Things I Miss...

I just got assigned an eight page, single spaced paper that will be due in three days, and it needs to be written in Spanish (of course). I am very, very stressed, and I should work on it. However, I am going through my first little homesickness bout. It's not bad, I just feel a little bit wistful, so I am going to list some of the things that I miss from home. These are in no particular order...

1) I've been missing going on cleaning rampages with Hope. I know that's sort of a strange thing to miss, but I only am in charge of my room here, and I share it with Sofy. I don't have too many belongings here, so it doesn't take long to arrange. I miss blaring Jesse McCartney and running around frantically scrubbing and vacuuming and straightening.

2) I miss heading out at 10:30 at night with the girls to get americanos and smoothies from Douchebag Derek at Scooters in the Haymarket. I loved sitting in there during NaNoWriMo, people watching, sipping my espresso, and writing off the hizzle. I really do miss those late nights together.

3) Tudors. I mean, I can watch it online here (and I have), but it's just not the same as sitting down with a bowl of buttered noodles and Parmesan cheese to watch with Vanessa for hours. I can't get really, really into it by myself.

4) I so miss going on dates with my best guy friend, Philipe. I miss him picking me up in his sweet car, taking me out to coffee, and us sitting for forever just laughing and being really loud at CoHo. I miss watching Dr. Who and Dexter and Million Dollar Money Drop with him. I miss making him apple pies. I miss our really deep conversations at 2 in the morning.

5) I would kill for some Runza.

6) I've also really been craving a chicken salad sandwich from Scooters. I remember this summer, I used to get one during my lunch break and go eat it at the library while I read my Jew books. This summer was great, and I also miss Katee Adams a lot. She helped me through a really tough time in my life, as did Janeen and Anne, and I miss them so much.

7) I'd really like to go to a  Berean church service. Don't get me wrong, I love my church here and all the people in it, but there's just something special about your own church and I think that is the way it is supposed to be. Mike's been tweeting the worship sets, and it makes me want to sing those songs! I also can't wait to start helping with the Hispanic church plant.

8) I miss being able to have real Shabbat. I have tried here, but it is just too hard, and I can't create the ambiance that I can when I am at home in my apartment. I miss the candles, I miss cleaning my room beforehand, I miss the quiet and the relaxation, and I miss being able to go to shul services at South Street. I miss my Siddur. I miss saying the Sh'ma every night before bed, and I miss having my own room to have my time with God.

9) I miss doing a ton of laundry all at one time, and then being able to just sit and fold it and then have tons of clean clothes all at once.

10) I miss being able to go home on the weekends if I want to and have Gina cook for me. I miss Grandma's yum-yums, I miss making latkes and eating them with apple sauce, I miss playing ukulele with Thomas, and I miss laughing about Aaron Carter with Nathan.

Well, that is the majority of the things I miss (obviously friends and family, but I wanted to concentrate on more specific things), and I feel better now. I'm hungry, though!