Monday, September 14, 2009

Things I Will and Won't Miss About Germany

I will miss:

Not needing air conditioning
The slower paced, family and community oriented spirit that's here
Christmas Markets!!!!!!!!!!
Walking trails
Green grass year round
Well maintained indoor pools
the FOOD and wine (too bad I'm not a beer person, I hear it's wonderful)
Our little town
Watching summer turn into fall
Watching fall turn into winter
Being able to pick and eat apples off the trees
The architecture and history throughout Europe
The scenery
The way a clear, sunny day here can make you feel like you've just won the lottery
The sunsets
The long, long summer days
Being so close to Luxembourg, Belgium, and France
Castles
The ease of recycling
Kiera's kick butt aerobics classes
Training with Romi
The friends I've made (directly and indirectly) through MOMS Club.
The awesome talents of Jen, hair stylist and colorist extraordinaire!
The low crime rate and how safe I feel here


I will not miss:

UGH! The smell of fertilizer (read:poop) they spread year round
Frank Johnson, a-hole of the year, from the extended care clinic
Driving to Frankfurt and having road construction almost the whole way
Americans driving in Germany, acting a fool
The limited stock of just about everything at the BX
Having to drive 30 + minutes just to check the mail
Having to lug the kids out of the car and into the shoppette just to pay for gas
Having to buy gas at AAFES
Tractors on the road that you can't pass when you absolutely have to be somewhere on time
Flies, yellow jackets, and freakin' spiders!
The language barrier
How unfriendly so many Americans are around here
Speed cameras
Roads with no shoulders
Tiny little parking spaces




Of course there's more, but that's all I can think of for now...

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