The end is near, just over a week is left until I leave Kansas behind forever. Or at least for anything other than visits. In an effort to make this separation easier I have been making a list of things I will not miss about Kansas:
- Weather that changes by the minute
- snow in May. And just snow and cold in general
- Starbucks is an hour away
- when in rains, it down pours
- not being able to watch the Canucks play
- every drive is a long one
- school
- being far away from family
The problem is the other list, of things I am going to miss, is much longer:
- late night Wal-Mart or Druber's runs (Druber's is a donut shop that only opens at 11PM and stays open all night)
- singing and dancing in the rain (even if it only happened once)
- breakfast club at 6:30 am(a group of girls that get together for a Bible study once a week)
- rush hour traffic consisting of cars leaving from church after Sunday service
- thunder storms
- warmth lasting until October and starting again in March (most of the time)
- singing Les Mis while shopping at Wal-Mart
- backyard BBQs with the neighborhood
- movie marathons
- talking in fake British accents
- random conversations with friends ranging from light-hearted to serious and spiritual
- the three most beautiful children I got to love on these past years
- random road trips
- the Sunday school kids who say some of the funniest and most random things and make everything so much better
- the politeness of a small community that rivals even the politeness that Canadians are known for (think waving at everyone and anyone who walks or drives by)
- Super Bowl parties (and parties for anything else we can think of)
- all the surprise birthday parties
- playing cards with my adopted grandparents (also known as the grandparents of my best friend)
- going to Tabor football games (even though I don't even like football)
- some of the best friends a girl could ask for <3
Yeah, it's hard to leave this place. But new memories will be formed in a new place. And I will always have the memories (and friendships) from this place. <3
