Monday, August 28, 2006

Missing and Looking Forward

There are lots of things that I am going to really miss about living here in Germany, and there are lots of things that I really look forward to about going back to the states. I am going to give a top ten of both.

Look forward to
1. My own washer and dryer (not having to do laundry at the Laundromat)
2. Restaurants…Baja Fresh, Japanese Steak House, Ted’s Montana Grill,
3. Stores…Target, Ann Taylor, Williams-Sonoma
4. Being able to try on clothes, instead of shopping online
5. Drinking a Cosmopolitan
6. Being able to explore the Western Hemisphere
7. Settling down in one place for a while
8. Having a kitchen with a double sink
9. Having a closet
10. Not having to trek uphill through snow 9 months prego because the roads aren’t plowed
11. Worshiping at Intown, and being back with old friends
12. Being closer to family


Will miss
1. Hearing the National Anthem play before seeing a movie in the theatre
2. Driving to Luxembourg or France for dinner
3. Having my car searched when trying to get on Post.
4. Having a HUGE house that is always ready to accept visitors
5. Being around friends who love and care for Hadleigh
6. Cheap beer (this is for Dave, I hate beer)
7. Autobahn driving
8. Not needing a cell phone, caller ID, or call waiting
9. Not having TV. We don’t have TV, so we are horribly out of the loop. But I like not having the temptation to flip on Dr. Phil or Survivor…or whatever else folks watch these days. I don’t even know!
10. The Chapel, and our Chaplain
11. Reformation Sundays, where a group of Reformed folks get together and discuss topics such as imputation, justification, sanctification, is Paul really unspiritual, etc.

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