Weekend in Springfield
As I’m once again living with my family in my hometown, I find myself missing my weekend outings in Springfield. Lately, I’ve been planning what I’ll do the first weekend after we return to “normal.” Here are the places and activities I miss most and will be eager to visit once the world opens up again.
Kingdom Coffee
Kingdom Coffee is one of my favorite places in Springfield. I love to go there to study and do school work, but I always find myself chatting with my fellow coffee shop-goers. I miss the familiarity of the baristas and the sunlight pouring into the shop from lively downtown Springfield. They have the best lattes in town, and you bet I’ll be making up for lost time by visiting them often next semester.
Pure Hot Yoga
Before the pandemic hit, I got into the routine of attending hot yoga classes at Pure Hot Yoga a couple times a week. These high-intensity classes quickly became one of the highlights of my week. Hot yoga is a unique workout experience because while you’re dripping sweat like never before, you feel peaceful and disconnected from the world outside of the studio. It’s quite an experience. I miss having that time dedicated to bettering myself with no distractions of work, school, or personal life. I’m looking forward to getting back in the groove of going to the class with friends.
A Cricket in the House
From the outside, the shop seems small but once you enter, it feels like there are endless items to see — vintage clothing and accessories, paintings, furniture — A Cricket in the House has it all. The owner of the shop is incredibly personal and often plays French jazz which makes you feel like you’ve stepped out of Springfield, MO and into a town somewhere in France. This is one of my favorite places to take friends and family visiting Springfield.
Moxie Cinema: $8 for students
I love watching movies on Netflix from the comfort of my bed, but nothing tops the excitement of settling into your seat at a movie theater, soda and popcorn in hand. The moment before a film begins where all you see is black and all you hear is the soft sound of audience members opening the movie candy they snuck into the theater is one of my favorite experiences. You can’t replicate that type of anticipation.
As soon as the pandemic is over and it’s safe to gather in public again, I will be one of the first in line at Moxie Cinema downtown in Springfield, likely seeing an A24 film or anything with Timothee Chalamet.
Kingdom Coffee
A Cricket in the House