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Cherish

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At the beginning of this year I was celebrating the clock striking midnight on New Year’s alongside my best friend, as per our tradition. Little did we know that we’d only get to see each other once more before the whole world would fling into chaos.

This time has marked a shift in the way we must go about our everyday lives and in my personal outlook on life itself. If this year thus far has taught me anything it’s that time is precious. There’s no telling what tomorrow may bring, so cherish life as you know it.

With each passing day in quarantine I began to treasure how I was living pre-pandemic. The simple things that I had not appreciated before, I missed. More than anything, I missed being able to freely see my friends. I think I’ve been going so stir crazy during this time not because I’ve been bored or I can no longer go out to public places, but because I’ve been unable to have a typical hang out. You never realize how mentally necessary it is for you to be around those that bring you the utmost joy, and that understand you best, until you’re no longer allowed to do so. 

It wasn’t until this month that I was finally able to see my best friend before she was to head back to college. This would be the first time in months that I’d be visiting with any of my friends. Although her school called for all students to “quarantine” before returning to campus, I was her only exception!

I wasn’t sure how I would feel opening my front door and seeing my best friend again after so long. I never thought the next time I would see her would be behind a medical mask. It felt surreal, but we were both incredibly happy to see one another and fell right back into our normal ways. The night was spent catching each other up on gossip and laughing at the top of our lungs. She was finally able to show me the presents she’s had for me for months both from last Christmas, just because of her forgetfulness, and the one meant for my birthday that was spent in quarantine.

The first gift is a moon lamp with a picture of us engraved into it, and the second is a James Avery “Two Peas In A Pod” charm to add to my charm bracelet. I love them!

The agonizing wait to see each other was undoubtedly worth it. There’s only one thing I cherish more than life and that is the unbreakable bond I share with my best friend Temora. 

Making History at 19

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Due to this pandemic, many individuals have had to celebrate their birthdays in quarantine, yet I never expected I would be one of them.

When last year I spent my eighteenth birthday playing in my last high school orchestra concert, I thought I’d always have next year to have a big pool party! But, the world had other plans.

As the city was only just beginning the process of reopening, and with only days until May 3rd, we decided it was best to party from home!

I started my day by, of course, getting glammed up to go nowhere!

Then, we got to get creative with my birthday cake. We decided on a vanilla cake that we attempted to dye purple. This proved to be harder than we thought. Luckily we had cream cheese frosting, that we dyed pink, to top it off. As for birthday candles, we forgot them, so we had to improvise. But, I have to admit, I was impressed with the way that it turned out. Not only did it look good, but it was tasty too!

My only wish this year was that the world soon heal from this, so that we can step outside unafraid and hug our friends again.

My day was filled with love and gratitude as I was surrounded by family, and was still able to talk with my loved ones that could not be with me.

I’m glad I have this blog post as documentation of such strange times in our world. Never did I ever imagine that by simply staying home, l’d be making history at 19.