Happy nostalgia

It happened to be that the small things Ji hyun and I did on this particular day actually touched us with so many nostalgic memories. Instead of going out to eat or shop like we usually do, I went over to her house. We went up to her attic which was filled with old toys and school books, and wistfully thought how nice it would be if we were kids again to pretend the attic was a hide out and go crazy with our imaginations. We went to the playground and enjoyed the slides and the swings until sunset. We looked through her old yearbooks and had a good laugh, pointing out the funny pictures and talking about the school trips we went on. We ordered Chinese food and talked about our childhoods- her happy times in Singapore and my happy times in San Diego. 

I sometimes catch myself wistfully thinking back to my childhood. 

I was an outdoor kid who never once owned a Game Boy- I was that super tanned tomboy who was the first to be on the tetherball court or the one that encouraged other friends to play dodgeball with me. I loved getting on the highest diving board at the swimming pool and cartwheeling on any patch of grass I could find. 

Just thinking back to all these wonderful memories and looking through old photo albums and yearbooks, I wallow in happy nostalgia, and often yearn to go back to that happy, carefree, fantasy filled time of my life. 

I think childhood is a magical thing- the fact that the memories of our childhood remain quite vague in our heads make it all the more precious, and the shortest flashbacks can warm up your heart and makes you wish you could live that moment just one more time.  

When you're feeling pretty melancholy, it really helps sometimes to get on a swing and soar through the air... it helps sometimes to become a kid again and just enjoy yourself.