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It's Been A Long Time

Spoke to a dear friend today that I haven't heard from in a long while. Right before Covid hit in March they had left LA to go care for a family member for what was supposed to be 2 weeks and wildly, those 2 weeks turned into a year!  

After getting their family vaccinated and also, themself they finally felt it was safe enough to travel home. I asked if they felt safe on the plane and they said they wore double masks, a face shield and bought out the row on the plane because the seats were cheap! I could tell from the description of the past year there was a real relief in getting that vaccine. 

My friend returned to a house that hadn't been lived in almost a year, grateful no one had broken in, there were cars in the driveway with dead batteries that had to be jumped by AAA and the yard massively overgrown like a JUMANJI jungle had taken over. It was a time capsule of sorts. However, they slept liked they never slept before last night (I was jealous).  

Today with so much to do to restart the house they had left, it finally felt like they were able to move forward and called to reach out, joyous and full of possibility. I was not only happy to hear their voice but for the first time I had the sense that the craziness we have been living in is slowly taking a strong forward direction and that made me feel hopeful.  

With any luck... we will all get to go home soon. Like Dorothy said there is no place like it. It will be different yet hopefully, we will all appreciate what it cost to go back.

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