What I Miss

A friend posted something recently on Facebook asking friends what they missed the most since everything with the Pandemic happened.

That got me thinking.

I haven't spent a lot of time thinking about the things we're missing out on. I'm not sure why. 

We have been distracted by a few major, life-changing events. 

Regardless it got me thinking.

And Steve said it to me just the other day when we were driving.

"I miss going out to dinner and a movie"

YEP. 

ME TOO, BUDDY. ME TOO.

We realized that as soon as my mom moved home (and ergo had a free babysitter), everything in the world (seriously) shut down.

So while the girls spend quite a bit of time with my mom, it's not like me and Steve have anywhere to go.

Here's a short list of things I'm missing, now that we're approaching the 1 year mark of when Life Stopped Being Normal. 

1. Going out to restaurants
2. Going to the movies
3. Going out shopping without fear or anxiety of touching things and/or catching things
4. Taking my kids out in a care-free kind of way without being a freak about hand sanitizer and masks
5. Being around my friends and all of our kids playing together (the last time was Halloween, right before numbers sky-rocketed and we hunkered down, even from our friends in our 'bubble')
6. TRAVELING - MISSING OUT ON OUR 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TRIP. FOR FUCK'S SAKE. THIS BROKE MY HEART. However, I do realize this is "first world problems" so don't bash me for being super disappointed. It still sucks. We lost all our money on it. 
7. Kids being in school full time and having the "experience" for my Kindergartner. 

Those are just a FEW things of life "before" and we're just not really sure when life will be normal again. Or what that new normal will be like. 

All I know - as soon as we're able and eligible, we are getting our vaccines.