*No sidewalks -- how am I supposed to push a stroller to the park that is just around the corner, but on a busy street?
*It is really, really dark here at night.
*The freeways are so green and pretty, but you can't see anything but trees.
*Lots of road kill and I gasp every time -- Jer says that I better get used to it, but people do stop for turtles and get out of their cars to help them cross the road.
*Churches on every corner -- just not LDS ones.
*Everyone waves to you as you drive down the road and many people will come up and talk to you while in the store or in line for something.
*We have a baby and mommy bunny that roam around our neighborhood. The baby keeps coming into our little fenced off area, because all of the other people have dogs.
*There are lots of birds -- my favorites are the pretty blue and reds ones.
*The sky is not as blue here.
*It is easy to get lost without the mountains.
*Mold grows faster and easier here and nothing dries :(
*Everything grows so well here (our little garden is amazing!), except grass and it is awful.
*In our town newspaper they not only list the births and weddings, but also all of the people who got divorces.
*If you commit a crime and your story makes it in the newspaper, they tell everyone what road you live on.
*Most stores close really early.
*Lots of small mom and pop Italian restaurants, but no Greek food (Jer really likes Gyros).
*It rains really hard here and it is not fun to drive through it!
*Our family and friends do not live close by and we miss them so much!! :)
Most cities have these towers with their name on it. We noticed this a lot in the Midwest as well.
It is hard to describe how pretty and green everything is even the freeways.
Here is our wild baby bunny. Z likes to leave him carrots and lettuce.
This is a flower that grows on a big tree that I don't know the name of :)
This is Jer's road that leads to his work -- again how pretty and green!
4 comments:
Hi guys!! All of these things on this checklist fit right in where I grew up. Even the one about people stopping to help turtles across the road!! We miss you guys, too. And I am almost positive that flower is a Magnolia. Aren't they gorgeous. I love the leaves too...so shiny and green. And thick. Gorgeous.
Reading your list takes me back to my mission in Louisiana. And I would also have to agree with Heidivee that yes that flower/tree is a Magnolia. We sure do miss you guys.
I know how Jer feels about Gyros. We're in MO this week in a little town and when it comes time to go out to dinner I think of the Mexican & Greek food I would like to be having and don't know where to find here. Looks like it's another steak night for the Shepherds.
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