Like Easter, Thanksgiving was held without seeing family in person. It truly helps there is a light at the end of the tunnel in terms of a vaccine. That it what facing the coldest, darkest days of the year more bearable. With Easter we were excited about the longer days, sunshine, warmth and hope once we "flattened the curve" (remember that expression?) we would be able to resume normal life. Likely by May, or maybe June...
Here we are officially in the "second wave," one that is stronger in most of the country than the first wave. The first wave mostly targeted cities, while the rest of the country was not that impacted. Until, it started to impact them, too. Now their hospitals are overflowing, and ours are back to critical. We have a "president" who rather than being presidential, has thrown up his hands and is playing golf.
Fortunately along with the vaccine light, in 52 days we will have a new President, one who is already laying out his plans to encourage mask wearing and is creating teams of experts to fix the mess.
Back to Thanksgiving. Mom and Dad thoughtfully provided the turkey and a couple of side dishes. Ashley went to pick them up at her assigned time (social distancing) so she could take a Christmas card photo for my parents' Christmas card (each grandchild in his or her own square). Later we gathered on Zoom for Kahoot (a trivia game) and to visit. We then ate our dinners separately.
Gatherings post-vaccine should be that much sweeter.
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