I'm coming home, coming home, tell the world I'm coming home!

Here it is, the extensive list of all the things I miss the most about home and the most exciting thing is that I know that all of them will be waiting for me upon my return and I absolutely cannot wait.

1. Waffles with fresh fruit and the Mennonite white sauce...if you don't know what I'm talking about, you're missing out in life.
2. Sunday brunch (at 1 pm) at Condo Villa
3. Appetizer and games night
4. Ice Cream in bed with J Cam and talking about life and all things important
5. Making desserts with K Cam like crisp, pie, pav, cookies, cupcakes, everything!
6. Sitting on my roof watching fireworks
7. Harry Potter with my sister
8. Late night discussions with father
9. My mom’s cooking: Meatloaf, scalloped potatoes (the cheesy ones), honey garlic ribs, roasted potatoes and vegetables, lasagna, desserts, roast ham, just everything she makes is delicious
10. My brother’s rants
11. Taking Charlie for walks
12. Snuggling with Charlie
13. Impromptu dinner parties, pool parties, poutine and cupcake parties, and general hangouts whenever, wherever, with my favorite people in the entire world, and now I can literally say, in the ENTIRE world.
14. Sing alongs in my living room or around a bon fire with so many talented musical friends
15. Telephone Pictionary with my parents and Paul; definitely with Paul Buhler
16. Working in my garden
17. Hanging out with Chantel, laughing, doing crafts, coloring, eating ice cream, swimming, running around the parks, making me a kid again. :)
18. Star gazing
19. Dancing in thunderstorms
20. Clean streets and sidewalks
21. Green things
22. Open spaces
23. Friendly people I can communicate with
24. Having a piano in my living room and a home theater in the basement and a comfortable bed and a normal shower and a fridge that’s always full of food and convenient grocery stores
25. A deck and a BBQ!!
26. Mosquitoes that have the decency to stay outside! And only come around two months of the year!
27. My car and the freedom to go anywhere I want whenever I want
28. My bicycle and the fact that I won’t die in traffic (Well...the average person won't...)
29. Doing yard work...am I actually saying this? I miss doing physical labor outside, just being active and able to go for a walk or mow the lawn in the sunshine, without pollution, will be so great.
30. Iced Tea-Dad, have a pitcher ready for me!
31. Libraries and book stores
32. My Church Community
33. Live music and theatre: I missed that part of me so much here! Watching the movie “Frozen” was the next best thing!
34. Hugs from so many people, big and small!
35. Feeling totally and completely at home, comfortable, and loved. There is so much love in Brandon, Manitoba. I can feel it all the way out here.  

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    Ringing in the start of the craziest year of my life!

    

    My sisters!

     

    

    My beautiful family!

    

    Games Night!