It's the small things...
It's the small things I miss from life in the States. Namely life in the greater RI/Mass general area. I've compiled a list (or just named some things AS I'm writing this blog) of things, places, people or whatever that I really miss. These are things you probably all take for granted in your lives...
1 - RoJacks (or as my Sito says, RoJack), Stop and Shop and Shaws. I have a couple of mom and pop owned convenience stores where the groceries have dust piled an inch high and covered in rat poopies. Ewww...good thing for the commisary on post.
2 - Pulse. I have a couple of bars but nothing compared to the glory of Pulse. Even if I did get attacked by a black velour suit wearing, two foot high hair sporting, slightly pudgy (read: fat) Italian-American Cranston (east Cranston, not west) ghetto lesbian. And I quote...."damn girl, you so hot." DAMN I miss that place :)
3 - Dunkin Donuts...they have this in Korea but you can't have Dunkin Donuts without Fred and an English speaking crew with the worst RI accent you've ever heard.
4 - The Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Could I please miss another season...thanks...
5 - Cappy Capuano; Nick, Ron and Pete; J.D. Byrider; Tasca Cars;
6 - I-95, particularly the fact that I can name every exit between mine and 17 in Warwick.
7 - The joys of driving over the Newport and Jamestown bridges
8 - Going to the beach at Sand Hill Cove as a kid because I knew I'd be getting "chowda and clamcakes" from either George's of Gallilee or Auntie Annies
9 - Shopping malls, even the Emerald Square which used to be the coolest mall around until Providence Place came. This was sad to me because I spent the better part of my teenage days patrolling the walkways of the mall with my "homeys". I have to admit though, the carpeted walkways, Dave and Busters and IMAX make the PPM better...
10 - Thayer Street. Ever since I graduated high school I've made pilgrimages back there EVERY SINGLE TIME I went to visit my family. You know that street hasn't changed once (maybe once) and I still go back. The stores all stock the same things. The only excitement came when they put in the Johnny Rockets and we went to eat there and I had this bacon double cheeseburger, fries and a shake and I ate ALL of it. Ask Gabrielle for proof.
11 - Dolce Vita. We really hate the bitchy ass waitresses but love the Bruschetta.
12 - I miss my house...my family yes of course, but actually I really miss my house. I miss everything about it, from the way it smells, to the fact that I share a room with my sister, to my dog and cats....all of it. I really wish I was there. But not to live, not to live. It's fun for the first week. Ok after that I don't miss it anymore and I wish I could go back to work...
13 - Home Depot.
14 - Driving on a highway where there isn't rush hour traffic 24/7 (you think I'm kidding...but I'm not. The only time you can drive on the highway or any other road, and not encounter mass traffic is between 3 and 5:30 AM. Seriously)
15 - Driving on a three lane road where there are only three lanes of traffic. Miraculously there seems to be at least one extra lane of cars here...they have no patience to wait in line. They have to get up that extra five feet because it's going to save them so much time...no actually it saves them about 30 seconds and causes EVERYONE behind them to be late by five minute. Thanks dickfaces. (no hostility to the Korean drivers...none ;)
16 - Dels lemonade in the summer.
17 - The suburbs and houses. Or even apt buildings that look like houses. Not a 25 story high rise. EVERYWHERE.
18 - Big, loud, obnoxious Dodge, Ford and Chevy trucks. Not a little Bongo truck that has smaller tires than a tricycle.
19 - Being able to understand every conversation going on around me. Even if they're talking about my frizzy hair.
20 - Papa Gino's pizza....oh man do I miss that pizza. Really, really miss that pizza. Just a slice of cheese would be nice. Or buffalo chicken, or chicken and pepper, garlic chicken, bbq chicken...mmmmmm. ok let it goooooo.
21 - Buddy Cianci, in jail or out. Makes no difference to me.
22 - My dad swearing at the Christmas tree / lights when they don't do what he wants...which is 99% of the time
23 - My moms stirrup pants that she currently cut the bottoms off of after feeling like Renee and I were making fun of her for wearing them. Actually we just think they're the cutest thing.
24 - Sito.
25 - Sito's cooking.
26 - More of Sito's cooking...
27 - The farm stand.
