It’s June 14, 2020 and we just finished our 3rd month of Shelter-In-Place.

The official last day of school was on May 29th (over a week early), Peanut had a drive-by promotion ceremony on June 3rd, and I had taken the week of June 8-12 off for a possible camping trip that never got planned because of the pandemic.

So, we drove down to Cerritos on June 6th and instead of driving back up the following weekend, I flew home alone.

It was nice to finally be able to combine our family bubbles. The kids now have 4 different houses to visit and stay. They also have 4 cousins to play with! Johnny has a giant backyard complete with bounce house/water slide, my parents have a house filled with toys and a backyard to explore, Jason and Jia have a playroom and pool that never closed during SIP, and Jes’ parents have a brand new home with room for everyone to sleep. This is the best set-up ever…aside from it being 400 miles away from where I have to go to work.

My experience on Southwest Airlines was pretty good. The flight was so empty and everyone was able to spread out. We all had masks on and they boarded only 10 passengers at a time. I felt safe but was still a little anxious. The security line has almost no one waiting and the restaurants and bars are all closed. I caught the bus home and luckily didn’t have to wait too long. This is going to be an interesting summer. What am I going to do with all the extra time??