Drive-Bys

The Getaway Car

You hear the word drive-by and the first thing that comes to mind is drive-by shooting.  Well, yesterday, I did a drive-by and I took a shot.  A selfie shot.   

Drive-by’s are different these Corona days and I am sure Webster and all other dictionaries will be updated with a new meaning for drive-by.  There are drive bys for birthdays, showers, weddings, funerals, all life’s moments.  I had a virtual drive-by for a special girl, granddaughter Laila's 10^th birthday.  Let me take a break to the story because some of you are asking when did I become a grandmother.  Well, Roni, the mother of Laila, is best friend to my daughter, Jo-Ann.  Roni is my second daughter.  Her mother Eze is my sister friend.  Now you get it.  Back to the story.  The family resides in Maryland, therefore, I could not participate in the actual driveby.  However, 3 1/2 hours and 225 miles away in New York, we (family, friends, old, young adults, children) were able to zoom in on her drive by celebration.  We even played a game with her.  We witnessed cars driving by and tooting their horns and dropping off gifts from their trunks.  This was Laila's double digit ten.  It was supposed to be her big day.  And it was.  How different!  And yet, what memories she will have of her special day.  

My actual drive-by was to pick up wine and sweets from great and sharing and caring friends.  My first stop was to Cece who was not going to let me go another week with CVS bought wine/not wine for our Zoom Cocktail Pajama Party.  I got me a real bottle of  wine from her.  Shh!  Don't tell her that I found a liquor store that is open.  Her wine is more extra special.  It can't be bought in the store.  It's packed with love.  Cece lost her husband to COVID-19 and funeralized him just a week earlier by Zoom.  CeCe with her big heart who needs a hug herself, instead extended me one in a bottle.  I picked up my loot, took a shot and made my getaway to my next location.  (You can see from my selfie shot just whom she blames for her husband's death.  The same one I blame for my bout with Covid-19.)

Newly widowed Cece still finds time to give

My next drive-by was to sister friend Eze who has been cooking up a storm and dropping off dishes and plates to friends' doors.  She has been a source of strength for Cece, dropping off daily meals to her during her husband's illness and during her bereavement.  Eze has been making runs to others for no other reason than just because...  What a heart!!!  Because of my quarantine I have not been able to experience these deliciousness.  That ended.  Hooray!!  I did a drive-by, picked up my goodies from the porch, took a shot and made my getaway, loot in hand.   

Eze Taking a Shot

After surviving COVID-19, I started to write, giving birth to The Corona Chronicles, my daily thoughts and musings.  I find writing therapeutic. It's my personal journey through COVID-19.  It will give insight into the suffering, but also the goodness of people.  Heather's Dawning is made up of my first (Heather) and pet (Dawn) names. It's my awakening.  Covid-19 may have knocked me down, but it also awakened my creativity.