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Over the River ...
Nov. 28th, 2020 07:52 pmWe've seen a lot of changes this year. Some bad, some good, some just weird.
Weird
What prompted "Covid made things weird" while I was driving with my son this week? The Forcht Bank fork has had the UK football helmet on it since the beginning of fall. No witch, no pilgrim, who knows if Santa will get a turn. We speculated on why, and our consensus was that Covid turned that location into an ATM-only location, and there's been no-one left to change the hats.
Bad
My older son got the virus this summer and I couldn't do anything for him all the way in Houston. Fortunately, his fiancée knew all the best treatments for him at home, and he has fully recovered.
I haven't seen my parents in person since last Thanksgiving. Daddy had knee replacement surgery and I couldn't fly to San Antonio to help mom with his immediate after-care.
Good
Mom and I talk more than ever before. She's mastered FaceTime and Zoom, and we've even figured out how to shop together online. I generally have to choose between time off here with chosen family for holidays and travel there with natural family. This year, we got to include Mom and older son for the first time at Lexington Thanksgiving via Zoom meeting. I'm watching the positivity rates to see if I can fly to San Antonio for Christmas without self-quarantining at either end. But, no matter where I am for Christmas, we'll all be together again due to the magic of Zoom.
I'm an introvert by nature. The mask requirements allow me to get by with eye-crinkling smiles, and not have to think up small talk. I've been among the fortunate to continue to work during lockdowns, but I really don't do much outside the house otherwise. I'm a natural home-body and I've been enjoying the outside reason to stay in. It's given me more time to work on simplifying my environment.
I'm optimistic that we will come out of this pandemic stronger and more connected. I'm looking forward to that future.
Weird
What prompted "Covid made things weird" while I was driving with my son this week? The Forcht Bank fork has had the UK football helmet on it since the beginning of fall. No witch, no pilgrim, who knows if Santa will get a turn. We speculated on why, and our consensus was that Covid turned that location into an ATM-only location, and there's been no-one left to change the hats.
Bad
My older son got the virus this summer and I couldn't do anything for him all the way in Houston. Fortunately, his fiancée knew all the best treatments for him at home, and he has fully recovered.
I haven't seen my parents in person since last Thanksgiving. Daddy had knee replacement surgery and I couldn't fly to San Antonio to help mom with his immediate after-care.
Good
Mom and I talk more than ever before. She's mastered FaceTime and Zoom, and we've even figured out how to shop together online. I generally have to choose between time off here with chosen family for holidays and travel there with natural family. This year, we got to include Mom and older son for the first time at Lexington Thanksgiving via Zoom meeting. I'm watching the positivity rates to see if I can fly to San Antonio for Christmas without self-quarantining at either end. But, no matter where I am for Christmas, we'll all be together again due to the magic of Zoom.
I'm an introvert by nature. The mask requirements allow me to get by with eye-crinkling smiles, and not have to think up small talk. I've been among the fortunate to continue to work during lockdowns, but I really don't do much outside the house otherwise. I'm a natural home-body and I've been enjoying the outside reason to stay in. It's given me more time to work on simplifying my environment.
I'm optimistic that we will come out of this pandemic stronger and more connected. I'm looking forward to that future.
