Something that I've realized about those years that I do miss is the sports, both playing and spectating. Tennis gave me a mission and a focus, during the on- and off-season periods. There were practices and meets five days a week, sometimes weekend tournaments, and I enjoyed being around my tennis "family". Although I did generally spend Friday nights at varsity football games, I was more of a soccer girl. I befriended soccer moms, traveled for games, and sat through cold and rain. During my freshman and sophomore years, I was there for JV and varsity games. Hard core. Plenty of time was spent at basketball games and boys tennis meets, too. Sometimes I dabbled in baseball and wrestling fandom.
Sure, I could go to professional sporting events or even minor league games to fill my sports void. Oh, and I hear ESPN is a really good source. A couple things though: game tickets aren't necessarily all that cheap (making frequency of attendance an issue) and I don't know the people on the field, court, etc. Regardless of my general feelings about the high school experience, I was in full support of my classmates' efforts when they were competing. I took pride in their victories. Perhaps this is why people have kids and enroll them in sports; it's probably the next best thing.
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