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stevenpiziks) wrote2022-01-09 10:21 am
stevenpiziks) wrote2022-01-09 10:21 am
The 2021 Holidays, Condensed
We had a full slate of holiday activities planned this year, but along came a spider. Or a virus.
Christmas Eve was meant to be Darwin's side of the family over at our place, close to twenty people. Then we learned that a couple people in the family hadn't been vaccinated, and some other people had potentially been exposed to COVID. Several people expressed worry and concern, including us, and we reluctantly pulled the plug. Darwin and I decided to spend Christmas Eve playing Santa Claus and Mother Berchte. We drove around the Detroit Metro area delivering presents and holding distant conversations in driveways and on porches. It was a pleasant way to spend the holiday, though not what we'd been expecting. Darwin, I know, was especially disappointed.
Christmas Day was just Darwin and me. We exchanged our own presents and enjoyed each other's company. Kala dropped by for lunch, and we had the roast that had originally been slated for Christmas Eve. Roast beast!
The day after Christmas was for my side of the family at my mother's. It was a small group, and we know everyone had been vaccinated and boosted. I brought a carload of food and drinks, including home made carrot cake and ice cream and piragi. Aran and Sasha drove up together, and it was wonderful to see them. Max couldn't come--he had to work. :( But it was a successful event, and no one came down with anything afterward, so hooray!
The next day, I had surgery . . .
Christmas Eve was meant to be Darwin's side of the family over at our place, close to twenty people. Then we learned that a couple people in the family hadn't been vaccinated, and some other people had potentially been exposed to COVID. Several people expressed worry and concern, including us, and we reluctantly pulled the plug. Darwin and I decided to spend Christmas Eve playing Santa Claus and Mother Berchte. We drove around the Detroit Metro area delivering presents and holding distant conversations in driveways and on porches. It was a pleasant way to spend the holiday, though not what we'd been expecting. Darwin, I know, was especially disappointed.
Christmas Day was just Darwin and me. We exchanged our own presents and enjoyed each other's company. Kala dropped by for lunch, and we had the roast that had originally been slated for Christmas Eve. Roast beast!
The day after Christmas was for my side of the family at my mother's. It was a small group, and we know everyone had been vaccinated and boosted. I brought a carload of food and drinks, including home made carrot cake and ice cream and piragi. Aran and Sasha drove up together, and it was wonderful to see them. Max couldn't come--he had to work. :( But it was a successful event, and no one came down with anything afterward, so hooray!
The next day, I had surgery . . .