A List Of Things We Miss

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 2:05PM
Bob & Brenna Redpath in expats, slow travel

We've been gone just over 3 months now and of course we miss our friends and family, but there are also some other pretty specific things we find ourselves particularly pining for. Here are our lists in no particular order...

Brenna's List:

• Homeschool Park Day
• My Bookclub
• Trader Joe's
• Buying groceries on Sundays
• Looping
• Breaking Bad
• My Le Creuset dutch oven
• California wine (I feel guilty when I buy it in Europe)
• Our friend Gerry's BBQ
• Sephora
• All Things Considered on NPR
• Ben the babysitter
• Unitarian Universalist Church of Studio City
• Little Motorboat

Owen's List:

• Homeschool park day
• In-N-Out Burger
• Always having a good internet connection
• Speaking the same language as everyone around me
• Not having to go to the grocery store every other day
• Little Motorboat
• Ben the babysitter
  

Eleanor's List:

• Cheez-Its
• My soft satin pillow
• Trader Joe's
• Seeing the coyotes walking down the street in Glendale, California
• Our old house
• The E.R. Christmas parties
• Target (the store)
• Homeschool park day
• Mambo's (Cuban restaurant in Glendale, CA)
• Good Mexican food
• Ben the babysitter
• Little Motorboat

Bob's List:

• Trader Joes
• M&M's (they-re just not the same in Europe)
• Hauling out the table saw and starting a big month-long home-improvement project
• My drive to work - alone
• Ben the babysitter
• Porto's (Cuban deli in Glendale)
• Driving to Malibu for the day
• Getting to have a feeling of superiority when I bring my own bags to the grocery store
• The US Dollar
• Chocolate Skittles form the vending machine at work
• Little Motorboat

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