The last time

I am moving to Lakewood this weekend which is at least 15 miles from my native Aurora. It is exciting to move some place new but bittersweet in that I will not see places I enjoy any more.

There have been countless times over the last week I have thought to myself this is the last time I will BLANK while living in Aurora. It really isn't that I won't do these things again or ever more although living 15 plus miles away from many of these things make it highly unlikely I will do them frequently in the future if at all. As I remince on all these moments I find it helpful to admit what I will miss from Aurora.

I will miss driving down spear from Down town at night. I will miss the lit up neon signs and funky hip yet run down look of the neighbor hoods I pass by while driving down town.

I will miss the slow drivers in Aurora...maybe not too much...

I will miss the Japanese terriakyi place on Monoco & Speer.

I will miss the hawaii bbq on Sable & Alameda as well as the Barnes & Nobles, Starbucks & all the shops in that out door mart.

I will miss the shops in the outdoor mall at Arapahoe & Parker in south east Aurora.

I will miss southlands.

I will miss driving down alameda, 17th, 6th ave, & 8th along any stretch of Denver & Aurora.

I will miss the new out door mall that replaced Buckingham mall.

I will miss late night treks to King Soopers in ghettoish neighbor hoods.

I will miss the Starbucks on Parker & Peoria, the crew that works there is full of awesome people. I will also miss the Peaberry's on Peoria & Iliff, I love the atmosphere there & will miss it.
I will miss jogging around Utah park & the Jewell wetlands.

I will miss walking through my neighbor hood at night.

I will miss dropping trash off in various apartment complexes late at night (weird habit I have).

I will miss cruising from I-70 to I-225 and vice versa at night.

I will miss the quick drive to DIA.

I will miss getting lost driving to Jeff McQuaid's house in Aurora.

I will miss being so close to my sister & her family.

I will miss some of the cool neighbor hood sushi places, bars, & restuarants like Nassai Sushi, Senior Rics, The Bent Fork and some of the mom & pop restuarants in that out door mall area.

I never thought I would miss this much & these parts of Aurora but I will miss them!!! And this weekend marks my adventure onward into lakewood to make memories of places in Lakewood that I will miss when I leave lakewood.