if you have friends like ours.
We have been locked up for 3 days, and our insane, wonderful friends have made it bearable. We have been the recipients of numerous, generous care packages.
We have received movies, books, homemade chocolate chip cookies, NewYorker and Gourmet magazines, wine, Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, and even knitting supplies (yarn & needles) for entire projects. Yup – all in care packages.
Friends have gone to the grocery store for us and dropped by essentials like bread, milk and toilet paper – the types of things one doesn’t usually ask someone else to buy for them.
Our friends have stood outside the building, waved, blown kisses, offered spice cakes complete with files and even motorbikes for pulling a Steve McQueen to get out of here.
Last night was the most creative and fun idea yet – friends had dropped off a Trivial Pursuit game, and challenged us to a game via Skype! So 5 of us played – 2 in quarantine in Zamalek, 3 hanging out in Garden City. After about 2 and a 1/2 hours we were no where near finishing, but we were all laughing and having a great time. Who’d have thought that a video Skype connection could be so much fun (legally)?? Apparently our excellent friends!
Our friends are amazing. We are getting calls, texts and e-mails every day to make sure we are ok. People have been amazingly generous of their time and supplies to make sure that we are comfortable and entertained.
Our friends are amazing.
You are truly fortunate! When the world gives you lemons……. Glad to hear lock-down is going to be another great story, once it is in the past!
So many of life’s great stories come from life’s great MISadvenetures. This too will eventually make a good story – after a little time has passed! 🙂
I don’t know who these friends are but they sure sound amazing! :p Glad you guys enjoyed Trivial Pursuit… even mr. pink! :p