Ten

Days since quarantine: 22

Lunch: more xôi khúc. I'm finally getting very tired of eating this but D. told me it was his favourite thing I made last week. 

Dinner: noodle salad with roasted salmon. Originally conceived as lettuce wraps before D. pointed out out to me that such a handsy method of food consumption might not be the best idea in this moment. Blueberry crumb cake that I overbaked for dessert. We broke quarantine and went over to D.'s parents for dinner. I made food and we ate with the sun shining on us almost the entire time. 

Mood: good. I think D.'s mood is also better today, as it often is after we are done at his parents. With three weeks (!) of social isolation behind us, it was really nice to have some contact with other people. I know it wasn't the best thing to do, but it was almost necessary, in a way. D. was in a bad mood almost all last week and I was just feeling adrift. We anchor ourselves in the presence of others, even hardcore loners like us, so three hours of socializing does a world of good. The weather is gorgeous and the spring air is warm, if only we didn't have a pandemic hanging over your head. My skin is acting up again as a side effect from all this stress. I'd considered my situation to be pretty cushy up until today, but I'm officially over this social distancing business. COVID-19, hurry up and get the hell out of our lives so things can go back to being normal!