Missing parts of home...

I was talking to Lauren last night and she said something which I think is very true. She said that one of the things I missed most while abroad was the food, and I think she's right. I miss my friends and family, and I miss Clemson, but I really do miss food back home. Now don't get me wrong, I have eaten some fantastic stuff over here. These people know how to do bacon...but it's more like ham haha. And there's plenty of other things here that are great. But Tuesday night I went out to dinner with some friends...they kept raving about this Ultimate Burger at one of the pubs. So I ordered one, and ever since then I've been craving a nice juicy, greasy chili cheeseburger. The Ultimate Burger was pretty good, but it was very dry. So was every other burger I've tried. It's just not juicy, and it's not that it's necessarily overcooked to the point that it's dry, they just don't know how to cook them to where they're juicy and greasy (which I guess in some ways is good...). But I really miss juicy burgers. I miss sweet tea and lemonade. You ask for lemonade here and they bring you Sprite. That's just weird... But I miss onion rings, and fried okra, and meatloaf, and macaroni and cheese, and mashed potatoes and gravy, and ribs, and bbq. I wanna go out to Mema's and have homemade ice cream straight from the ice cream churn...chocolate is the best. And I want to go to a bonfire with friends where we have fried fish, fried pickles, fried chicken, and all other fried things you can imagine (you know how those things go...you try to fry anything and everything around, but most stuff just doesn't work out haha). Lauren was right, I miss the people and places back home, but I have friends here and places to see and enjoy here. But nothing can replace the food. I swear when I get back we're stopping at the Beacon on the way home. I want some sweet tea and a chili cheese-a-plenty. Before I left I joked that the only thing I cared about being at the airport was a glass of sweet tea. I said I didn't care who was there, or how many people were there. Heck, if it was just Mom and Dad and Lauren (which is what I'm expecting honestly), I'll be perfectly happy, as long as the bring me some sweet tea. I joked about that before I left, but not I think it's kinda true. I'm not serious about that part, but I really do want to stop at the Beacon on my way home. The best sweet tea around, and one of the greasiest burgers you'll ever eat. I couldn't imagine anything better....