I will be home on the couch with my family watching tv in English (without Spanish subtitles) in two weeks exactly. I can't believe the time has already come. I am definitely ready to be home, but have also fully enjoyed my time here. In honor of coming home in two weeks, I have made a list of things that I can't wait to eat and things that I am excited to be able to do again.
*Disclaimer - I don't want to eat all these foods in one sitting. That would just be ridiculous.
Foods I can’t wait to eat again (in no particular order):
- Fruit (strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, raspberries, blackberries, mangoes)
- Sushi (protein roll, crunchy roll, edamame)
- Tuna melt (Sourdough and sharp cheddar cheese)
- Chicken Sandwich
- Salad (strawberry poppyseed chicken salad from Panera and bleu cheese & pear salad from Nordstrom)
- In-N-Out (cheeseburger, no onions, fries and neopolitan shake)
- Brownies (regular and Mom’s ooey gooey peanut butter chocolate chip)
- Ice cream (especially coffee – preferably from Haagen-Daaz, and Moose Tracks and Ben & Jerry’s Phish Food)
- Chocolate chip cookies (warm and fresh out of the oven)
- Kim’s Mexican chicken casserole (with sour cream on the side)
- Mom’s chicken tacos
- Hodad’s (cheeseburger and chocolate shake)
- Lindsay’s fruit salad
- Aunt Joan’s pumpkin pie (because I missed it on Thanksgiving)
- Daddy’s grilled anything
- Steak (medium-rare)
- Candy (Mounds, Reese’s, York, Reese’s Fast Break, Look – to share with Momma)
- Mango-a-go-go from Jamba Juice
- Double Decker Supreme and Cinnamon Twists with Mountain Dew from T-Bell
- Minute Maid Lemonade (with the perfect amount of ice)
- Original Pancake House (chocolate chip pancakes and hot chocolate)
- Kim’s egg thing and cinnamon rolls on Christmas morning
- Mom’s Lasagna for Christmas
- Cranberry sauce (Ocean Spray, jellied, from the can, cut on the lines)
- Kim’s ziti bake
- Mom’s Chocolate Chip Bundt cake
- Mom’s birthday cake (yellow cake with chocolate butter frosting)
- Everything bagel from Costco (lightly toasted with cream cheese)
- Lightly toasted croissant, egg, cheddar cheese, turkey bacon
- Spiced Chai from Lion Coffee
- Vanilla yogurt, cut up strawberries, and granola
- Nutella (with pretzels)
- Sourdough bread, extra-sharp cheddar cheese and cranberry juice
- Daddy’s pancakes on Sunday morning (with blueberries), sausage/bacon & OJ
- Iced Manhattan Irish Cream from Common’s (decaf, of course – unless I’m with Bill)
- The chocolate chip cookies Eagle’s used to have
- Berry Cool (original tart, strawberries and cheesecake bites)
- Original Cheesecake with strawberries from Cheesecake Factory
- Mini Sweet Pig from BJ’s and chocolate chip Pazookie
- Kim’s scallops (maybe even wrapped in bacon)
- Daddy’s French Toast (not made with thick bread)
- Peanut Butter Blossoms (but I want to make these)
- Submarina turkey sandwich (6” on white, turkey, swiss cheese, mayo and lettuce)
- Fudge (again, I want to make this, dark chocolate – I think – no nuts)
- Peas, artichokes, asparagus
- Kraft Mac & Cheese – The Cheesiest
- Peppermint Hot Chocolate from Starbucks while walking around Christmas Card Lane and Candy Cane Court
- Heidi’s Patty Melt and her bread (chocolate chip banana)
- Donuts: Chocolate Long John, Jelly filled, and Krispie Kream)
- Double-stuft Oreos
- Devil’s Food Bundt cake from that one place
- Special K with strawberries
- Aunt Cindi’s Peppermint Bark
Things I want to do:
- Be with family
- Hot shower with dry, non-moldy towel
- Go on a brother/sister date with Garrett
- Text
- Watch movies with Nick
- Go on a walk with Daddy, Kim, Linz and Garrett (oh, and Benny, too!)
- Exercise.
- Shave
- Wash my face with warm water
- Watch AFV and Game Night at Daddy’s house
- Mani/Pedi with Mommy
- Get my eyebrows waxed
- Eat normal portions (eat what I want and how much)
- Show my family all my pictures
- Drive
- Stargaze in Atascadero
- Hug Lani and play with Benny
- Poop regularly
- Not wash dishes by hand
- Walk around the house (and outside) barefoot
- Go to church
- Wrap presents
- Dry my clothes in a dryer
- Bake