That's about it for now...I miss my roots a lot and I really really can't wait to get back there in April. Yay America!!!
1 - RoJacks (or as my Sito says, RoJack), Stop and Shop and Shaws. I have a couple of mom and pop owned convenience stores where the groceries have dust piled an inch high and covered in rat poopies. Ewww...good thing for the commisary on post.
2 - Pulse. I have a couple of bars but nothing compared to the glory of Pulse. Even if I did get attacked by a black velour suit wearing, two foot high hair sporting, slightly pudgy (read: fat) Italian-American Cranston (east Cranston, not west) ghetto lesbian. And I quote...."damn girl, you so hot." DAMN I miss that place :)
3 - Dunkin Donuts...they have this in Korea but you can't have Dunkin Donuts without Fred and an English speaking crew with the worst RI accent you've ever heard.
4 - The Boston Red Sox and the New England Patriots. Could I please miss another season...thanks...
5 - Cappy Capuano; Nick, Ron and Pete; J.D. Byrider; Tasca Cars;
6 - I-95, particularly the fact that I can name every exit between mine and 17 in Warwick.
7 - The joys of driving over the Newport and Jamestown bridges
8 - Going to the beach at Sand Hill Cove as a kid because I knew I'd be getting "chowda and clamcakes" from either George's of Gallilee or Auntie Annies
9 - Shopping malls, even the Emerald Square which used to be the coolest mall around until Providence Place came. This was sad to me because I spent the better part of my teenage days patrolling the walkways of the mall with my "homeys". I have to admit though, the carpeted walkways, Dave and Busters and IMAX make the PPM better...
10 - Thayer Street. Ever since I graduated high school I've made pilgrimages back there EVERY SINGLE TIME I went to visit my family. You know that street hasn't changed once (maybe once) and I still go back. The stores all stock the same things. The only excitement came when they put in the Johnny Rockets and we went to eat there and I had this bacon double cheeseburger, fries and a shake and I ate ALL of it. Ask Gabrielle for proof.
11 - Dolce Vita. We really hate the bitchy ass waitresses but love the Bruschetta.
12 - I miss my house...my family yes of course, but actually I really miss my house. I miss everything about it, from the way it smells, to the fact that I share a room with my sister, to my dog and cats....all of it. I really wish I was there. But not to live, not to live. It's fun for the first week. Ok after that I don't miss it anymore and I wish I could go back to work...
13 - Home Depot.
14 - Driving on a highway where there isn't rush hour traffic 24/7 (you think I'm kidding...but I'm not. The only time you can drive on the highway or any other road, and not encounter mass traffic is between 3 and 5:30 AM. Seriously)
15 - Driving on a three lane road where there are only three lanes of traffic. Miraculously there seems to be at least one extra lane of cars here...they have no patience to wait in line. They have to get up that extra five feet because it's going to save them so much time...no actually it saves them about 30 seconds and causes EVERYONE behind them to be late by five minute. Thanks dickfaces. (no hostility to the Korean drivers...none ;)
16 - Dels lemonade in the summer.
17 - The suburbs and houses. Or even apt buildings that look like houses. Not a 25 story high rise. EVERYWHERE.
18 - Big, loud, obnoxious Dodge, Ford and Chevy trucks. Not a little Bongo truck that has smaller tires than a tricycle.
19 - Being able to understand every conversation going on around me. Even if they're talking about my frizzy hair.
20 - Papa Gino's pizza....oh man do I miss that pizza. Really, really miss that pizza. Just a slice of cheese would be nice. Or buffalo chicken, or chicken and pepper, garlic chicken, bbq chicken...mmmmmm. ok let it goooooo.
21 - Buddy Cianci, in jail or out. Makes no difference to me.
22 - My dad swearing at the Christmas tree / lights when they don't do what he wants...which is 99% of the time
23 - My moms stirrup pants that she currently cut the bottoms off of after feeling like Renee and I were making fun of her for wearing them. Actually we just think they're the cutest thing.
24 - Sito.
25 - Sito's cooking.
26 - More of Sito's cooking...
27 - The farm stand.
That's about it for now...I miss my roots a lot and I really really can't wait to get back there in April. Yay America!!!
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