I’ve been taking little snaps whenever I think about it lately, intending to post them here for posterity as a little time capsule of what life was like for us during this crazy time. I want to remember the way it felt to slow down and savor life amidst the tumult of the world.
So many dog cuddles. I love this one because our dog Jax literally cannot get close enough to his dad’s face lately. He’s like velcro.
I’ve also gotten my fair share of cuddles, especially in my quiet morning time.
Our dog Jax had TPLO surgery in February, so I appreciated being home with him during his recovery and seeing his zest for life (and SO MUCH PLAYING) come back.
I hate wearing a face mask. It’s so tough to breathe in those things! I look forward to the day I can go in public without a mask on. Here I was in line at one of a few trips to the Home Depot. I had to restrain myself from going there too often. Being home all the time had me itching to do home improvement and beautification projects.
Here was the line at Home Depot (and basically every other store in the world). What a trip to wait in line to enter a store. Takes me back to my clubbing days in my early twenties. To be honest, it was nice to not have such a crowded shopping experience, especially at Costco!
I’ll never forget my newfound juicing habit I picked up during quarantine! I sincerely hope I keep this one going for the rest of my life… It’s a pain the ass to juice, but the juice is worth the squeeze if you know what I mean!
Looking at houses during quarantine was a total trip. I love this man of mine who is willing to put on a hankie and upend our lives and move in the middle of this.
Getting the house led me to stare at this photo of my new kitchen for hours, dreaming of how I’m going to organize it and all the new recipes I’m going to try and how I’m going to use our new space to create deeper connections with friends and family when we can finally be together again.
It also led to me preemptively missing the big ass tree we have in our current backyard. I joke that someone planted their old Christmas tree back there a million years ago and it just kept growing and growing. It’s huge! I don’t know how many hours I’ve spent staring at it while looking at the moon at night.
What else?
This romantic date night dining al fresco on the back patio with Keith. The weather was perfect – one of the first days that felt like Summer and the food was delicious. And then a huge city rat skittered by running toward our trash cans and I was so mortified that Keith literally thought I had seen a robbery. That was the one and only time we dined outside.
Oh, and I’m sure I’ll never fucking forget (excuse my french, but I need it for emphasis) the truly endless number of Zoom calls I participated in for work during quarantine. I hate video conferencing SO MUCH. I actually took this photo because my skin looks amazing thanks to my new skin regimen (more on that coming soon!), but it preserves my dorky headset for posterity.
Oh, here’s a fun one: the pure joy I felt inside when I found yeast. I made one loaf of homemade bread and then abandoned my bread baking career for now. Truthfully, I’m just too saturated with sourdough content online right now to feign an interest.
Keith and I have almost watched the entire 16 seasons of Grey’s Anatomy during quarantine! Why we picked this show, I have no idea, but I will always associate Grey’s with this time in our lives. This episode was a major highlight because one of my best friends was a guest star on the episode. That’s him dressed as a woman! Great episode!
And, I’ll end on this note…
One Sunday Keith and I drove up to the Berkeley Hills to watch the sunset over the Bay. I fell in love with my city again that day. It felt like pure ecstasy to be out of the house. The couple in the Chevy Blazer parked in front of us must’ve felt great too because they started getting it on in the backseat of their car! The car was a rockin’ and no one better come knockin’. Keith and I died of laughter. We finished our outing by getting takeout Top Dog, one of our most favorite pastimes that is quintessentially Bay Area. Standing there on the street waiting for them to grill up our dinner, life almost felt normal.
Do you have scenes from quarantine? Feel free to share a link to your blog in the comments. I’d love to see!
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