naturally, being away from the States for five months has caused me to miss some things:
1. the obvious, family and friends (and Carter, my cat).
2. driving
3. COLD WEATHER!!
4. certain food places: Chipotle, Panera, Taco Bell, Steak N Shake, Texas Roadhizzouse
5. Reality Tuesday Cafe (this gets its own number in the list)
6. being on stage (especially with Covedale’s current season. ugh).
7. being able to eavesdrop on people’s conversations. i mean… being surrounded by a language i understand.
8. my kitchen aid mixer
9. magazines: Vanity Fair, Elle, and Vogue – they are all SO expensive here! nearly $15.00!
10. american television: the Office, Jeopardy (leave me alone, i’m good at it…sometimes), American Idol
11. manhattan – but i think i’ll always miss nyc
12. cheese (also terribly expensive here, though i did just by some Feta for a salad).
13. did i mention cold weather? yes? okay… well… chilly weather.
14. hmm, what else…
15. oh! this is slightly random: florists. back in the States i loved having fresh flowers in the house, but it’s tricky to find florists here.
16. good wine (that doesn’t cost a trillion dollars per ounce [okay, maybe that's a slight exaggeration])
17. stick gum… for some reason gum only comes in the chicklet shapes here
so… that’s not a whole lot, huh? and even though i am in dire need of cold weather (and Panera), it doesn’t make me miss home to the point of returning quite yet. which is a good thing because it means i love it here and am feeling purposeful (as does ryan).
…but a day under 80 degrees would be nice… i’m just sayin.
Posted by becky on October 15, 2008 at 11:18 pm
will you get that sooner or later there? the cold weather, i mean (probably not panera)…
Posted by SF on October 16, 2008 at 8:54 am
All of those things miss you too, I’m sure.