final countdown.

Well, we are now just HOURS away from leaving our new little home in Cambridge and coming back to our REAL HOMES. This time is very bittersweet as we've both LOVED our life and time over here, but are also ready to be back with the family and friends we miss so much.

Things have only been more and more busy as the end draws near. We had a wonderful visit from my Mom and Dad and Paul last week. We explored Scotland and our family heritage and also had great quality family time!

We've been cleaning like FIENDS for the last few days in preparation for our move and I'm happy to announce we PASSED our move-out inspection today! *ra ra ra*

As we reflect on our year in Cambridge we remember many of the things we dearly miss from home and begin to realize what we will dearly miss from the UK once we're gone. Following are our always developing lists:

Things we miss about HOME:

- Family
- Friends
- All the American luxuries
- Cars
- Our TV
- Washing machine and dryer
- Big spaces
- The FOOD:
  - Cheap food
  - Chinese food
  - Mexican food
  - Midwestern food
  - Our mom's cooking
  - Chocolate chips and Chocolate chip cookies
  - Pizza
  - Double-Stuffed Oreos
- Thunderstorms
- Garbage disposal
- Efficiency
- Lakes
- Red Barns
- Sweet corn


Things we WILL miss about CAMBRIDGE:

- Pubs
- Punting
- The charm
- The culture
- Trains
- The beauty
- The British accents
- British phrases
- Hearing tons of different languages all around you but always being able to communicate and ask questions of anyone
- Cycling
- English gardens
- Green everywhere
- Tea rooms
- The tidiness
- Cottages and villages
- The colleges
- The history
- Our church
- Living in Europe - so close to so many amazing places
- The churches
- The bells
- Nearly NO bugs
- The weather (shocking I know - Ok I could leave the month of February but the rest was GREAT!)
- The red phone booths and post boxes
- Seeing random men walking around with top hats and tails
- Seeing random Shakespeare-era costumes walking about
- Academic gowns
- Cobble stones
- The market

Ok, these lists are NOT exhaustive. I had to cut this post short as we have to turn off our internet right now, but we will be HOME SOON!