Memories

As I worked on the May 2019 photo album I was reminded of all that we did last spring.  There were Spring Break trips to Universal Studios and California.  Meg and Cam played on the Bethany tennis teams while Cam also practiced with the high school golf team.  Brett graduated with his MPA from IU and moved into a new apartment in Bloomington.  Meg attended Prom, the senior awards ceremony and held an open house for her graduation.  Cal finished his junior year at IU and started an internship in Carmel.  Cam had his last middle school choir and band concerts while also being honored as an Indiana Academic All Star at a luncheon and had his 8th grade celebration.  All of this including a trip to Phoenix for Doug's board meeting made for an extremly busy March, April and May.

While looking at our pictures I thought a lot about those that recently had to postpone or cancel key events in their lives due to the current pandemic.  I know that it was extremely disappointing to a lot of people to give up these celebrations.  We hated for Cal's graduation from IU to be postponed and were sad to have to cancel Spring Break plans.  We realized, however, that those events could be made up and eventually a return to normal would ensue.  Continually talking about it or posting about it would only make the situation worse.  Thus, we moved on and decided to make the best of it.  That was why we were so impressed with Sarah's open house.  It was very low key, but still a wonderful celebration of her time as a student.  In the end the 2020 class will receive more attention for missing events than they ever would have received in a typical May.  It will be a story to tell to their own children one day and will prepare them for disappointments that occur later in life.  Not everyone gets to go to prom or have a huge high school graduation party.  As a parent I believe that it is our responsibility to support our children in time of misery and not to over exaggerate their dismay.