Ah yes...experienced some of this in-person connection with 'not-seen-for-a-long-time', good friends recently. Zoom, for all its benefits, can never replace this kind of getting together.
Took a day yesterday to drive to the northeast and catch up with good friends. Just being with people you know really well and whoโve been constant anchors in your life for decades is an extraordinary act of self care. Cannot recommend it highly enough.