My friend Danielle and I have daughters who are best friends. Scheduled to graduate the spring of 2020, last summer we began planning a party for the girls to end all parties! We had all kinds of ideas for our celebration.
And then corona.
Like many others, we had to change our plans. At first we were on hold indefinitely, but Mid-May we decided to go for it. We did all we could to make our party conducive to social distancing – by shrinking the guest list, making an outdoor space available, having individually wrapped snacks and plenty of hand sanitizer on hand.
Post party by several weeks now, I’m quite grateful that no one became sick because of partying with us.
The truth is- we didn’t really know how to help out girls graduate during a pandemic. With end of year events cancelled left and right, it seemed impossible to have any type of normalcy for our graduates.
But guess what? Our girls are anything but normal. With class and grace, they rolled with the punches and enjoyed their final days of school. I did not hear one complaint.
And THAT is how you graduate during a pandemic : with a healthy dose of positivity, and the ability to stay on the bright side of things. Maybe that’s a good way to survive life in general! Regardless, I’m proud of these girls, their maturity and flexibility during such a difficult time!!
Emily and Shannon, If you can handle this, you’re gonna really go places!
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Ellavene and I had a wonderful time and thought you did a great job. John Day johnbdayiii@epbfi.com
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