Wednesday June 17th ~

Challenges are what make life interesting. 
Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful...

Usually on June first Arvid, Sniff, and I would

 have been in Chicago.  There is nothing usual, nor 

normal about 20202 so far.  We are still in Florida 🌴.  

COVID has changed absolutely everything today.

That being said, we do still plan on going for a 

couple of weeks to Chicago, and on our way there

 we were planning on stopping in North Carolina

 to see my parents.  Rima and family were also

🌞 going to be coming from California,

so the trip was even extra special.

Arvid and I are renting a little mini van and

 it was Arivid's idea we pick Rima and the gang up

 from the airport 🛬.  Everyone was happy, happy.

Reshma, Kimsy, Danielle and families were 

also planning on coming, but then COVID struck 

again.  Suddenly more and more cases are popping 

up everywhere.  Florida and North Carolina 

are seeing huge number of cases daily.

The situation suddenly changed.  Now 

we were once again very worried about our

 parents and the fact that Rima was going

 to be travelling in an airplane.  

Our parents are older.  This was a risk none

 of us wanted to take, and my mom and dad 

who were not afraid nor scared during the 

pandemic were suddenly a little scared.

All of this being said, we have all decided to

 not go to North Carolina for now.  Rima will be 

cancelling her trip, which I think under the 

circumstances is the best thing to do.  

My parents have already bought Arvid a few cases

 of his favorite beer.  We do not find that beer here

 in Florida.  Unfortunately, we will not be picking it up

 this time.  Arvid keeps telling me that we could visit

 them on our way back from Chicago, but I said no.

  I want to, but I don't want to put them at risk 😟.

I am disappointed as is everyone else.  We were 

all definitely looking forward to being together.  

Lilly Vade was looking forward to being with 

all her cousins.  That's what she said.

Wednesday brings a lot of soccer.  Arvid has already
watched a coupe of games, and is now into the third one.

Soon it's time for our afternoon walk. 
Always a great time. The outdoors, fresh air
and no mask.  At least not for us, others.🤷

Whatever you're going through in your 
life don't give up.  Better days are coming...

~Nadiya~