I’ll be missing you

Last night T and I were talking about the things we are going to miss about living here. Here are some of mine*:

1. A sense of familiarity. We know and love our neighbours. We know our kids are safe in their houses and with their children. When we’ve been gone for the weekend, they notice and welcome us home. I’m going to miss impromptu chats on the front lawn while we watch the kids running in the sprinkler. I guess it’s a sense of home and belonging that I’m going to miss.

2. Our church. We love the worship, preaching, the kids program, our home group. It will be hard to replace. Again, more than anything we will miss the community aspect and having a sense of being welcome and belonging.

3. Our favourite camping and picnic spots. I’m going to miss being 20 minutes from the mountains. We have spent many enjoyable afternoons exploring various little spots within an hours drive of our home. We also got into camping last summer. I’m sad we won’t get to go back to that amazing little camp ground in the hoodoos near the border. There were so many camp grounds we wanted to explore this summer.

4. The zoo. We live 20 minutes from the zoo and have annual passes. The kids and I have spent countless days checking out our favourite animals and picnicing in the Zoo’s garden. I loved watching my kids learn about habitats, caring for living things, seeing unusual creatures. And yes, we can go to the zoo at our new home but it’s over an hours drive away and VG expensive.

5. Knowing where to find our favourite things. I know where to get the best brie, who has the widest selection of Indian herbs, which vendors we like best at the market, when and where the best used toy and clothing sales are and which Gap has the best sales rack. I have certain grocery stores I go to for certain items. I know the layout of the stores. I don’t even know where the grocery stores are in our new city.

* I didn’t include friends cause that’s pretty much a given.

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