There are things on the West Coast I would like to see, but it is East Coast all the way for living.
I also grew up in Southern Illinois (Carbondale), but my grandparents had a place on the Chesapeake Bay and that is where I settled. Someday I may even visit all the things to see in Washington, Baltimore, Richmond … We lived in Ventura, CA for a few months and I was disoriented the whole time – the water is on the wrong side!