Today Emma and I decided to get out of the house and still practice safe social distancing. Because she isn’t driving her car every day, her dad and I have her start it up and drive around at least once a week so that the battery doesn’t go dead. Today I rode along with her and we ended up driving out to the high school. It was nice to drive around and listen to music and put the windows down. As I was riding, I realized that there were times in the past when I might have been a bit “grumbly” about the drive to school. But today, I looked at the whole thing differently. I will never again take driving to school in order to go to work for granted again. It was strange to see the empty parking lot without any students walking around or athletes practicing after school. During the drive home I made a list in my head of the little things that I took for granted in the past (and maybe even complained about) that I will not take for granted in the future. Here are five of the items from my list …
- Going to the grocery store and taking my time going up & down the aisles picking out food
- Going to the movie theater
- Visiting with my family and my friends
- Going to the mall and just walking around
- Sitting down in a restaurant to enjoy a meal cooked by someone else
Here are two of our favorite activities that I will never take for granted again … going to Easton and going out to eat at a restaurant.
What are some of the things that you won’t be taking for granted in the future?