Tribute To City Life

Dear Florida Big City Life,
Just for today, i miss you.

• i miss being to any Wal-Mart (with ample supplies) within five minutes
• i miss getting to the doctor in 20-30 minutes
• i miss STARBUCKS!!!
• i miss being anonymous
• i miss MASS selection in MINIMAL square footage
• i miss WHATABURGER!!!
• i miss having an entire street dedicated to a HUGE variety of restaurants
• i miss PUBLIX Ice Cream Cakes!!!
• i miss the Exchange and getting a great deal on a purse, and not just any purse!
• i miss mowing the lawn in November
• i miss warmer than 19 degree weather in December
• i miss seeing the people i work with
• i miss traffic (wait, did i just write that?)
• i miss not having to buy kerosene, rock salt, ice melt or “HEET” to survive frost, snow and ice
• i miss not having to wear a hat or mittens
• i miss Family Christian Stores
• i miss driving over the Buckman (again, did i just write that???)
• i miss hearing jet engines
• i miss Reveille on Base at 8 o’clock sharp
• i miss Dairy Queen in five minutes
• grocery stores that are open at 2:00 in the morning
• Wal-Marts that are open at 2:00 in the morning

However, Florida Big City Life, today will be over in 25 minutes, and i will go to sleep, knowing that tomorrow, even though don’t get to have all the things listed above, i do get:

• quiet, country mornings
• home-cooked meals (that i don’t have to cook – thanks moms & grandmas & aunts!)
• to know my baby is going to have a good education
• a low-traffic road
• snow
• cows
• almost every store selling farm supplies
• quiet, open fields and sky as far as the eye can see, not blocked by buildings
• moonlit nights that are almost as bright as morning
• if the fridge is full, i can leave the pop (translate “Soda”) on the deck to stay cool
• warmth from a wood burning stove, and the sweet smell
• a basement
• ice sickles
• four seasons
• surrounded by wildlife (which can be scary at times, yes)
• nature in my own front yard