There are so many things I miss these days, from the prosaic to the profound.  Among them:

• Free samples at Costco and Trader Joe’s
• Visiting with my kids
• Dinner out with friends
• Responsible government leadership
• A proper haircut
• A decent pedicure
• My group exercise class
• Anxiety-free sleep
• News that’s actually news
• Space to roam
• My waistline

But perhaps the one thing I miss most of all is the anticipation of upcoming travel.  For those of us who love a change of scenery — whether exotic or familiar — there is something deeply satisfying about planning a trip down to the last detail, while leaving lots of room for unexpected developments. (The good kind, not the “oh s*** I’m suddenly quarantined in a foreign country” kind.)

I’m enjoying vicarious adventures through other bloggers’ posts, but we all know it’s hardly the same.  Having cancelled our London trip planned for March, and now deciding not to play “beat the odds” with the trip to France we’d scheduled for this summer, I feel a bit adrift.

And wondering… what do YOU miss most these days?

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