As the oldest of four children, there were two rare luxuries that I did not take for granted growing up: dining out and flying in planes.
Consequently, as an adult, I still tend to relish an opportunity for either of these experiences, even though they are often more quotidian than magical. But now that both restaurant meals and air travel have been eliminated from my life during the pandemic, I find myself dreaming of them just as I did as a child.
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