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Santa to the rescue

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Title (Dublin Core)

Santa to the rescue

Description (Dublin Core)

This holiday, we were on an emergency stay at home order. Solano County advised that all gatherings should cease. Meaning that our holiday was unfortunately canceled. My family has been working hard to adhere to the rules and orders, but we are all feeling a little exhausted from it all. I especially wanted to visit my parents in Oregon. Originally, we were thinking of getting tested for Covid right before we headed up to Oregon. But my mom being a medical worker did not feel that she could guarantee our safety. So for a little change in our routines, we made hot cocoa at home and filled up our new mugs. We got warm and cozy (All in our jammies and hats) and piled into the car with blankets. Then we drove to a local neighborhood that is well known for its holiday spirit. The locals call these streets Lollypop Lane, and it adjoins with a road we call Candy Cane Lane.
We just cruised in a big loop listening to Christmas music for hours. Whatever, the kids were happy and we felt like we were doing something out of the ordinary for the first time in a long time. At one house, a man dressed as Santa yelled to the children in their cars and told them that he knew they had been good. It was sweet. All and all we went looking for Christmas lights every few days.

Date (Dublin Core)

December 14, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Dana Lee Bell

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Dana Lee Bell

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text story

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Home & Family Life
English Travel
English Social Distance
English Health & Wellness

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Christmas
Santa
light
family
tradition
drive-thru

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

pandemic prompt
holiday

Collection (Dublin Core)

Holidays

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

1/12/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

1/20/2021
3/4/2021
4/14/21
08/02/2022
09/20/2024

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This item was submitted on January 12, 2021 by Dana Lee Bell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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