I miss Bowling Green

That's right. Here I sit in my cute Clintonville apartment on a beautiful summer day and I'm missing Bowling Green, Ohio. My life there was good. (For a long time) I didn't have as many friends as I would've liked and I didn't have as many options for fun things to do as I often craved, but the simplicity and stillness of that small town was good for my soul. I've said this many times before, but its worth saying again: It was a blessing to be in a new place away from family and friends as I started my marriage and my family. Blinn and I had no one else but each other to rely on in good times and in bad. We grew strong in those years away and built character that we might not have if we'd been here the whole time. There's things I miss about my life there even though I'm very happy with things here. We're so fickle aren't we? Its like we're never quite content with what we have, we're always looking for something greener on the other side. Well, content or not, I want to make a list of things I'm missing from northwest Ohio life.


Jan and Carol Bell
Brookside Church
Brooksiders who were in walking distance of my house
Myles Baker Street
Blinn coming home for lunch every day
Farmers' Market
Downtown shops
Hanging clothes on the line
Wintergarden Park
BGSU friends
Visiting Blinn at work
Perrysburg Farmers' Market
Quick day trips to Ann Arbor
Quick day trips to Lake Erie
Nice, paved alleys to walk down - city alleys are rough!
Byall front porch
Byall back yard, especially the hammock
Plucking ripe goodness from my garden
Being able to let Miles run free in our yard
The way daylight poured through all the windows in the house
215 Byall. Yeah, I really miss that house.


I'm happy here and I'm so thankful for the job my husband has, the roof over our head, the food on our table and the many blessings we've been given since being in Columbus. I'm thankful too for my time away from this town and for the things I learned while I was gone.