It was a good run.. a 33 day streak of posting to this blog. And the day before yesterday I was gonna lose my step streak and declared “no way in hell I’m losing my blogging streak.” Guess I forgot to knock on some wood and the Universe said “that’s ehat you think.”

What DID I do all day yesterday? I really don’t know. And it really doesn’t matter. Whatever. I guess all I can do is say “today is a good day to start again.” So here I am. 

I booked myself for two exercise classes today and then one of my new aquatintences from class is coming over for tea. I’m also scrambling to prepare for my darling daughters bday which is Sunday. She’ll be 19. 😱 No way!! 

Yes way. 

Tonight is the night we’re going out to dinner and then Sunday on her actual birthday we’ve booked an escape room. It’s kind of a birthday tradition for her to gather her closest friends to do these puzzle rooms. Last year we could not because the COVID was emerging as a real problem (and not just some ailment affecting “other” countries) and Jim said it was not a good idea. 

That would be the first of a long string of events my daughter would sacrifice to the pandemic. It took her senior “lock in,” senior prom, graduation, graduation celebration, the trip and concert we had planned in the summer, and many experiences she should have had as a freshman in college. 

Needless to say.. the pandemic has been a greedy bastard and she deserves some fun and happiness. 50% of our planned escapee party has been vaccinated and the other half are teenagers. I might be trying hard to justify this little excursion and make myself feel better about it but truly my son goes to school every damn day with hundreds of other teenagers wearing masks and has been since last August so as long as we mask up, I think it’s going to be ok. 

Despite all the disappointment this past year, my darling daughter is doing good. She’s working part time and going to school remotely/virtually this semester, living at home. She made the deans list in her first term and has now been officially accepted into her chosen program/major which is a BFA in Emerging Media Arts. I’m extremely proud of her and know that because of her passion and dedication (and stubbornness) she’ll be successful whatever she decides to do with her life. 

If I sound like a proud mama, it’s because I am! And I just want to celebrate her and so I’m going to make this weekend as special as I can. It starts with dinner out tonight. 

As for the rest of my day today.. lots to do. Never an end to the things that need doing. No rest for the wicked. It starts now. 

Hopefully this post will be the first of many in a row, but there’s really no way to predict what kind of wrench the Universe will throw next.

Happy Friday Ya’ll,

~Miss SugarCookie