MQT I miss you

So last night I was talking to a friend from undergrad who also moved away to continue their schooling. Today I was talking to a friend who is still at NMU but will be graduating in less than 2 months. What did these two conversations have in common? We talked about things we missed or are going to miss. I know that I am on a new adventure and it is exciting, but every once in a while I want to be back in MQT, so I thought I'd make a list of things I miss and then a list of things in my new place that I love.

What I miss:

1. I miss climbing Sugarloaf mountain at night and looking at the stars and the city lights. 
2. I miss being a 10 minute walk from the beach. 
3. I miss going to the beach to watch the giant waves roll in from the storms out on Lake Superior and playing in the waves as they crash over the walls and onto the road. 
4. I miss sitting on the beach at night watching the ore boats coming in and looking at the stars. 
5. I miss being so close to nature, that seeing a deer or fox on campus was not surprising. 
6. I miss being surrounded by my sorority sisters. 
7. I miss being able to call up a friend and them being at my door within minutes to be a shoulder to  cry on. 
8. I miss the family I created in Mqt. My sisters and friends. 
9. I miss going downtown to paint pottery and picking it up a week later to see an amazing creation. 
10. I miss country night with my crazy friends on Thursdays. 
11. I miss learning how to pole dance to help me loose weight. 
12. I miss having the opportunity to watch sled dog races happening downtown. 
13. I miss indoor football games. 
14. I miss dancing the night away at the Vera, Blue Lounge, or Greek formal. 
15. I miss getting hugs everyday from my friends and sisters. 
16. I miss being able to leave for class 10 minutes before it started, and still getting there 5 minutes early. 
17. I miss having a church that I loved. 
18. I miss being grandmother willow for my sisters. 
19. I miss teaching the new members of the sorority how amaxing it is. 
20. I miss a lot!

What I love now:

1. I love my walk-in closet. 
2. I love the chance to make new friends. 
3. I love having a mall behind my house. 
4. I love living in a house. 
5. I love my drive to school. 
6. I love that I'm falling in love. 
7. I love having Biggby coffee in the area. 
8. I love the atrium in my class building. 
9. I love my clients. 
10. I love clinic. 
11. I love learning. 
12. I love that I'm loosing weight (even if it is from stress). 
13. I love living with people who care about me. 
14. I love being closer to home. 
15. I love being able to buy my favorite wine whenever I want to. 
16. I love having my own area of a house. 
17. I love not sharing a tv. 
18. I love that I am being more artistic. 
19. I love having a porch for jack-o-lanterns. 
20. I love my life. 

So I guess with what I could come up with is pretty even. Either way I know that even though I really miss MQT, I wouldn't change my life. I'm living life, I'm loving life, I'm smiling, I'm laughing, I'm happy.