Covid-19 Chronicles: No One to See and No Where to Go

Good morning friends, and happy Friday! (I checked. I definitely thought it was Saturday when I woke up).

It is officially day 30 of staying at home for the Beedy's, how are you doing?

Honestly, I'm enjoying being home. I'm like 62% homebody, so staying home is not that difficult. I'm lucky that a) I don't have children to take care of and 2) I've accumulated a lot of hobbies in my lifetime. I have been finding myself frozen on the couch, watching TV, because I can't decide what of my many hobbies I want to do. Write? Cross stitch? Crochet? Sew? Paint? Clean? Read? Plant? Exercise? Hike? Nap? Bake? Play Animal Crossing? (Yes cleaning is one of my hobbies, #monicageller much?). I don't hate that feeling. I appreciate that I've created hobbies for myself. I tend to be a busy body and feel like I'm going to explode if there is nothing to do, so it's a good thing.

I haven't had to face much disappointment because of the pandemic and for that I'm thankful. I haven't had to cancel baby showers, wedding showers, weddings, graduations, vacations, or any of the like. I have had a few friends have to do that and it hurts my heart for them.

The only disappointment I've faced is that I suddenly have all this time on my hands (minus the hours I must spend doing homework) and I can't go anywhere! That other 38% of me that isn't a homebody is an adventurer. Lately, I've been wistfully day dreaming of traveling to a new place, or even a place I've been to before...

I made the mistake this morning of opening up my SD cards and going through pictures of my various travels. Why was that a mistake? Because now I want to go literally anywhere and I CAN'T! (cue world's tiniest violin). My husband and I were blessed with ample time and now I can't drag him anywhere on an adventure.

Josh and I didn't have many plans until the school year ended (and the plans we had for summer were camping trips every single week). The one plan we had this semester was to take a day off during National Parks Week (next week) and go to the Grand Canyon. It is my favorite National Park, and he and I had never been there together. We have a goal of visiting every National Park/Monument in Arizona and New Mexico while we live here (there are a lot just in the surrounding area). We're slowly working our way around, but it seems that it's going to take us a little longer than we'd hoped.

My mom, sister, and I were planning a girls trip to Savannah GA this summer as well. It hasn't been cancelled yet, but at this point it doesn't look good. I've been dreaming of visiting Savannah for years. I guess we'll wait and see what happens. Fingers Crossed everything is back to normal in July!

At this point, with the pleasant weather and the whole not going to work thing, I'd be happy with going anywhere. It will just making traveling more fun next time, right? I'll just be content with taking hiking adventures in the surrounding area for now, and dabbling in my various hobbies. When I take a nap today, I'll dream of visiting Yosemite, The Redwood Forest, Lake Havasu City, Arches NP, Chicago, the lovely sandy beaches of Southern California... While I'm awake, I'll enjoy looking back at all the fun adventures I have had. I'm quite lucky in that respect, to have been able to travel many places, especially in the U.S. In the past 7 years I've been lucky enough to go somewhere new and awesome every year.

I'll slowly be sharing all those adventures here on the blog. I have terrible control when it comes to taking pictures, so I have a lot to sort through. I'm not even sure which adventure to start with?! We'll see how it goes...For now enjoy a few photos from my most recent trip(s) to the Grand Canyon!