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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.
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
Linked Data (Dublin Core)
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
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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