Things I miss, and don't

Now that we've been living outside the US for awhile, I thought it would be interesting to put together a list of things I miss from home, things I thought I would miss but don't, and things I don't miss at all! Of course, friends and family are on the top of the list, that kinda goes without saying :)

HOW I MISS YOU
- Land O'Lakes Spreadable Butter with Olive Oil and Sea Salt...standard toast toppings here include olive oil and tomatoes, which are fine, but I really grew to love yummy butter over the past year at LOL
- Giant washing machine, and a dryer...I'm not a fan of doing laundry in general, so spending 3x as long doing it is pretty lame
- Dishwasher...basically the same deal as laundry, except worse since you get ants if you let the dishes sit in the sink
- Primrose School of West Plymouth...we knew this was gonna be on the list, Coco loved it there and had such great friends and teachers, school here just isn't the same
- My purple Kate Spade bag...so adorable, but just not practical for traveling :(
- Peanut butter...had no idea this would make the list, but it's a staple in our world and grocery stores here don't know what it is
- Functional door knobs...they're just decorative on front doors here, you can't get into the flat without a key even when the door isn't locked (luckily we haven't gotten 'locked' out yet, but odds are that blog post is coming)

HMM, I DON'T ACTUALLY MISS YOU
- Our 2 big automatic-transmission cars...you just kinda get used to having 1, it being smaller, and driving stick shift (during the first couple weeks, these would've definitely been in the "miss" category!)
- TV...besides GoT (which we watch on the laptop weekly) there was really nothing that good on anyway, and not paying $181 to Comcast every month is an extra special bonus
- Separate bathrooms...for the first time in our marriage, Eric and I are sharing, and it hasn't been as dreadful as I feared it would be
- Yard...let's be honest, I never really went in the yard, I just liked having the space
- Target...it feels blasphemous to even be typing this, and I never thought I could enjoy life without Target, but these days I have time to go to 3 different stores to buy lotion and a book shelf and cookies (plus I can only carry one bag home at a time without sweating all over myself)

THANK GOD YOU'RE GONE
- Commute to work...construction pushed me over the edge
- Mediocre bread...I didn't even realize what joy was absent from my life until I had the pan de pueblo from the store down the hill
- Mosquitos...window screens don't even exist here (and good thing, since laundry hanging would be tougher with a screen in the way)
- Political/election stuff...when we come back in November, just let me know who won (as long as you don't say Trump)