I am so excited to see her and go on adventures and take a billion pictures.
Anyway, I thought I'd do another post about things I won't miss about Grenada just so I'll remember in a few months that life here wasn't all a fairytale vacation as I sometimes portray it because my love for this place often outshines the bad.
- Milk - I just got home from the grocery store so milk is a frustrating matter. I don't like boxed milk. I always say "it's not so bad" and make excuses for why it's ok, but it's not. It's gross. I like fresh cold milk.
- Sweat - I never feel clean. Always a little grimey.
- Stolen Camera
- Disgusting men and their horribly inappropriate comments. In America I could and would have you arrested.
- Not being able to go out by myself at night. Seriously? I am a grown independent woman. If I want to walk down the street at 9pm I should be able to and I'm not. And it's frustrating.
- It getting dark at 6pm every single day the entire year round. Life is so much better when it stays day light longer. See number 5
- I miss my Mom and Dad. I miss them so much. I very rarely feel homesick, but when I actually think about it I miss my family so much it's crazy. It is very sad to be apart from the people you love for an extended period of time... I am missing out on so much of their lives. I can't wait to be home and just enjoy their company and weirdness :)
- I miss my nieces and my nephew. All 10 of them.
- I miss bowling. Isn't that stupid? I probably haven't been bowling in 3 years, but I miss it just because I'm not able to bowl in Grenada.
- Ants. Mosquitoes. Giant flying moths. I got hit in the face the other day by a moth. A HUGE moth. Probably 4 inches long. It flew directly into my face at the pool and I screamed bloody murder.
- High heels. I am pathetic and shallow and miss my shoes. I will never wear another flip flop again as long as I live. {ok not really.}
- Jeans - I really love to wear jeans.
Ok this list turned into what I want in America... back to things I won't miss in Grenada. - Gas stove. I hate my oven with a passion.
- Being in charge of things. I love the things I am doing in Grenada but I have learned that I don't really want to go into management or anything of the sort. I don't like being in charge. Lee is ready for a break too. People are mean.
- Grapes. Strawberries. I miss cheap(er) produce.
- Pop in a bottle. The only bottled pop in Grenada is Coke, Sprite, and Fanta. I want a bottle of Dr. Pepper or Mt Dew. I want to be able to put a lid on it.
- My church. I love CSA and our community here. But I miss going to church with old people and I need to get home to my old people before they all die... seriously. :(
P.s. Don't hold me to this. Don't judge me tomorrow when I am crying and kicking about going home. I do love Grenada.
1 comment:
Kelsey -
I started reading your blog when I found it through Newlywed Bliss. I live in Guatemala and I can identify with a lot of your "won't miss" points - and I agree, it is so easy to fairytale the places where we are not.
Here in Guatemala I sometimes fairytale the States and have to remember the good and bad.
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