Things I Miss / Things I’ve Learned to Love

Things I Miss

1. Hoodies
2. Jager on tap
3. Green all around
4. Friendly neighbors
5. Cobblestone streets
6. Discernible seasons
7. Mountains too big to explain
8. Reliable public transportation
9. Knowing someone everywhere I go
10. The smell of ozone after a thunderstorm
11. Directions that involve going left, right, or straight
12. Random conversations with strangers at grocery stores
13. A whole night of drinking, cover charges, and tips for $20


Things I've Learned to Love

1. Stucco
2. Living in a grid
3. Suns basketball
4. Never wearing socks
5. Canyons and red rocks
6. Watching football in shorts
7. No humidity or bugs that bite
8. Correctly pronouncing Tempe
9. Baja Fresh instead of Taco Bell
10. Everything I need in one mile or less
11. Leaves changing and 90 degree temperatures
12. Highways that have at least three different names
13. Directions that involve going north, south, east, or west