Leaving

Thought this was a good song for this post (Dirty South - Phazing)


Things I am going to miss in the bay area:

• Family
• $8 haircuts at the Vietnamese shops
• Armadillo Willys - love the BBQ
• Cupcakes - from Icing on the cake in Los Gatos
• Snowboarding
• Random entertainment that is rarely enjoyed - Go karting, mini golfing, arcades
• Cheap shipping from UPS and FedEx
• Random Craigslist Stuff - the ability to find random needed/wanted items on craigslist due the huge population in close proximity.
• How nothing seems to ever rust in San Jose
• Chinese Junk - from Harbor Freight. Tools so cheap they can break if you drop them into the plastic bag. Wait, am I really going to miss this?.... Some tools last, and some do not. Choose wisely.
• Guaranteed summer weather - Everyday is sunny, June through August in San Jose.
• Frye's electronics - Its nice having one place where you get almost any cable and any computer gizmo

Things I am not going to miss in the bay area:

• The highways - Including traffic, bad drivers, bad drivers who are even worse when it starts raining, tailgating, those brilliant people who cut across 4 lanes of traffic 30 feet before their exit, carpool lanes, and trash littered highways
• The cold fall, winter and spring seasons
• Commuting to work
• Traffic lights
• Mall traffic and parking at Christmas time
• The rat race that everyone is involved in that makes everything so urgent
• Houses built 0-10 feet apart
• Those light rain showers that last for hours. If its going to rain, it might as well pour
• The noise - the night time is really the only quiet time in the bay

Things I can't wait to get back to:

• Poke - Oh, so good. Spicy is my favorite.
• New Hope, Kapaa - Our church on Kauai
• Hula Pie - at Duke's restaurant
• Shaved Ice - Hanalei, the best
• Kauai Nut Roasters - Located in Hanalei. Try the Kona Coffee blend.
• Tunnels Treat - Smoothies in Kapaa at Coconut Cup Juice Bar (blended with real milk instead of soymilk)
• Cheaper movie theater
• Friendly people
• Great weather
• The perfect beaches - enjoying the sand, surf, snorkeling, maybe some scuba diving
• Warm winters (Christmas should be in the 70s)
• Fresh fruit - seems like fruit is fresh, available, and cheap year round