Things I miss about Ottawa

in no particular order:

my mom

getting together with my girlfriends

the ByTowne Cinemas and All Books, next door

my extended family at Ascension

skating on the Rideau canal

driving for 10 minutes from downtown and being in the country

walking to church

recognizing people I know everywhere I go

relatively frequent family meals with Ken, Sandie, Pat, Julie, Naomi (and Nick, when he's there)

Sunday Bike Days

green space, lots and lots of green space

watching my friends' kids grow up

pancake supper, Seder supper, Christmas pageant, coffee hour at Ascension

not worrying about what I'm wearing when I leave the house

the Byward Fruit Market, especially Isaac and Miriam, the owners

seeing old friends often instead of next-to-never

Beaver Tails

the fact that there's only one major highway cutting up the city

Canada Day

other Franco-ontarians ("no, I'm not québécoise... really, people do speak French outside Quebec")

knowing how to get to any part of the city from any other part

an excellent school board

the Hammerheads!

Strathcona Park, on the Rideau River

our family doctor

the National Gallery

walking along the Ottawa River, below Parliament Hill, at night

Confederation Park

the fact that I feel at home there