the ABCs of what I miss about Oklahoma

(inspired by this photo)

I guess when you spend your free time creating lesson plans for young children, you start to do things like this, too:

Aspen Coffee (my college home away from home, where I stuided for every test, wrote every paper, etc. - yes, I actually miss studying)

my Bed in Stillwater (so, so comfortable...and that down comforter was amazing...sigh)

Cloie, who hopefully will NOT be 17 the next time I see her....

Driving...it's more fun than you realize. (I loved my car).

English. (Speaking, hearing, reading it. I miss that language.)

my Family (parents&grandparents, sisters/brother-in-laws) *see photo above

my German classes (I wish I could go back in time - with the knowledge I have now - and talk all the time as opposed to being scared of making mistakes!)

Haircuts (oh my gosh, walking into a hair salon and explaining what I want done to my hair in English is something I definitely took for granted).

ICE!!!!!! Did you know that ice does not exist in Europe? Well, it doesn't. (Unless you make it yourself, but I can't even think of a place where I've seen ice cube trays for sale).

Jackets (Unfortunately, my 827 jackets could not all be transported from the US to Germany, so....I wear the same 2 here, over...and over...and over).

Kaitlyn/Stella, Maddie, the Clem sisters & other friends...

Luna Lyn(n) ...12 sales in 2 years nearly killed me but I miss it all the time

going to the Movies (subtitles are fine, but under no circumstances can I tolerate dubbing)

Norman...or maybe just Sweet Basil??

Oklahoma State University (I could cry sometimes, I miss it so much)

Playing Super Nintendo (maybe this is something that would go on a "things I miss from my childhood" list, but for some reason I have been missing that old Super NES so much?!)

Qdoba. Moe's. Chipotle. Mexican food in general. (No, there is absolutely NO Mexican food here. None whatsoever. Sometimes I just want chips and salsa, okay?!)

my Room in Stillwater (the biggest room I've ever had/will ever have)

Stillwater (I miss this town more than Norman, ironically).

Target, duh. (Sometimes I forget that places like Target exist somewhere out there in the world).

just the U.S.A in general...when people here ask me which country is better: Germany, Austria or the US, I have to make a conscious effort to wait at least 5 seconds before immediately answering "The U.S." (usually I say something diplomatic like, "I love all of them." which is true, but.....to quote Marina & The Diamonds, "I'm obsessed with the mess that's America", sorry!)

family Vacations (really, this is just a disguise for saying, "Silver Dollar City").

the Weather (oh, fall weather in Oklahoma is perfection!!!!)

i don't know, X-rays??? (Actually, that's something I get done in Mexico, not Oklahoma.)

watching You've Got Mail with Kaitlyn & Stella @ 513 Gray St. (which we did on a nightly basis)

going to the OKC Zoo with Ben and Luke (and Maddie) in the middle of summer (103 degrees, to be exact)...(getting paid to play with children&babies was probably the best job I'll ever have)

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Despite what this post might suggest,

no - I'm not homesick!

If someone told me

my time in Germany was already up,

I'd probably have a heart attack.

DEFINITELY not ready to leave this place...

...or Europe in general.

And, just to clarify,

I could probably make a much more descriptive list

called "the ABCs of what I do NOT miss about Oklahoma"

but I will refrain. :)

(I could also make the list:

"the ABCs of what I miss about Salzburg")

((But I will also refrain from doing that as well))

(((because there isn't enough blog space in the world for that list)))