Things We Will Miss....And Things We Won't

We will miss the steamy, hot showers.....we won't miss the sudden changes between steamy hot and freezing cold. Once it goes cold it takes a few minutes to go back to steamy hot. Alex has figured out that if you flush the toilet while waiting for the water to warm up again that it warms up much faster!

We will miss being able to walk to the local market a small block away to buy groceries....we won't miss how long that small block seems to be when hauling enough groceries (and Coca-Cola Light and milk) to feed all five of us.

We will miss hanging our laundry on the line to dry (seriously, I like this).....we won't miss the piles of laundry being on hold because it has been raining for days. Or the surprise storms that come in the middle of the sunniest of days and dump rain on the clothes and soak them (kind of like Utah, I guess).

We will miss how elegant and beautiful everyone dresses. I was sure I saw Kim Kardashian everywhere I looked the first few days we were here.....we won't miss that all of these elegant people seem to be too fancy to pick up their dog poop. There is a lot of poop on the sidewalks and in the courtyards (where we play pick up soccer). Some people are very good at cleaning up after their dogs, but a few people make it a real mess. I am sure there is just as big of a mess in Utah, but it is hidden by the grass.

Addy says that she will miss having the yummy ice cream, but she won't miss "talking another language".

Connor and Alex will miss having TV (in English even).....they won't miss the fact that there is no chili here (Connor).

We will miss having some wonderful family time and making lots of fun memories......we won't miss having wonderful family time 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for months at a time.

We will miss our jamon potato chips, coco yogurt, solomillo al whisky (that's how they spell it), palmeras, bakery muffins and bread......we won't miss the limited variety. We also won't miss only two kinds of cereal to choose from unless we walk further away to El Corte Ingles. Peanut butter is also only over at El Corte Ingles and it is more than 6 Euros for a small jar.

Cassidy says she will miss the opportunity to practice our Spanish often....she won't miss making every encounter a game of charades. Ditto for me. It will be nice to just be able to speak to people.

We will miss being able to walk everywhere.....we won't miss HAVING to walk everywhere. Although I love walking a long way with a purpose, easier than just going for a walk at home.

We will miss the beautiful architecture, the history of the area, and the fun vibe of the city.....we won't miss that there isn't much grass around and when it is around they usually have signs up that say no soccer. We also will be so happy to see our mountains!

We will miss a lot of the fun friends we have made here.....we won't miss missing our family and friends at home!