I hope all this socializing everyone is talking about is happening outside, 6+ feet apart, with masks on?

(Otherwise no wonder the U.S. can't get our damn numbers down, if people actually think that kind of behavior is okay during a pandemic...)

I don't see anyone in person, besides our immediate family. Others I text, email, or call. I use webinars as substitute socialization.

Since my kids started attending daycare and my original pod threw us out (I’m not upset it’s my parents) I’ve been more social. I probably have two social events a week. Walking with someone outside or sitting in someone’s backyard but only with one or two other people. Socials distanced and with masks. I am going to a bridal shower this weekend and will not do anything for two weeks after to try to not spread anything. I’m very open with everyone I see that my kids are in daycare and we are higher risk.

Have not seen anyone outside our household since March.

Exception is my parents. We see them outside, masked, at least twelve feet apart. We do not go inside even for bathroom.

Let’s just say the dog is tired of me.

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Anonymous wrote:This last week:

Went out to dinner with two other couples in McLean on Friday

Saturday was cocktails and grilling at my sister-in-law’s, while our four kids played together. Their neighbors and their kid came over as well. We ended up sleeping over.

Sunday was brunch at our other friends, and board games for kids and adults.

Tuesday was trivia night at our friend’s brewery.

Wednesday I went over to my brother’s house to watch sports with him and his oldest son.

The good thing about this pandemic is that people seems to have more free time to socialization with friends and family.

I love satire.

PP here. I wasn’t joking. This was our last week. Everyone’s working from home, so we actually have more free time since we’re not commuting to work, and our kids have fewer activities.

I have nothing weekly, but starting to plan outdoor play dates. I severely limit contacts, and if I am going to have contacts, it's mostly going to be for the kid's benefit. My DH does golf with friends at least 2x per week and has an online poker night. In the past month, we visited friends one weekend. I went for a walk with another friend.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that you're asking about weekly socialization blows my mind. Expand it out to monthly and I might be able to contribute 1-2 social activities. Unless smiling and waving at a neighbor as we pass each other walking our dogs counts as a social life?

Really? Do you work long hours or have something demanding a lot of time?

Full time job, active volunteer in PTA and several kids activities, some minor DIY home renovations underway, and I guess I'm just not a very social person - I'd rather spend my little free time with a good book or enjoying a glass of wine with DH on the patio.

PTA and kids activities is socializing.

Really? Then I guess I'm more social than I thought. But for volunteering at the kids' activities, I'm 100% interacting with a group of 8-10 year olds, and only chat with their parents at pick-up/drop-off (or in today's world, log-on/log-out). We do always make sure there are at least two adults present, and I'm grateful if more stay to help out, but we're all focused on the kids. For PTA, I guess there is some socializing, but a lot of my volunteer time is behind the scenes stuff, mostly solo - organizing the accounting records or planning some activity.

Me again... Just to add, for the kids activities, I spend 3-4 hours solo planning for every hour-long group session. That time sure isn't very social!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The fact that you're asking about weekly socialization blows my mind. Expand it out to monthly and I might be able to contribute 1-2 social activities. Unless smiling and waving at a neighbor as we pass each other walking our dogs counts as a social life?

Really? Do you work long hours or have something demanding a lot of time?

Full time job, active volunteer in PTA and several kids activities, some minor DIY home renovations underway, and I guess I'm just not a very social person - I'd rather spend my little free time with a good book or enjoying a glass of wine with DH on the patio.

PTA and kids activities is socializing.

Really? Then I guess I'm more social than I thought. But for volunteering at the kids' activities, I'm 100% interacting with a group of 8-10 year olds, and only chat with their parents at pick-up/drop-off (or in today's world, log-on/log-out). We do always make sure there are at least two adults present, and I'm grateful if more stay to help out, but we're all focused on the kids. For PTA, I guess there is some socializing, but a lot of my volunteer time is behind the scenes stuff, mostly solo - organizing the accounting records or planning some activity.

Socializing now?

Saturday night Bocce ball party and potluck with 3 other couples

Sunday hanging out with DH on our pontoon boat after canning tomatoes

Monday night.... drinks in the boat at the dock

Tuesday playing pickleball with 5 other people

Wednesday work Zoom event with 70 people

Thursday... two moms came over for wine and snacks on out boat... we sat at the dock.

Friday other friends are coming over for a sunset champagne cruise around the lake.

Saturday canning day, takeout dinner on the lake.

We have taken ever advantage of moving to a small lake community in the Midwest. I will miss the boat when it has to come out of the water next month.

A lot of our friends have fire pits so we will do that in November.

December will be focused on indoor events with family after Covid tests.

January we will switch to hanging out with our friends indoors.

Many of our kids are back at school. Two on college campuses, two DL at high school, two full time, two hybrid, one working.

My sisters in the South are way more social than me.

Anonymous wrote:This last week:

Went out to dinner with two other couples in McLean on Friday

Saturday was cocktails and grilling at my sister-in-law’s, while our four kids played together. Their neighbors and their kid came over as well. We ended up sleeping over.

Sunday was brunch at our other friends, and board games for kids and adults.

Tuesday was trivia night at our friend’s brewery.

Wednesday I went over to my brother’s house to watch sports with him and his oldest son.

The good thing about this pandemic is that people seems to have more free time to socialization with friends and family.

I love satire.

Chatting with several neighbors on the dog walk or morning run;
Mid-week lunch with a friend or colleague (we all work from home now, so don't see each other in the office)
Wine night with neighbor or friend in our house or backyard on Friday night
Hike with another couple or museum trip or brewery/winery on Saturday
Church on Sunday

I am moderately social and our kids are older (college and high school)

This last week:

Went out to dinner with two other couples in McLean on Friday

Saturday was cocktails and grilling at my sister-in-law’s, while our four kids played together. Their neighbors and their kid came over as well. We ended up sleeping over.

Sunday was brunch at our other friends, and board games for kids and adults.

Tuesday was trivia night at our friend’s brewery.

Wednesday I went over to my brother’s house to watch sports with him and his oldest son.

The good thing about this pandemic is that people seems to have more free time to socialization with friends and family.

Pre Covid:

One night a week I play on a team sport and go drinking after.
I take a dance class one night a week.
I sit on 3 boards, each has a monthly meeting, only one is local in person, the other two have always been conference calls or web meetings. One has two in person long weekend events out of town per year and the other requires another long-weekend commitment.
I typically go out with a mom group once a month.
I go to the HSA’s mom’s nights quarterly.
Our pool club has an event or two a month, usually on the weekends.
I go out to happy hour with my cws every 6-8 weeks.
My college girlfriends and I take a yearly trip and attempt to meet up with or without everyone’s families at one of our houses a couple times a year, we are scattered along the east coast.

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Anonymous wrote:The fact that you're asking about weekly socialization blows my mind. Expand it out to monthly and I might be able to contribute 1-2 social activities. Unless smiling and waving at a neighbor as we pass each other walking our dogs counts as a social life?

Girl, same!

Not to be mean but what are you peeps busy doing?

Working. Cooking most meals from scratch and expanding my cooking skills, decluttering our house, working on the yard and deck, exercising a lot more than usual, taking online classes. I feel better than I have in years.