What I miss about Texas:

• friends & family
• having a cell phone that doesn't easily lose reception
• food:
  • Thai Thai
  • Bangkok (on days Thai Thai is closed)
  • Joe T Garcia's
  • Ruby Tequila's
  • Rudy's
  • Choo Chai
  • Montelongo's
  • Peace O Cake
  • Abuelo's
  • Blue Mesa
  • Rosa's
  • Bahama Bucks
  • Sheridans
  • Triple J's
  • Taverna
  • J&B
  • Taco Bueno
  • R+D Kitchen
  • Flying Saucer
  • Jack in the Box
  • Whataburger
• getting the bucket of Sweet Tea from Chicken E on Saturdays
• Getting half white cherry and half strawberry banana slushies from QT
• Going to gym near my parents' house and watching old people wear tweed while they work out
• Driving back roads with the windows rolled down and music turned up
• Driving faster than 45 mph on the highway
• Happy Hour at Sonic (and their lemon berry slush)
• Fredericksburg Peach Tea at my favorite gas station
• Riding my bike through Tech Terrace & around the park
• Riding around Tech campus right at sunset when the sprinklers are running in the Engineering Key
• Smelling the white vanilla flowers between the English and Education buildings in the summer
• Those gross white trees near the Music Building that bloom in the spring
• Going to Redeemer and being distracted by the squeaky podium
• sitting through Prof Ellis's
  • first lecture of the semester
  • and his apple lecture about the Golden Section
  • and his lecture about the Lawn
• Zugay's rants about life and end of year parties
• End of year parties at Ellis's house
• Weekly trips to Rosa's for Taco Tuesday with Vic
• Going to Louie's with Vic
• Pasta Salad (with an extra egg), ice cream, and movie nights with Jordan
• Nights at the Library with Richie, Celeste, and Corinne
• Lunch with Jason every Tuesday and Thursday after Arch History before TA-ing
• The amazing thick yogurt they only sell at Lowes grocery store on Boston
• study groups at J&B
• Raspberry Italian Soda from J&B on a hot summer day
• Going to the Drive-In and making fun of the movie
• Playing with my cat
• Driving around the Loop late at night
• Going to Six Flags in the summer and riding:
  • Batman
  • Mr. Freeze
  • Flashback
  • Judge Roy Screams
  • Runaway Mountain
  • Superman
  • Titan
  • Texas Giant
  • Splash Water Falls