ND&MN vs. DMV

8/20/10

Location: Alexandria, VA

Things I am excited to come back to at home and in FM:

·      My wonderful family

·      Jake

·      Aj & Ashley, two of my best friends and my roommates who I haven’t seen in over six months since they studied abroad in Australia February through June

·      All my other friends in Langdon and in FM that I haven’t seen since May!

·      My grandparents and other relatives

·      New puppy Ace

·      My bedroom at home

·      My new queen bed!

·      My new beauuutiful apartment in Moorhead

·      Hitting up the bars now that I’m 21 and making my first purchase at a liquor store

·      Talking, laughing, goofing around with my roomies

·      Normal gorgeous summer weather, free from 85% humidity and the strong North Dakota winds

·      The open spaces and smells of fresh cut grass and summer rain

·      Driving! And getting places in under an hour.

·      Concordia’s campus

·      Going back to class

·      Working on the Concordian and at the best job ever, the Office of Academic Affairs

·      Bonfires

·      Langdon and Moorhead Dairy Queen

·      Going for walks by the Red River

·      Playing football in my boyfriend’s front yard

·      Frisbee golf, golf, riding my Trek bike, 4wheeling, etc.

·      Shopping with my girls at West Acres

·      Panchero’s Mexican Grill. Sorry Chipotle…you just aren’t as good.

·      Grand Junction. Hello chicken cordon bleu sub!

·      Reasonable prices for drinks, groceries, etc.

Things I will miss about D.C. and Arlington:

·      The buzz and excitement of the Hill

·      The incredible staff at the office

·      Living with Whitney (although she’s living in the same apartment building I am at Concordia :)

·      Seeing the Capitol, Washington Monument, the Potomac, etc. from my apartment’s patio and on the way to work

·      Running into Senators in the hallway, on the Capitol subway, etc.

·      Being so close to the news and connected to politics

·      Services at the National Community Church 

·      Georgetown Cupcake (pre-TLC stardom)

·      Maryland crabcakes

·      My apartment’s pool

·      Jazz in the Garden

·      Six Flags fun

·      The Senate Cafeteria’s eats

·      Interns’ e-mails in Russian and other inside jokes

·      Getting ridiculous frozen yogurt concoctions with the other interns

·      Having people visit me and having so many fun things to do and sights to see

·      The Newseum and the Smithsonians

·      Sporting events like watching the D.C. United and the Congressional Baseball game

·      Arts events like Legally Blonde the musical and the Norman Rockwell exhibit

·      The Pentagon City Mall

·      Spike Mendohlson’s eateries Good Stuff and We the Pizza

·      People watching on the Metro