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Congrats Copa!! SO exciting!
Sad to hear that Moneypenny. Hope you do not feel too unsettled.
Edit: My family and I rented a cottage for a much needed vacation and my boyfriend is coming along. This is the most time he’s ever spent with my family (4 days). Wish us luck!! 😉
That is so exciting Copa! Hope your boyfriend’s place sells soon!
I wish my boyfriend and I could figure out our living situation plans. The good thing is that we have had more serious discussions on it since I last wrote about it here. We are both renting now. I have been able to save for a downpayment for a number of years. He has also been saving. But, like you @copa, we are both iffy about buying a place together without at least being engaged. The thing is, I don’t really want to rent the next place I move. We have started looking at listings though and driving around neighbourhoods and it’s kind of exciting. We both have the same idea of price range which I am relieved about. So there’s some progress, but there are important decisions left to be made.
@Helen and @alafair, I am so sorry to hear you got the virus. I’m glad you’re on the mend and I hope you don’t have further complications.
@TheLadyE, have you ever watched Pushing Daisies? The main character can’t touch his love interest for risk of killing her and I don’t mean to make light of your situation but it reminds me of that. There was a romantic scene in which they embraced each other wearing bee suits. Also they kissed through plastic wrap. I don’t think that would prevent transmission but I’m 95% kidding on bee suits?That sounds so rad @ktfran! Have fun!
I’ve been learning about more local restaurants. There’s one we want to try that is nicer as well. It seems like a waste to go when it’s not the normal ambience but I don’t know when that’ll ever happen so better embrace the nicer weather. Still, it is too bad about patio reservations being so dependent on weather.
They are starting to say this lack of social interaction will have cause more mental health issues than I guess health issues of the virus down the road for kids. But I also don’t know how you can keep the teachers safe. Here I think there will be shifts of kids but teachers will have to teach the in person session and keep the online group occupied on their home day. So it’s like double.
Yeah that’s not cool. You aren’t even married yet and her “in law” and even if you were.
Ugh that’s frustrating Ver. I’d grin and bear it but that’s just me.
Other wedding stuff, my bf is a groomsman for a wedding at the end of July. Right now where we are a ceremony can have 50 people outside, but all gatherings including receptions is 10, and with physical distancing. His friend is still at this point having a 30 person (14 households) wedding incl caterers and staff, all outside. The reception is still technically not allowed. It’s so easy to be judgmental and I understand they still want to get married but it seems they are still having a regular wedding despite yes not the one they imagined. They are having a big party for their one year anniversary as many others are.
My bf has made the decision not to be a groomsman. There is just too much interaction including photos of the wedding party between the ceremony and the reception. I don’t know how they’ll physically distance for photos, other than the groom and bride can be together heh. I feel for my BFF as this is his good friend. My bf is immunocompromised but even if he weren’t I’d be wary. He is also not attending the bachelor party which involves an overnight trip of 10 in a cabin. We are hoping to attend the ceremony and that’ll be a good “compromise”.
Honestly the risk of transmission is low. Nobody at the wedding will probably haBe COVID based on where we are, fortunately But if somebody does have it, you’d likely get it at the reception.
Also @copa, heh, I admit that thought crossed my mind re venues… but I feel lucky I don’t have to stress now about rescheduling!
No I don’t need suits but they’re easy to throw on with a shell top under. Unfortunately no Target here on Canada. I bought some Pixie pants from Old Navy last night. Hopefully they will work for now.
I am a big fan of dresses, but you can only cycle through so many. We don’t wear jeans at our office other than now…
Thanks all! Yes, I could look into expanding my summer clothes in general to include options of not jeans. It’s not a new job. It’s just a weird period of coming into office when it’s not completely business as usual. Some male lawyers are wearing jeans too. It’s a small firm. But I feel for females and, just personally, there’s still pressure to look nice and put together despite not e.g., wearing a suit (also I do “need” to get some more spring/summer suits too).
First day back officially at the office. I am working twice a week but honestly it’s disruptive and might go back full time. We can be physically distanced at my office. However the Daily podcast today about droplets indoors freaked me out, probably rightly so.
I don’t know what to wear to the office. I popped in before in jeans and felt underdressed because assistants were in dress pants. Some female lawyers are wearing jeans. My nice jeans are dark wash which may be too hot for summer. I also lost weight over the last couple years so some of my jeans aren’t the best fitting. So I might have to buy some nice medium wash jeans. And all because of this limbo office work time. And I know this is small potatoes!
Re the curling bonspiel. I think it was a borderline weekend before we all really shut down. As medical professional maybe “they should have known better” but I guess it was a wake up call that medical professionals are not invisible.
I also know friend of a friends who went to that mining conference in Ontario. These conferences seem like another lifetime.
I am glad it wasn’t Mr. Sass!
I do feel weird wearing masks in public but I think of it more like I am preventing the spread to other people, which I think is mostly how these masks work.
@Miel, that sounds so fricking wonderful. Congratulations!
I just feel a lot of guilt right now. My mom has been asking me to come over for dinner for a while. I have been seeing my parents, exchanging baked goods and such, always keeping a distance. I agreed to have dinner with them. We kept our distance mainly but there were times we were closer, putting away dishes and such. It was a nice dinner. It was nice after so long. No hugs. But I feel guilty and maybe I should, especially seeing how strict other people are.
I feel guilty that I do see my boyfriend on the weekends. I am so grateful to have someone to touch. I feel guilty that those truly living alone do not have that. My boyfriend and I always said that if there were a true lock down (e.g., no cars on roads except emergency workers) then he would move in. But there hasn’t although, yes, we are breaking quarantine to see each other.
