It's the end of March; the 28th to be exact and it's my oldest son's birthday. He has officially entered his twenties and left his teen years behind. It is a momentous occasion. It's a big deal and it deserves recognition. But we are living in uncertain times and life is not normal at the moment. With the coronavirus under our heels, nothing is as it was. People are encouraged to self quarantine. Department stores, schools, and restaurants are closed. And we currently are under curfew. This is our new normal.
Even so, it is my son's birthday and I was determined to make his day special despite our current situation. We aren't supposed to really leave our homes unless absolutely necessary, like running those essentail errands: grocery stores, doctor's appointments, bank runs. However, if we must leave, it is adivsed to utilize social distancing and practice good hygeine. With that in mind, I headed out to pick up some pizza and an icecream cake, both requested by the birthday boy. It's his special day, he deserves to feel special. And since we can't go anywhere to celebrate, we might as well try to make the most of our at-home celebration .
As for gifts, he wasn't asking for much this year. All he wanted was a new desk for his room, along with a desk lamp and a new bookself. Luckily, I was able to find the shelf and lamp while out doing my grocery shopping. The desk proved a little more difficult to find as there aren't that many places open that we can browse for options. And Costa Rica isn't a very order online friendly country when it comes to furniture. My point, we will have to wait until all this pandemic hoopla disappears and life goes back to normal to shop for a new desk for his room. Until then, we just have to keep living our lives and enjoying the little treasures day to day. After all, it's the little things that matter the most, like spending time with family.
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