There really is no "perfect" place. I keep being asked if I am looking forward to moving back to Chicago and the answer is...yes and no. There are so many people and things that I will miss about living here in London. There are equally people and things that I have missed about the States.
Here is a short list of who/what I have missed from home:
1) family & friends
2) proper washing machine & dryer (that don't take 4 hours to do a small load, which still comes out damp!)
3) our couch (where you can actually lay down and take a snooze)
4) our bed
5) shopping: being easier to do with a buggy and not to mention usually always less expensive
6) proper insulation in houses
7) real summers
8) customer service
However, as I said nowhere is perfect and I will miss loads from London:
1) friends (many of whom have turned into family)
2) black taxis (so buggy friendly, why oh why aren't they in the States?!)
3) our neighborhood (love it!)
4) Borough Market (our weekend haunt)
5) all the parks
6) the Crown (our local pub where the food is surpassed by the lovely staff who are huge fans of Ronan)
Short lists for both - trying to concentrate on the positive and as one of my girlfriends said, the fact that we are leaving with the best souvenir ever of our time here. Much easier for me to generally focus on the half-full glass so trying not to go south and instead think of what's next in this great adventure (instead of the fact that I won't be able to see Lottie or Liz or others whenever I want! See I told you I am Glass-Half-Full Girl!).
Here is a short list of who/what I have missed from home:
1) family & friends
2) proper washing machine & dryer (that don't take 4 hours to do a small load, which still comes out damp!)
3) our couch (where you can actually lay down and take a snooze)
4) our bed
5) shopping: being easier to do with a buggy and not to mention usually always less expensive
6) proper insulation in houses
7) real summers
8) customer service
However, as I said nowhere is perfect and I will miss loads from London:
1) friends (many of whom have turned into family)
2) black taxis (so buggy friendly, why oh why aren't they in the States?!)
3) our neighborhood (love it!)
4) Borough Market (our weekend haunt)
5) all the parks
6) the Crown (our local pub where the food is surpassed by the lovely staff who are huge fans of Ronan)
Short lists for both - trying to concentrate on the positive and as one of my girlfriends said, the fact that we are leaving with the best souvenir ever of our time here. Much easier for me to generally focus on the half-full glass so trying not to go south and instead think of what's next in this great adventure (instead of the fact that I won't be able to see Lottie or Liz or others whenever I want! See I told you I am Glass-Half-Full Girl!).
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