Lists.

I am counting down the days until I get home.

Melissa and I have decided that we feel like we don’t feel like we are in France any more. (Weird sentence. Sorry.)

But it’s like, the “wow” factor of living here is beginning to wear off and everything we are seeing, although still completely beautiful and amazing, is becoming the norm for us. So with that said, I miss home!!!

I get in Tuesday, November 17th, in the evening… 6.30 or something.

Here’s what I’m looking forward to:

Good coffee

Guacamole & Hummus! (Duh)

Text messaging

Yandala (my car)

Singing really loud when I’m driving

Seeing wonderful family and friends

G12

Calling my sister

Updating my iPhone to 3.0 (yeah, still haven’t done that)

Downloading Phil Wickham’s new album (which is released the day I get back or I would just do it now.)

BIKE RIDES!!!!!!!!!

Florida!

Baby Bella

Being able to understand what people say to me

Sleeping in my comfortable bed

My sack of nothingness (my pillow. It is pretty much a piece of fabric. I’ve been sleeping on a real pillow.)

Wearing different clothes and shoes!

Straightening my hair and figuring out how long it really is!!! (It’s so long. I know it.)

Catching up on the office.

Going to H&M in Florida… I’m just curious.

Sharing a house with Katie Shaw, my new sister.

Talking like a “gangster” with Bianca without being called crazy.

Northwest.

Feeling clean after I get out of the shower.

Flat land.

There are a lot of things I’m excited for. That’s a few.

There will certainly be things that I miss here, for sure. Such as:

Eleanor! She is great!

The beautiful valley.

Fall- it’s like I’ve never seen fall before here.

The cool air.

Mountains.

TREES. (I will miss all of the trees and the rows of trees the most.)

Maison Renard.

Using an iMac all the time.

Hearing French.

Learning about different cultures.

Hoping for mail.

Deadlines for projects.

Field trips to really cool places.

Leclerc.

The markets.

Fresh lavender.

Interesting ice cream flavors.

Chocolate.

Dance parties with Lexi and Kara every day.

Singing “Party in the USA” and having it mean something (hahah).

And I’m sure there’s more things I will miss once I’m out of here and absorb everything.

I still have to upload photos from our day in Lyon at Prelle’s weaving factory. It was awesome. But there’s a huge chance that I won’t upload anything until I’m home, although that’s not certain.

Vernissage (our exhibition) is next weekend and we are all frantically making things to sell and show, and still have to put the entire thing together. It should be great, and I’m sure I’ll continue to learn a lot in the process.