Top 5 Things...

While I’ve been away I’ve had a lot of time to think. I think about lots of things – what I’m going to do in the future, the country that I’m currently in or experiences from my past. I also think a lot about things and people from back home. I thought I’d put together a list of some of the things I’ve been thinking about!

Top 5 foods I miss

2.    Buffalo wings from BW3, honey BBQ flavor

3.    Sushi

4.    Grilled cheese sandwiches

5.    Mom’s enchiladas, Mom’s spaghetti, Mom’s everything!

Top 5 things I miss from home

1.     My bed - too many nights on beds that are too hard/too soft/smelly!

2.    Talking to my friends and family – emails just aren’t the same

3.    Choosing a restaurant of any type of food I’m in the mood for

4.    Wearing heels and choosing clothes – I only have 10 days worth of clothes and 3 pairs of shoes and I am so tired of seeing them already! What I would give for a whole closet…

5.    Hugs – you just don’t get very many good hugs when you’re traveling

Top 5 things I DON’T miss from home

1.     Work!

2.    My phone

3.    Driving

4.    Paying bills

5.    TV

Top 5 things I’m sad that I will miss this year

1.     Gabe’s first day of school (see adorable picture below!)

2.    Christmas

3.    Seeing my Grandma

4.    Easter egg hunt

5.    Jameson’s birthday – who will help Jenn make the cake this year?

Top 5 moments of the trip so far

1.     Diving with Dena and Martina in Central America

2.    Sitting at the top of a mountain by myself after hiking up it, looking down at Petra and imagining being there 2500 years ago

3.    Chatting with Ana, Ceri and Diane in Eastern Europe – I haven’t laughed that hard in a long time!

4.    Jumping straight from my bed into the Adriatic Sea while cruising in Croatia

5.    Seeing Auschwitz – not a happy memory, but one that will remain with me forever

1.     Any food not covered in bees or flies