Pandemic Lite

TBG and I are vaccinated.  Our doctors tell us to get the booster when Moderna is approved, to wear masks, and avoid eating inside.

JannyLou and Fast Eddie are in the same situation.  We live next door to one another.  We haven't seen them in more than a month.  

JannyLou and I went out to lunch - so long ago I can't remember where.  There was much catching up.  There was no hugging.  Today, when she called to apologize for being AWOL, I laughed and told her she was taking the words out of my mouth.   There's nothing to talk about, once we caught up with the kids' lives.  We aren't doing anything worth talking about.

My weekly private sessions with the Pilates Diva are the only things on my calendar.  The only person who's been in our house lately was the window washer, and we stayed as far from one another (masked, of course) as we could.

There's not the same sense of panic as there was when we were doing this a year ago.  It's not as scary, now that we've been vaccinated and continue to take precautions when we venture outside.  Going inside is still a problem, although I'm comfortable going into the grocery store and Penzey's spice store.  Last year, I had everything delivered to a door - of my house or my car.

I go into the public library now, rather than having my books brought outside to the HOLDS table.  This is a mixed blessing, since I am tempted by books that I've already read..... although there are so many Linda LaPlante and James Patterson books that I am not surprised.  

Life is returning to what passes for normal in the 2020's.  We're having a Labor Day bbq with JannyLou and Fast Eddie on Monday -- I accepted the invitation only after I'd confirmed with TBG that he felt safe and comfortable sitting in their backyard, sharing a meal.

At least it's not weird anymore. There are just more layers between us and the real world. We've gotten used to them.  I'm not sure that's a good thing.