COVID-19 Vaccine and a Spring Weekend
Hey everyone!
On Thursday I was lucky enough to be able to get the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer. I’m the first one in my family to have some side effects. I had a headache for a couple days and some body temperature rising but not to the level of a fever. Mostly I just felt crummy and exhausted. It was annoying but well worth it. I cannot wait until Andrew can be vaccinated. My mom, sister, and brother in law have all had their first dose. My dad’s first does is Tuesday. It will be nice to be able to get together with family without quite as much worry and anxiety.
A nicer topic I wanted to share is how nice this weekend has been! It is starting to feel like spring (despite the snow we received Wednesday). On Saturday I was feeling better from the vaccine side effects and spearheaded a long walk outside when it was beautiful! It was about 60* in the sun (a bit chillier in the shade). Andrew and I like to take what we call pup’s choice walks when it is nice out. I can’t wait until they are pup/child’s choice! We start by heading to the big park in our neighborhood and then let Goldy make choices as to where he wants to go—in the park, out of the park, anywhere. As long as there is a sidewalk and he isn’t taking us to the busy street at the edge of our neighborhood we go with it. Yesterday’s walk was 1.67 miles and felt amazing. I didn’t even need a jacket since I was wearing a sweater! Goldy wasn’t quite used to this level of activity (too cold in Brainerd in the winter), so he was tuckered out after that. But he had a blast, I had a blast, and Andrew had a great time. Andrew said nobody could have enjoyed it as much as I did, but that’s just because I’ve felt a bit cooped up this winter and it felt so nice to get out in the sunshine and warmth. Today we took another walk, about .85 miles, but didn’t allow as much pup’s choice. We are so fortunate to live in a neighborhood with multiple parks, sidewalks, and friendly neighbors! It is so walkable and makes spring, summer, and fall just amazing. Yesterday it was even warm enough to sit outside on the deck reading for a while after our walk. Now if the snow could just melt…
What did you guys do this weekend?
~Natalie
