What I will miss:
- the beach and
- being able to go snorkeling or swimming at the drop of a dime
- not having to worry about what the weather will be like; it’s the same every day (more or less) or
- the warm weather, period
- being able to send the kids outside to play any time of the year; it’s never too cold, but occasionally it’s too wet
- not having to wear shoes or socks or, god forbid, pantyhose
- watching the sun set over the ocean right from our back porch
open-air movies - waking up to the sound of birds in the tree outside our bedroom and
- going to sleep to the scent of plumeria from the tree outside our bedroom
What I will not miss:
- beach sand in the bed or anywhere else in the house
- no one being on time and everything starting late
- ants, centipedes and cockroaches the size of minivans
- sunburn
- traffic and Hawaiian drivers; I had to take the HI road test to get my driver’s license (don’t ask! long story) and I’m not surprised the people here don’t know how to drive
- kids and adults riding in truck beds, sometimes sitting in lawn furniture while doing so, barreling down the highway at 65 mph!
- Hawaiian pidgin English; Fo real you know. I no keed you.
- having to pay extra shipping on anything coming from the mainland
- no Target, no Applebee’s, no Olive Garden, no good Chinese or Italian restaurants, period
- having to fly an airplane to leave O’ahu county
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