I am so glad Thanksgiving and Christmas are over.
I spent a lot of time thinking about Ellen these past two months. She was on my mind constantly. Her birthday was in November, she went to hospice in November two years ago, and she died in December.
Those dates are seared into my memory.
I couldn’t help but think back to those times and the many other holidays we spent together over 29 years. Some were great. Some were awful (like the years Liz was in a psych ward or a rehab). Many others were calm and peaceful times spent with each other.
Plus, the pool was closed for 2 days in November and 2 days in December. Just when I could have really used swimming to workout my demons, I had to spend my time at home, alone.
I’m happy to report I survived.
I’m really excited about the Covid-19 vaccines. I hope they work and that we are at the “beginning of the end” of the pandemic. We’ll see.
Unless I hear of a staggering percentage of people getting serious complications from it, as soon as I am able to, I will get a vaccine.
It’s so weird to wear a face mask and rarely see people’s faces anymore (as useless as I think they are), get temperature checks daily at the pool and jump out into the street anytime I see someone walking toward me on the sidewalk.
Once this is all over, I want to go to a crowded movie theater, watch a big budget blockbuster flick with blasting Dolby Surround Sound and dig into a huge bucket of greasy popcorn. Hopefully I can do this with a few friends. And if not, at least I’ll be in a crowded theater with others laughing, gasping and clapping.
Then I’m going to hang out in a coffee shop – reading, drinking tea and bullshitting with anyone.
Then I want to go to a live concert. I’m not sure who I’ll see but I want it to be in an outdoor amphitheater, with lots of fans and blaring amplifiers.
I’ll probably catch up on dinners out with a few friends here and there too.
Most likely, I’ll continue my solo life spending most of my time alone and completely content. But after 9 months of social distancing and restrictions, I can really see what I’m missing out on.