Today was a very good day for me. I am rich.

[Botany]

I got to hug and hold my granddaughter, along with my daughter in law, and my son too.
1st time in almost a year. My D i L made a birthday dinner for my Mom's 90th birthday
@ her house not too far from where I live. I watched my mom and her great granddaughter
sit on the couch as they read, "Barnyard Dance" together.

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[jpak]

1. YayYou

[Botany]

3. Outside of my granddaughter and thanx to Joe B. we all have had our shots.

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[jpak]

4. I saw my 92 YO Mom with my twin brother

2 weeks after we we got our 2nd jab

Didn't see her for a year

So good

She's a hero

Yup

[cilla4progress]

7. Grateful for our elders who managed to survive this!

93 year old mother-in-law!

[jpak]

8. Every time I see my my Mom she reminds me

Why we even survived

We were so bad.

[elleng]

2. Wunnerful!

[Hoyt]

5. It's nice to see people enjoying life, again for many.

[Ellipsis]

6. Good for you Botany, makes one appreciate life and family.

10 more days for me.

[Retired Engineer Bob]

9. Rich beyond our dreams

To emerge on the other side of the pandemic is a relief. The vaccines are our key to returning to a normal life. I look forward to visiting my mother after a one year hiatus.

[dawg day]

10. That's wonderful

Let's appreciate all this more now.

[Heartstrings]

11. Hugs are the best! nt

[2naSalit]

12. Sweet!

[BobTheSubgenius]

13. WONDERFUL day!

It's beyond great to hear little vignettes about life coming back!

[MontanaMama]

14. Soooo good.

[mountain grammy]

15. That's great!

We’re leaving this week. Driving our camper halfway across the country to see the kiddos. Can’t wait. It’ll be good to get back on the road too.

[brer cat]

16. You are rich indeed!

So glad you had this day.

[herding cats]

17. This is how life should be.

I'm deeply happy you're regaining your semblance of normal.

All of my family are fully vaccinated now, too. It's such a relief!!

I had a pod with my daughter early on, we did two weeks of hard lockdown (which meant my husband and I not working, they worked from home) to see them. Then my mom's home burned and she was forced to come here. Our pod was broken. Once here mom had a major fall, follow up health visits, etc. I didn't see my little angles for months and months and months. It broke me.

The point being, when you're able to reconnect with those closest to you everything seems brighter, happier and better again! We've just now entered our safe zone recently and the goodness is quickly eclipsing the] past year of horrors. I recently was able to see a 92 year old great grandmother to my grandchildren. She's fully vaccinated and doing the tour of her loved ones. She lost all of her surviving siblings during Covid-19 and 49 of her friends in her assisted living home. She spent an entire year getting updates via text because she couldn't figure out zoom. She saw not a single person for a year, but knew everyone who died around her.

That's a level of isolation I truly cannot conceive of. It breaks my heart into a million pieces!

[calimary]

18. YAAAAAAAAYYYYY !!!

Ours came on Easter Sunday. First time we got hugged by anybody outside of just the two of us - in more than a year! Got to meet the new grandbaby, too! I know exactly how you feel. It's been a LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNG time!

[Tree Lady]

19. It tis a lovely day!

My grand daughter is in labor and another baby coming soon. On Mother's Day I will visit with my mom and daughter all the generations. We are all vaccinated except the new guy.

[blm]

20. 🥰

[MustLoveBeagles]

21. That's wonderful

Congratulations

[Kid Berwyn]

22. Blessed wealth.

Thank you for sharing your happiness!

[malaise]

23. Lovely

[panader0]

24. Nothing compares to that feeling. You are rich indeed.

[niyad]

25. Thank you so much for sharing your bounty with us!

[lillypaddle]

26. Nothing better than that, Botany

[Demsrule86]

27. Ok I am not crying...I have something in my eye...that is it...seriously how wonderful.

[ancianita]

28. Happy for you, Botany.

Oh the hugs.

My turn comes up back in Chicago in ten days.



Thank you, Joe.

[TNNurse]

29. Sounds like a perfect day.

[lunatica]

30. Priorities appear to be straightened!

[Botany]

32. I helped my granddaughter put an outfit on her Barbie.

[lunatica]

33. That's wonderful!

[Pinback]

31. My son comes over for dinner this evening

16 days after his 2nd jab. So great. Today I feel a lift in my step.

[keldridge]

34. I get to see my son....

for the first time in a year later today. I feel rich too.

[UpInArms]

36. Welcome to DU, keldridge!

Glad to have you here with us

[Hortensis]

35. Lovely! We'll get to be at a fourth birthday party next weekend.

Small and family only, not yet back to the normal-times delight of a crowd of children, but that means we won't have to grab him as he's racing by.

[CaptainTruth]

37. That sounds wonderful, you are blessed.

I hope this pandemic makes people realize that the things we sometimes take for granted - the company of a friend, the hug of a loved one - are often the most important things in life.

[keldridge]

38. I get to see my son....

Thank you, that was my first post and it was an important one for me. I have been reading the DU for years though.