As we prepare to leave the "promised land" and head out to the "mission field" (seriously, I've heard people say that!), I thought I'd share some things...
Things I'll miss about Provo:
- The mountains. Looking out my front window and seeing Mt. Timpanogos. Majestic. Beautiful. Watching the clouds roll in and hide the mountains. Seeing the "Y" every day.
- Elise's ballet teacher. Miss Amber at Ruby Shoes Studio. Elise has learned so much--and learned to love the beauty of dance from someone I trust to teach her. I'm pretty sure that dance will be a part of Elise's life for a long, long time, and I wish we could pack up Miss Amber and take her with us wherever we go. It's okay, though, because Amber's baby, Ruby, and my Lincoln are betrothed to each other. So we'll be in touch.
- Yield signs, not stop signs.
- U-turns
- Never worrying about taking my kids to on-campus events. I know the dancing, etc., will be modest and appropriate for them to see.
- Our cul-de-sac. 5 duplexes of some of the best people around! A quiet, safe neighborhood full of great kids and parents.
- Friends. Like Sarah, Marisa, Candace, Anna & Eirene. When I'm around them I am a better mom. I need friends like that! Winter, Pam, Stephanie, Nicole, Tepoe, Amanda, Kristen, Jamie, Tiffany, Lori...I guess I'm okay moving on because I know there are more amazing women out there for me to meet.
- WINCO! One just opened up here a couple of weeks ago. And I'm leaving it AGAIN! I hope they expand to Minnesota!
- Kid to Kid. Gifts of the Heart Exchange. Free clothes. Service opportunities.
- MBA Spouses Association. It's like Relief Society on steroids. Amazing women making amazing things happen.
- The hiking. We are moving to FLAT.
- Being close enough to family that I can make the drive on my own in a couple of days. 15 hours vs. 29 hours. Ouch!
- Bella Natal and my midwife there.
Things I won't miss:
- Crazy Utah drivers. Red means STOP! Really! Tailing while texting. Going slow in the fast lane. Not watching out for pedestrians and bikers.
- Inversion. Can you say yuck?!
- The arid climate. We dry out here!
There are so many wonderful people and places in Utah. I am so glad we chose to come here for school. I am also looking forward to our next adventure!
2 comments:
I think that NYC would be kind of close driving time from Minnesota, right?! :) You should come this way!!
Our Stake had a tag sale for the youth to help them raise money for camp. We went and they had soooo many clothes. I had to buy some of them (I missed GOTHE right then) - however I was there when they closed it down at 4pm, and then everything was free. I need to remember that tactic for next year as well...go and buy some things to support and then stay for the free. There were so many good things still at the end - boxes/bags that hadn't even been emptied. I probably shouldn't direct them to the GOTHE blog to show them how to set things up for next year...selfishly I am trying to keep them underorganized so I can benefit from the end products. Really - you took GOTHE To the next level as it needed to be - you are amazing!!
We call it Zion (not the promised land). Zach likes to sing the song that starts "Oh Zion, Dear Zion. Land that I love. . . " when he misses home (I should have looked up the name of that song). We love and miss Utah. I thought I never wanted to marry a Utah boy or live in Utah but after living there for 13 years, I miss it tremendously. Maybe I mostly miss living close to Mickey and Kathy, but I also miss many things about Utah itself.
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