, Washington, about thirty miles north of Seattle. Unfortunately, my little town became infamous last year when a terrible tragedy occurred at one of our high schools. Even though it has been seven months since that day, our community is still struggling to heal.

But we will recover, because Marysville is a wonderful town full of great people. Originally a small farming community, known for growing delicious strawberries, our population has grown to over 60,000.  There are still a few strawberry fields on the outskirts, and every year in June we have a Strawberry Festival with parades, games, and lots of strawberry shortcake.

It's a beautiful place, nestled between the Cascade mountains and Puget Sound.

This is the view from my neighborhood, which looks over the town, sound, and Olympic Mountains.

We have a huge, glorious outlet mall, where I do most of my shopping.  If only there was a Nordstrom.

There are lots of parks and waterfront areas.

But the best part about living here is all the things to do nearby.  In an hour we can be skiing or hiking in the mountains, in twenty minutes we can be playing on Puget Sound, and in thirty minutes we can be in Seattle.  The weather is fairly mild year round, and it honestly doesn't rain as much as you might think (shhh...that's a secret).

I moved to Western Washington when I was twelve, and there's been no better place to raise our boys.  If you ever find yourself north of Seattle, give me a call and I'll show you around.

Be sure to check out the other Style Me Bloggers today to read about the places they call home, and link up with us below.  Come back in two weeks to see how we "shared" our home during our blogger exchange!

Shoes to Shiraz | Two Teens and their Mama | A Lovely Little Wardrobe | 
R Squared  | Confessions of a Frumpy Mommy 

The Mishaps and Mayhem of Solitary Life |  Quilty Joy Joy

 Daily Style Finds | Making The Most of Everyday | Puppies and Pretties | She Thought She Could 

 Foxy's Domestic Side | Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After | Nick and Nik

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