I wanted a reminder of this crazy year. I wanted it to be a symbol of joy and challenges and the things that make life worth living. Something beautiful, precious, and unique. It was perfect.
I ordered the necklace and when it arrived, I tucked it away until this week, my ‘official’ pandemic anniversary.
In the last year, my boys and I have grown closer than ever, and they have demonstrated amazing resilience and independence. My husband has proven what a solid, funny, patient, sweet man he is, and I could never have gotten through this without him. I have missed my family and hope I never take for granted how important our time is together. I never mastered French or wrote that novel, or even finished the Christmas stockings I started 9 years ago. Somehow all I didn’t do doesn’t matter. It’s all about what we’re all going to do, together, hopefully soon.
I put the necklace on this morning, and it made me smile. The sun is out today, and we made it this far, and that’s worth celebrating.