Very Truly Yours, Jessica: Finding a New Place to Call Home

I love Chicago. It's a great city. However, I'm tired of the endless winters. I moved away from Austin, Texas to escape the heat and now I've been bombarded with the iciest winters ever imaginable in Chicago, Illinois. How did I go from one extreme to the other?

Needless to say, I want to move. I have seriously been considering a few cities: Washington D.C., Denver, CO, Raleigh, NC, Portland, OR. Now, I don't think Portland is going to do much for my angst for winter weather, but quite a few friends of mine have told me Portland is awesome. I am willing to live there a while to see if their statements are correct.

So needless to say, if you could move anywhere - where would you go? I have already ruled out California because of the bag legal job market. However, I like the idea of living somewhere that has a distinct winter and summer, but isn't Antarctica 24/7 or the Sahara Desert 24/7.

As you consider possible cities for me to live in, try to remember the following requirements: (1) Must have a Nordstrom; (2) Must have an Apple Store; (3) Must have a good legal job market; (4) Must be open to people of all races, colors, ethnicities, sexual orientations, etc.

Why these requirements? Well, I cannot live without Nordstrom's shoe department and they carry Mac Cosmetics, so that's a win-win. I love Apple and refuse to live anywhere where I cannot get their latest and greatest products whenever I want them. I need a job in the legal field or else this whole 3 years of law school was a big waste of time. And finally, I love diverse cities that are accepting of large quantities of people from every background, religion, ethnicity, etc.

So here is the true question: Which skyline do you prefer? hahaha.