Top Ten - the Final List

We will be home TODAY!!!

So, in all of our lists, we would be remiss not to have a list of top 10 things we will miss about not living here. 

10. Riding Motorcycles everywhere!
9. David's and MTR  (our favorite drink stands)
8. Beautiful Scenery
7. All the Harvest times
6. Fresh food, seasonal fuits and veggies
5. Speaking Chinese
4. Riding bikes with friends and basketball court in my room (hudson)
3. REAL Chinese Food and bao xiangs (private rooms) to eat it in
2.  Our Apartment
1. Zhou Feng and Xiao Yang and all of our "family" who live overseas with us.

Top Ten - Part 4

We really can't have a top 10 without including something about food!  So, here are our top 10 restarants we are looking forward to eating at.   Disclaimer.....this is a collective family list that was voted on and averaged to have this particular outcome.  It represents the views of us as a family.....not particular persons.  In other words....this list is skewed by Rob and Hudson's votes. :)  You will take note that Pei Wei, PF Changs, Happy House, and Dot Wo did NOT make the list.

10. Denny's  (a Rob and Hudson choice)
9. McAlister's
8. Johnny's
7. Soda Pops
6. Taco Bueno
5. Pearl's Cajun Kitchen
4. Ted's ....should be a much higher number, like 1.
3. Chile's
2. Rib Crib
1. Sonic

Honorable Mention: Cheddars (high on my list), Kona Ranch, Johny Carino's, Olive Garden, Harry Bear's

Top Ten - Part 3

Today's Top 10 will be all the things we are looking forward to doing with our Family! Keep in mind, these lists are scientifically put together by all 4 of us. :)

10. Vacations!!
9. 6 Flags
8. Watching OU Football games together.
7. Nertz
6. Scrabble/Monopoly
5. Holiday meals at Grandmother's House
4. Choctaw
3. Laughing at with Nana.
2. Playing with all the cousins.
1. Spending the night at Memaw and Pa's house, Nana's house, and Grandad and KA's house. (Rob and I are especially looking forward to this)

Top Ten - Part 2

Today's Top Ten are all about the grocery store.  Our grocery shopping experience is extremely different than an American one, and after 3 years, there are some things we are all looking forward to at the store.  If you want some good entertainment, come shopping with us the first month we are home.  You might get a good laugh.

10. Large paper cups (Solo, we love you!!...here paper cups are the kind you use for brushing your teeth)
9. Pretty meat packaging without all the insides showing.
8. Fresh Milk....Braums, we are coming!
7. Lunch Meat.....turkey!
6. Rotisserie Chickens
5. Loaves of Bread
4. Blocks of Cheese!!
3. Cereal Aisle
2. Drink Aisle
1. Already prepared food section being everything we can recognize.

Top Ten - Part 1

So we are down to the last few days here in our home away from home.  We have less than 4 days until we board the airplane, but won't be in Oklahoma for 5 days....lots of travel.  So for your reading enjoyment, our family put togetether some different "top 10's"  during our family time the other night.   So each day, you will get to see what we are looking forward to when returning home.

Today's Top 10 are the the ten "little" conveniences/things we are sooooo looking forward to in America.

10. Green grass, and lawns.
9. Carpet.
8. Central heating and air.
7. Water Fountains and drinking out of the tap.
6. dryers to dry our clothes in. (mom, I am so looking forward to your HUGE Maytag washer/dryer)
5. Dishwasher.
4. No one making suggestions on why we should/shouldn't buy something, what we should/shouldn't wear, or making strong comments to us at the grocery store about what is in our grocery cart, then tsk, tsking when we check out, and craning their necks to see how much we are going to spend.
3. personal space.
2. widespread use of deodarant.
1. Ice in drinks!!!!!!!