What I Miss The Most

I miss a lot of things. I miss going on long hikes with my dog, I miss going to movies with my family. I miss going to the beach and going for long car rides. I miss going to my friend's cabin and swimming in the freezing spring lake, and going for picnics in the park to watch the sunset. It sounds a bit lame but I miss going into a store and not having to think twice about it. I miss washing my hands a normal amount of times and not drying out my skin from all the soap and water. I miss spontaneity. Making decisions on the spot and not planning everything out. I never thougt I'd say this but I even miss school. I didn't realize how important all these things were to me until I could no longer experience them.

By far, what I miss most are my friends. All I want to do is hang out and talk to them. We still face-time and talk and play games together. This is fun of course, but it does not compare to hanging out face to face. When I am with my friends, even the most boring activities can be fun. Just sitting and talking is great. Now, activities I would usually find exciting or entertaining are boring just because I have nobody to do them with. I do have my family to play games with, but after being cooped up with them for a while, it gets a tad bit old.It's hard not to see my friends. My favourite part of every school day was seeing my friends. I looked forward to talking to them and laughing with them at lunch and at breaks. Now that I can't see them I don't have that to look forward to everyday. A few of my friends have had their birthdays through this pandemic. It sucks that we can't get together and celebrate, but I look forward to celebrating when this has all calmed down. For now, I know it is important to keep our distance, and I will be counting the days until we can get together again.