Tuesday night. Another very full day. I'm sure my neighbors wonder what I am up to exactly. I keep leaving and coming home with many bags. It's probably not a bad thing to keep your neighbors wondering. I mean if they ever have to describe me on the evening news maybe they won't just say "she was always so nice and quiet". No, my neighbors will be able to say "well, she always brought in a lot of bags".

I have started thinking about things I will miss when I am in Kazakhstan:
1. The way the garbage men on my street play a game of "Toss the Garbage Cans Wherever on the Street You Can" on garbage day. Extra points if they land nowhere near a yard.
2. Target. Anyone who has known me for more than 5 minutes knows I will go through Target withdrawal. Target will likely have to fire a few people without me here to shop.
3. American Idol. I wonder what if there is a Simon Cowell in Kazakhstan. I'm sure Simon speaking Russian would still be Simon.
4. Flip Spiceland. For you non-Atlanta people, he is a weather guy here. Actually he usually manages to get on my nerves every morning but come on. You have to miss someone who, though above the age of five, voluntarily wears a red blazer.
5. Mellow Mushroom. Enough said.
6. Sweet tea.

OK - enough for today. Just trying to get in the habit of posting each day. Back to my to do lists.