WASHINGTON (AP) – Laura Bush soon will no longer live in the country’s most famous mansion or be able to get away to the coveted Camp David presidential retreat. But beyond the perks, she says what she will miss most about being first lady are the staff and friends who surround her.

“I’ll miss all the people that are around us all the time, from the ushers and butlers who are there for every president … to our own staff, of course, that we love to laugh with and talk with and solve problems with,” she said in a televised interview broadcast Sunday. “So I’ll miss the people the most.”

President George W. Bush’s tenure ends on Jan. 20, when President-elect Barack Obama will take office. The Bushes plan to return to Texas, where they will likely spend their weeks in Dallas and weekends at their secluded ranch in Crawford.