the things i'll miss

So I've blogged a little bit about being nervous about my upcoming trip and a lot of the 'oh my god I can't believe it's so close!' kind of stuff, but today I've been thinking about all of the things I'm going to miss while I'm away. First, very upsettingly, there are several concerts during the second half of May at Peoples on Court in Des Moines that I will be missing - The Used, Meiko, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Framing Hanley - who I reaalllly want to see. For a music-lover like myself this is a huge disappointment. I will also be missing the 2nd annual Mile High Music Festival. I went to the inaugural event last year and it was the highlight of my summer. No joke. So missing out on some seriously amazing live music is a big bummer.

It should go without saying that I'll miss my friends here dearly, but I'll say it again - I'm going to miss you guys. My best friend is currently 7 weeks pregnant, so I'll miss out on the emergence of her baby bump. Other friends are buying houses. Still others are just going to be doing fun summer things without me - like tubing the Skunk River and fighting the algae while attempting to get some sun on floaties at Big Creek State Park's lake.

The one I'm going to miss the very most though is my roommate. Since we live together we've become pretty close and while she doesn't make me soup when I'm sick or let me borrow her clothes, she does like to watch crappy television with me and cuddle on the couch during thunderstorms. Yes, I am talking about Lucy...my dog. She is spending most of today in the living room windowsill enjoying the nice weather outside. It's her favorite spot. I decided to snap a few photos to document her most common position.

She likes sitting here so she can watch the comings and goings of the backyard. Basically she's a bit of a creeper. It's cute though. Also please note the small toy collection she has stashed there.
She got curious about the camera and came up close to investigate. I took the opportunity to snap a candid portrait. She's looking fairly apathetic/sleepy in this one.

I'll miss her for sure, but I'm hoping my parents will include her in some gmail video chat dates so that I can see her and make sure she hasn't changed too much in my absence! She doesn't know it yet, but she is about to become a farm dog for the summer. Her "grandparents" can't wait :)