The Little Things

I'm sure it's no surprise that quitting your job and moving to another country comes with a whole rollercoaster of thoughts, emotions, stresses and excitements... But as moving day gets closer, I keep being reminded of the little things I'm going to miss...and little things I won't.  

I will NOT miss:

• My alarm clock going off at 4:30am.  And then me ignoring it til like, 5:30 and then making a mad dash to get ready for work and my ass out the door.   
• Scraping my windshield at 6:00 in the morning when it's 29 degrees out.  (Today!) 
• Traffic. 
• Rain. 
• Traffic in the rain. 
• LAUNDRY!!!  The house we're moving into doesn't have a washer and dryer, but even if it did, we still wouldn't be doing it ourselves.  For just a few bucks we can have our laundry picked up, washed, dried, folded and returned to our doorstep pristine and perfect.  YES, PLEASE.  Since I'm super allergic to laundry, this is a major win for Mexico.    
• Chores.  Just like laundry, it's super cheap to have a maid visit your house up to 6 times per week... I don't have to clean toilets or mop or do dishes or even go grocery shopping if I don't want to!  Actually, it's considered rude to not hire a maid if you can easily afford one there.  And I'm all about supporting the local economy. 

Things I WILL miss:

• Rain.  (What?!  This girl is confusing.)  Yes, cold weather sucks...but I bet 365 days of sunshine can be a bit tiring too.  Or maybe not.  Time will tell. 
• Fireplaces, slippers and gettin' cozy on the couch on a frosty day.  Because, duh.  That's just lovely. (As I type this, I can hear Ty in the garage chopping firewood. Better enjoy it while I can.) 
• American holidays.  No Christmas tree hunting.  No pumpkin patching.  No 4th of July barbecues.  No Thanksgiving?!  
• American summer/seasons.  This is a big one for me.  One of the best parts of summer is that you're forced to miss it for several months and be reunited with its magic gradually after suffering through winter and surviving spring.  If it's summer year-round, won't that magic disappear?  I think so.  Climbing temps, shorter shorts, later nights, longer river swims.  Sigh...
• Eyelash extensions.  I'm a total tomboy and I'm super lazy about all things girly...but I'm totally addicted to fance lashes!  (Yes, I meant to say "fance.")  Lashes are awesome because they allow me to be even lazier than I already am.  Ha!  I haven't really worn mascara in almost a year.  I already have all my appointments booked through April.  I'm for sure gonna have withdrawals if I can't get my eyes bedazzled in Puerto Vallarta.
• Fuzzy Bloo!  Bloo is my 100-pound perfect gentleman of a fur baby.  His very curly hair will just keep growing and growing until he resembles an adorable, giant teddy bear.  But it will be too hot to let him grow out, so we'll have to keep it short, which is a travesty. 
• Pandora.  Why isn't Pandora available in Mexico?!  What year is this?? 

This is just a short list of the little things... It'll be really interesting to write a new list a few months after we move.  Stay tuned for Part Two later this year.