Even though we have only been in Nebraska for a short time, I have been reminiscing about all things that have happened in our lives the last two years:
- Claire had her first birthday
- Claire took her first steps
- Claire lost her first three teeth in a chair climbing accident (one of which was never found, so will be forever somewhere here in Nebraska!)
- First time I have ever been in a small LDS branch
- First and hopefully last full kitchen remodel
- Jane was born at home, delivered by Jake (first and hopefully last!).
- Jane’s whole life so far has been here- learning to roll, crawl, stand up, etc.
Things I will miss about Nebraska:
- Living in a small town where we can walk to the grocery store, post office, park, downtown, etc. and Jake can ride his bike to work and come home for lunch everyday.
- Never being caught in traffic.
- All the great people in the Columbus Branch.
- Sitting on our front porch swing at night in the summer and watching the fireflies.
- Claire and I watching the squirrels, bunnies, and cardinals out our window.
- Not watering our grass once last year.
- Low cost of living.
Things we have learned about Nebraskans and/or people from Columbus:
- They have supper here, not dinner.
- They say “yet” a lot (such as, “We are helping other customers yet”).
- Jake’s work was known as “BDs” instead of just BD.
- We have never seen such loyalty to a football team, most houses have some kind of Husker symbol in the front yard, on game days everyone is wearing a husker shirt and the games are broadcast over the intercom at the store.
So long to the midwest and everyone we have gotten to know here, we will miss you!
