the movers come in 5 days. we'll be spending a week in a hotel (with three big dogs, mind you) while they work their moving magic, then we're off to catch a flight back to the vaterland. deutschland. after having lived there for three years, returning to the us for nearly two, we're doubling our steps and returning for another few years. i'm excited. this is the second chance i wanted, the chance to see things i missed, learn things i didn't have the effort for the first time around. i get to go back home, and it is home, in a big way.
there are a lot of things i'll miss about being here (and a lot of things i miss about being there, which i'll bring up later). so, without further ado, while they are fresh in my head since i'm taking advantage while i can...
1. friends (c & s specifically. i don't know what i'll do without you girls. lots of phone call, and thank goodness for airline miles.)
2. family, and being close to you. it's hard leaving you, even though you're all still just a plane ride away.
3. mexican food. i debated putting this above friends and family... ; ) here's hoping our stuttgart recommendation turns out to be worthwile.
4. shopping. the clothes. i'm moving to the land of ugly clothes. sorry but it's true. nordstrom, anthropologie, jcrew... i'll miss you all.
5. town lake. sorry, lady bird lake. you've been a good friend in a time of need. pounding your track this year got me, well, through this year.
6. my car. i'm trading you in for a bike. incidentally, this is something for the 'things i miss about there' list as well. no matter how much i'm looking forward to not driving on a daily basis, i will miss you.
7. small talk. yep, small talk. and though i love the deutsch and europeans in general, i will miss the friendliness of americans, even if some of it is superficial.
8. live music. yeah, they have concerts in germany, but it's not like here. no place is.
9. the alamo drafthouse. well, all movie theatres. and movie theatre popcorn. why, oh why, am i moving just before the SATC movie comes out??? here's hoping AAFES takes care of it's military wives (not that i am one. i'm not, but i do have some post privileges thanks to s).
10. i'm actually having trouble coming up with number 10, but 10 is such a good number, so i'm going to go ahead and say it one more time. mexican food. how am i going to live without you again. it was hard enough the first time.
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oh dear.....have you seen all the posts i have on my blog about mexican food? each week, my treat to myself is the #2 combo plate from Saguaro's which includes the best, greasiest beef tacos i've ever tasted. i don't know if living in europe could make up for missing out on that goodness.
and i used to go to the movies JUST to get movie theatre popcorn. then, i literally stopped buying movie tickets...i would just go in, get the bag of popcorn, and take it home!
i can't tell you how much i miss my chicken guacamole tubular taco from hula hut... and fajitas. already i'm feeling it. i wish i was a better cook! i'm going to have to grow my own herbs here so i have access to cilantro this time, that would help... sean has two cans of refried beans he picked up at the commissary sitting in our pantry and they are not long for this world...
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