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I miss home. I miss...

Mom and Dad
The kids
Old friends
A Dick's Deluxe, fry and shake at midnight.
Drizzle that lasts for weeks.
Moss, ferns, mushrooms and other things that require rain.
A ridiculous amount of amazing coffee shops.
Chukanut Drive
Bow, Fairhaven, Glacier, Concrete, Index, Sultan, La Conner, Friday Harbor, Coupeville, Port Townsend.... just name a few
Mount Baker, Mount Pilchuck, Mt. Rainier, Mount Index.... just to name a few
A ridiculous amount of amazing Asian food.
Picking Chentrelles and Bolites a few miles from town
The sun setting over the Olympics
Dozens of places to buy vintage records
The San Juans
Water.... lots and lots and lots of water.
Walking around Greenlake really late with friends
Trader Joes, Metropolitan Market, PCC, Central Market, Larry's, Whole Foods, etc., etc.
Uwajimaya
Art walks in Occidental Park
Tacoma (yeah! Finally hip... can you believe it?)
The Seahawks (They'll be back)
The Mariners (I hope they'll be back)
The Sonics (They're gone)
The Storm (ha ha... just kidding)
Gardening with lots of rain and sun and good dirt
A few hundred deli's, coffee shops, bistros, restaurants, cafe's, etc. that are amazing
Culture... lots of it
Sailing
Rain... lots of it
walking on beaches
crabbing
the Skagit Valley
Wallingford, Alki, Ravenna, Ballard, Fremont, Queen Anne, Pioneer Square, Capitol Hill, Georgetown, Lake Union, Green Lake, Fisherman's Terminal, Sodo, etc. etc.
Fresh fish and shellfish
Pike Place Market
Sea Kayaking
Hiking
and a lot of other things I can't find in Idaho.

Things I'll miss when I'm gone:
Nice people
Warm summer nights
Open spaces
polite (albeit clueless) drivers
Flying M coffeeshop
The breakfast sandwiches at Kuna Public Market
The VPS guys and gals
the Mojitos at the Reef
Broncos (football team AND fans)

Sorry Idaho... There's a lot to love here but I just never fit in. I'm going back home as soon as I can.