We're Baaaack!

Y'all, I'm just here to announce that the Nelson family is officially back to eating in restaurants for the first time since March 15th! Now, I know there are bigger things to think about in this world than our eating habits, but going from eating out 2-3 or more times a week to not. at. all. was a big adjustment for us. And even though we chose to eat on the patio for social distancing and exposure purposes, it felt really, really good to be back at our favorite local place!

First time back at a restaurant

June 4, 2020

It's amazing how much we appreciate those little, normal things now!

Just a few days after this, on June 7th, we ate with the S family at the Golf Club. The club is the last place we had eaten before everything shut down, so it felt good to go back there. Plus, the weather was amazing so we were able to enjoy the outdoors after we ate. I think Brooke Ellie may have enjoyed the raspberry sorbet a little too much 😜.

Since we had had such good experiences the first couple times, we decided to go out again on Sunday, June 14th. This time we went to Cracker Barrel with the S family and the E family. We had to split up for social distancing purposes since we were a large group (which really makes no sense, but we complied). I forgot how nice it is to sit down, be served, and not have to clean up after ourselves! It's a luxury that I had truly started to take for granted before everything shut down. 

Caroline and Brooke

Brecklyn and Sadie

Like I said above, it's just so nice to feel a little bit of normalcy coming back into our lives. I know we have a long, long way to go, but being out and about and eating with others does more for my mental health than I even realized. Thank you, God, for these little blessings!