30 Days
Exactly one month ago today the youngest and I flew to Hawaii for our mid-winter break.
At that time, a few cases of covid-19 were diagnosed in the Seattle area, but the virus was largely still seen as a problem in Asia.
We spent a beautiful week in Hawaii, just the two of us, completely oblivious of what the next 30 days would hold.
In Hawaii we talked a lot, drove hours and hours around the island in our rented Mustang convertible, G learned to boogie board, we watched as spinner dolphins entertained us just a dozen feet from where we stood. We ate all the good food, watched sunsets, and marveled at the countless stars that can be seen from dark, remote places on the island, and we thoroughly enjoyed listening to local commercials on our favorite Hawaiian station KAPA FM!
Spending those days exploring, just the two of us, is something I'll cherish forever. If you are reading this and have children, I strongly encourage you to make time to take a trip with each one individually. It is an incredible experience.
We returned home and were greeted by family that came to visit for the weekend. We took them to some of our favorite places in Seattle and surrounds and just continued to live life as we normally would.
In a flash all that was normal quickly faded. People started dying, the virus started spreading, anxiety was on the rise and the world started spinning faster and faster. Matt started working from home, E's classes switched to on-line, and life felt a little like a balloon that you keep pushing air into knowing that at some moment it was going to pop.
And here we are.
The balloon has popped.
Travel plans have been canceled, school is canceled, life as we knew it is canceled. We teeter on the edge of being safe and being fearful.
Questions are overwhelming. What will happen with school? Will E graduate on time? Will he walk across a stage? Will my annual girls' trip take place? Will we run out of supplies?
Will we catch the virus? Or worse catch it and pass it on to someone who doesn't have strength to fight it?
The panic that surrounds us, the tension that fills the empty space, the unknowns are all overwhelming, but no matter what these next 30 days bring, I have this.
At that time, a few cases of covid-19 were diagnosed in the Seattle area, but the virus was largely still seen as a problem in Asia.
We spent a beautiful week in Hawaii, just the two of us, completely oblivious of what the next 30 days would hold.
In Hawaii we talked a lot, drove hours and hours around the island in our rented Mustang convertible, G learned to boogie board, we watched as spinner dolphins entertained us just a dozen feet from where we stood. We ate all the good food, watched sunsets, and marveled at the countless stars that can be seen from dark, remote places on the island, and we thoroughly enjoyed listening to local commercials on our favorite Hawaiian station KAPA FM!
We returned home and were greeted by family that came to visit for the weekend. We took them to some of our favorite places in Seattle and surrounds and just continued to live life as we normally would.
In a flash all that was normal quickly faded. People started dying, the virus started spreading, anxiety was on the rise and the world started spinning faster and faster. Matt started working from home, E's classes switched to on-line, and life felt a little like a balloon that you keep pushing air into knowing that at some moment it was going to pop.
And here we are.
The balloon has popped.
Travel plans have been canceled, school is canceled, life as we knew it is canceled. We teeter on the edge of being safe and being fearful.
Questions are overwhelming. What will happen with school? Will E graduate on time? Will he walk across a stage? Will my annual girls' trip take place? Will we run out of supplies?
Will we catch the virus? Or worse catch it and pass it on to someone who doesn't have strength to fight it?
The panic that surrounds us, the tension that fills the empty space, the unknowns are all overwhelming, but no matter what these next 30 days bring, I have this.
Times will be good again, we just have to sit back, settle in and wait for this storm to pass and pray that all that is good is still standing when it does.
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