1. Eating a real burrito.
2. Feasting on an In-N-Out burger.
3. A world where almost everything was GMO-free, organic, and local.
4. Composting everything.
5. Pog, the best tasting juice drink that has ever existed.
6. Savoring Bob's Donuts and Dynamo Donuts.
7. Bike lanes being (almost) everywhere.
8. The beach never being too far away.
9. Seasons consisting of lightly layered clothing.
10. West Coast mountains being real mountains.
11. Redwoods, sequoias, and palm trees are our skyscrapers.
12. Avocados being cheap and plentiful.
13. The rite of passage road trip down Highway 1.
14. West Coast hip-hop, both the classic and the new, are the sounds you crave.
If you haven't listened to the classic songs of E-40, Too Short, and, Mac Dre or newer artists like Iamsu or Clyde Carson, you need to start today.
15. Forgetting what it's like to talk to people who end every sentence like a question.
16. National monuments, forests, and parks being part of your backyard.
17. "No bag please."
18. Doing yoga everywhere and anytime.
19. No such thing as a "dress weird" or "be naked" day.
20. Work was play and play was work.
21. There may be fewer teams to root for, but that doesn't stop fans from being super prideful.
22. Knowing that a 2 a.m. closing time is the perfect closing time.
23. There's nothing like the fog rolling in.
24. Or the pitter-patter of rain falling during the winter season.
BRB, booking a plane ticket right now.
