February 10: Triple Feature

It is such a big deal now to have plans with someone who isn't my husband. I have taken the pandemic and quarantine very seriously, both because I don't personally want to get COVID, and because I don't want to inadvertently give COVID to someone else.  In the past year, I haven't gone out to dinner, had a drink at a bar, or seen most of my friends, with the exception of via zoom. It has been delightful to start going for walks biweekly with a friend, and it was delightful to have planned an afternoon of movies with a friend yesterday. We both had negative COVID tests recently so we felt safe in getting together, with food, movies, and each other's company.

One of my favorite things to do is cook for other people, so it was delightful to bring some dishes to share - bacon spinach dip and keto muffins, some of my newest favorite recipes (it is definitely one of things I miss most-- having tons of people over to my house and cooking all kinds of foods, especially with newly discovered recipes). We watched three delightful movies: Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer (from 1985!), Rainbow Brite: San Diego Zoo Adventure (from 1986!, which we played on my VHS tape, which actually worked!!), and Head Over Heels (a 2001 movie starring Freddie Prinze Jr, which admittedly was a crazily contrived romantic comedy with a police thriller twist, but delightful nonetheless). We were inspired to watch these after rounds of Jeo-Party I created, when she and I bonded over our love of Rainbow Brite, and I discovered that the totally random movie I had never heard of that I accidentally found when googling the idiom Head over Heels was one of her favorite movies. But the most delightful part was being in the company of a delightful person who wasn't my husband. As much as I love and adore him, I do definitely miss having other people in my life. Life has been so weird and different this past year, and I am beginning to doubt that life will ever get back to "normal". But these small baby steps, a walk here, and afternoon of movies there, at least is beginning to feel a little bit more "normal". I still want to be safe and responsible, but maybe slowly but surely I can reopen up my life to some other people. That would be delightful.

With delight,

♥Jamie