Things I've Missed & Things I've Cherished - 2020

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 Just a short list of some of the things that I have missed, and some that I have cherished in these unsettled times.

Things I've missed:

  • Meeting up with friends and family with no fear of infecting each other with a potentially fatal virus.
  • Getting together inside to game with friends.
  • Going to monthly beer club meetings, or annual beer festivals.
  • Going to see live music, or sporting events.
  • Going to gaming meet-ups, and the annual Terminal City Tabletop gaming convention.

 Things I've cherished

  • More time with my immediate family.
  • Gaming at home with family.
  • Online gaming with friends.
  • Being able to continue brewing.
  • Leeds United back in the Premier league after 16 long years.
  • Canucks in the play-offs for the first time since 2015, and the first time they've won a round since 2011.
  • Awesome community of friends and neighbours.
More to come

 

 

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