I live in Tallahassee, Florida. Did you know that? Even though it looks and feels a lot more like Georgia, it is the capital of the Sunshine State and I’ve been here ever since the fall of 2004. That’s, like, forever ago.

I want to do things a little different this week. I want to dedicate my TILT list to the city I’ve now called home for nearly nine years.

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT TALLAHASSEE:

• My friends. OBVIOUSLY the first thing on here.
• My alma mater! Florida State, Florida State, Florida State, woo!
• It actually sort of kind of maybe has seasons.
• The rolling hills. So unlike Florida.
• Canopy roads.
• Decent Pizza. And when I say that I don’t mean, “Tallahassee has decent pizza, I guess.” It literally means that my favorite pizza joint is called “Decent Pizza.” Try their margherita pizza and tell me it doesn’t CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
• The farmers’ market on Saturdays.
• Surprisingly good and authentic Thai food.
• It typically (TYPICALLY, but not always) gets through hurricane season unscathed.
• When driving around town, if you’re not paying attention, you can actually end up in Georgia by accident.
• My church home.
• The way it smells in the morning. (Way different in the afternoon.)
• Midtown.
• RedEye Coffee.
• All you can eat sushi that isn’t gross.
• Gumby’s Pizza.
• Voodoo Dog.
• Jim & Milt’s.
• Evidently I eat a lot. LOOK AWAAAAY.
• The local musicians here. Especially since a lot of them are my buddies.
• Railroad Square and First Fridays.
• Trips to St. George Island.
• Jazz in the Park.
• Seven Days of Opening Nights.
• FSU Theatre.
• The Warehouse.
• The weird flea market.
• The Tennessee Strip.
• Leon Pub.
• [Insert all the bars here].
• Dance Tallahassee.
• Gulf Winds Track Club.
• 2 for 1 beers and ritas pretty much anywhere you go.
• EVERYTHING ELSE.

Oh Tallahassee. You will forever be the capital of my heart.