Ahhh, 2020! Reclaimed dreams. Excitement. Sorority Centennial. Graduations, (2), Trips, Reunions, Concerts, Recitals .... The year that started with me popping sparkling cider and dancing in a room with my family has become the first quarter the stuff of scary movies. I, am probably not alone, when we wonder, what in the world happened to 2020? This was the year my oldest daughter was to vote for the first time (and did in a local election), but was to use her journalistic skills as a special projects cohort with Teen Vogue called Teen Vote. It was her senior prom year - dashed, her debutante - dashed, her senior spring break - dashed, and her college Admitted Student Days - dashed. Everything she was looking forward to that were kicking off during Spring 2020 is become the virtual reality I chagrined every time my son was playing video games. She is not the only one with moments of mourning what was, as the news in my state of more-and-more cases with increasing death toll...
life, really, and a latte by Tayé Foster Bradshaw