When we moved here five and a half years ago, I had no idea how much I would enjoy living here. As we prepare to move back to Phoenix, I realize just how much I will miss it. Since moving here, I've gotten married, lost my job, earned a master's degree, bought a house, started a new career, expanded our family - first with a puppy, then with a baby. And through it all we've made some of the best friends we will ever have.
I will miss walking to Wingfield Park with a brown bag lunch on a Friday afternoon in July to listen to the Reno Municipal Band. I will miss waking up before dawn on a Saturday morning in September to watch 100 hot air balloons take flight. I will miss Awful Awful burgers at the Little Nugget Diner early on Sunday morning and afternoons with my girl at the Nevada Discovery Museum. I will miss impromptu drives to Lake Tahoe for a picnic on the beach. I will miss running into someone I know when I go to a restaurant, to the grocery store, to the ballpark. I will miss the people. I will miss our friends.
I don't know if we will ever live here again, but I know we will be back, and will always hold warm memories in our hearts.
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Awwww. As you know, I too have left Reno. While I like being in a bigger city again, I too look fondly on my time there. I will miss the Truckee River. I will miss those times when you didn't check the weather the night before and you wake up and it's been snowing all night. I will miss the greenery. (I never thought Reno was green before compared with California, but I do now.) I will miss all the places within an easy few hours drive: my hometown, San Francisco; Nevada City, one of our favorite weekend getaways; the gorgeous Carson Valley; and of course Lake Tahoe. I miss Midtown Eats, dinner with Victor at The Gas Lamp and 4th Street Bistro (have yet to find a restaurant in Las Vegas anywhere near as good). And I will miss friends I made.
All great things about living in Reno, Kate! I had lunch at Midtown and dinner at 4th Street Bistro during my last week there :-)
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