Easter 2020

Historically, our Easter celebration has consisted of brunch, church, an Easter egg hunt courtesy of Nancy and Danny, lots of gift baskets, and an elaborate meal by Mom Mom. And while we technically hit most of the main points, this one definitely went a little differently.

Since the kids are older and social distancing meant Katherine, Mom Mom and Nancy couldn't hide eggs for us, Nora proposed that each member of the household hide (seven) eggs for one other member. Once all the eggs were hidden, we would proceed to hunt for only our own eggs (they were labeled), while Face-timing Mom Mom and Katherine so they could watch. This largely went well aside from 1) I had labeled the eggs the night before and kept switching back and forth between "Elaine" & "mom" and "Allen" & "dad" which wasn't a big deal for me, but caused quite a bit of confusion for Allen and Grandpa; and 2) we all had very different ideas of the appropriate level of hiddeness, from plain sight (Allen) to deep camouflage (John). As a result, one of the eggs John hid couldn't be found even after reviewing the Ring video and retracing his steps.

Once the hunt was completed, we logged into Zoom for a quiet, Friends Meeting, with much of the focus being Easter egg hunts and pets for the kids, and holding both the sick and struggling as well as all the workers and volunteers in the light. Afterwards, Nora enjoyed their main Easter gift (Animal Crossing, New Horizons) while Owen watched Minecraft videos, Allen started making mask #2, and I mixed up rolls for dinner. 

It was then that I also checked on the status of our intended main course -- some Amana ham that we'd had for a while. Turns out, that despite the high sodium content, ham does not have an infinite shelf life. So, Allen and I hastily ordered some roast beef and lamb as stand-in main dishes from the Queen Vic.

After a quick call to my parents to wish them a happy Easter, a practice session, and a few more errands (including picking up part of dinner), we settled down to a lovely meal with Sharon & Don and Katherine & Lee joining remotely and an adorable if not long for this world butter bunny for our first Easter dinner in our home since we were married.

Which will hopefully be the last Easter dinner in our home for a while.

(To see all the Easter pictures, click here.)