Wow, your post was fantastic!! I loved it! :D 

No way, what part of Michigan did you live in? Our friends are in Grand Rapids, and we also used to go to a summer camp there every year. I loved it in the summer because it the heat wasn't as bad up there, but yeah I don't think I'd like the winters x/ I've lived most of my life in the south and I definitely prefer the warm weather. And yep, I'm on East Coast time too. 

You're a little older than me, I just turned 22 a few days ago, July 12th x) Are you in school?