A Year of Covid

What. A. Year. Has it really been a year? When everything shut down a year ago, no one here (or most places) expected the year we have had. And yet, we know how fortunate we are in the Peavy household - a safe place for all of us to work and study, a yard, open spaces nearby to visit, a quarantine family, outdoor gatherings with friends, more time skiing than in past years, a golf and basketball season, a homecoming celebration, a new President and new hope, the ability to watch/listen to sporting events from afar, getting close to the 100 mile club with T-man, online cards with Mom and Dad, the beauty of grocery shopping from the kitchen table and an appreciation for the little things. 

With the extra time, we were also able travel more locally to see more of the beautiful state of Colorado. Besides last April, we took a trip away from home every month: 

• May - my birthday in Eagle with the Smileys 
• June/July - Idaho cabin
• July - Lake Dillon camping 
• August - back country camping (Marshall and T-man)  
• August - Pender (me and T-man) 
• September - Keystone with the Wrights for Labor Day 
• September - Smileys 
• October - Vail 
• November - 50th birthday celebration in Beaver Creek 
• December - Winter Park for T-man’s birthday 
• January - Winter Park for MLK 
• January - Winter Park for D-man’s birthday 
• February - Winter Park for Prez Day 
• March - Arizona for spring break 

And of course, there is so much we missed - holidays with families, sophomore lacrosse, middle school wrestling, in-person learning, being on an airplane, an outdoor ed trip to Utah, time with friends, seeing people’s faces, junior prom, summer basketball camp, eating in restaurants.  So. Many. Things. 

But, we have survived and spring is around the corner and vaccines are here. This will be a year we won’t forget and we will tell stories about all of the things we missed and sacrificed. But, I hope we can also look back and remember the joy of slowing down and the gift of then extra time as a family. What. A. Year. 

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