#31 - Don't Like Easter Without Family

We've Had Practice

Actually, Don and I have had lots of practice celebrating holidays, with just ourselves.  

We haven't had kids around on Easter, in a long time. But I was envious this year, of all the families who have been quarantining together. Our grown kids and spouses are good sports. We could have had a lot of fun with egg hunts and mimosas. 

Easter Run

I had no egg hiding or brunch making chores, so I headed out early for a sunrise run. It was nice to have the paths to myself. The sidewalks have been more busy lately.  

When it got a little brighter, I saw an Easter duck. He did not move aside on the sidewalk, so I lectured him about social distancing as I passed.

Bunnies...

It was quiet in the house, but we had some festive bunnies and eggs.

I always love a little holiday decor, but I had more fun than usual, with my silly eggs and rabbits, this year. 

For much of  2016, I felt the same way about holiday decorating. There were many months when I was anchored to home, due to cancer treatments. Putting out my whimsical favorites, kept things positive. So much feels the same now.

Tiny Brunch

We didn't exactly go all out for breakfast. We only had a few eggs and 3 pieces of bread left. I made French Toast. I haven't made French toast in forever.

I'm acting like we're barely getting by with food. That's not true. We're just low in the breakfast department. It was just right. I had lots of appetite left for jellybeans.

Concert from Milan

Our biggest daytime activity, was watching TV at noon. We watched Andrea Bocelli, perform live, in Italy. His 'Music For Hope' Concert, began inside Duomo Di Milano. He began his solo performance with 'Ave Maria'.

Then he moved outside and ended the concert with 'Amazing Grace'. I had chills, listening to his voice, singing out to the empty plaza. It was comforting to imagine all the homes in the world, watching him along with us. Millions of people, moved at the very same time.
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Dinner Guests

In the late evening, we got to work on dinner.

Before we sat down, I decided to invite some guests to our quiet table. I grabbed a few bunnies. They stared while we ate.

Easter Zoom!

At 9 pm, we set up the laptop and suddenly had family to share in the celebration! We've had a couple Zooms Happy Hours with our kids in Portland and Sacramento, but we had more this time. With Don's sister in New York and her son and family in Lake Tahoe, we had almost all the timezones covered!

Our gathering was something we probably never would have done, without the Coronavirus Shake-up! We would have all been busy with our own plans. What a hoot, with all 11 of us, gabbing together! 

I so hope there won't be many more holidays, tainted by Coronavirus. I especially hope that, for families who are dealing with more, than inconvenience. For those who are ill or have lost loved ones, there will be no celebrating. For those who are stressing over  financial worry and job loss, I hope that Easter and Passover and Springtime, has offered a good distraction.  

Cheers to all the family video celebrations/connections, that have popped up in the last few days! A first for many!  Hopefully the connecting continues after Covid!!