Ok, so the last time I chimed in, the COVID-19 pandemic was only a month old and the novelty of being cooped up in my house with my mom, dad and Jenny still had not worn off! Well, check the date, it has been six months since my last entry, and while everything has changed...nothing has changed. I'm still going to school through the computer screen, my dad still cooks the same 5 meals every week, and I still feel like I am living in a TV show where my house is the set and I never get to leave. However, I now have two new best friends.
The first is Grace. We were already like best friends, but for the last six months, we have had a Google Meet every other night. We talk, we laugh, sometimes we frustrate each other, other times we encourage each other, and I think that is the mark of a real best friend. Through thick and thin, and even a pandemic, my best friend and I have each other's backs. We have prepped for each holiday over the past 6 months together via Google Meet.
For mother's day, our mom's had decorated homes, with construction paper red carpets, confetti cannons, home made board games with home made dice. At father's day, the dad's got the same treatment, with crafted gifts that Grace and I literally spent hour and hours crafting together through our screens. We'd find a craft on youtube or pintrest and then we'd run around our homes gathering materials. Each event took several hours a night for over a week leading up to it. For the fourth of July we made our own fireworks, American Flags and decorations that were fit for a presidential palace. Yeah, we like to craft.
Last night was Halloween. We went to Grace's house. Both our families are all about social distancing, so they have decided that if we all keep people out of our bubble, then we can kind of be in each other's bubbles. We do back yard hangouts a couple times a month and the parents social distance while Grace, her sister Quinn and I all play. Last night was EPIC! I dressed as a witch and we built a spooktacular haunted house for our parents. It had a poisoned lollypop pull, blood red punch in a bowl, treats and games. We love this time to plan, party and play together.
The pandemic is not awesome, but having a best friend really is.
Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I got another best friend this summer: his name is Rex. He is 5 months old today and is already 52 pounds! He is going to be a big dog, and I love him!
