What a nightmare going to the grocery store! We've mostly been ordering groceries delivered, but I decided to try the store to pick up a few things. Of course that turned into more than a few. I don't know if I just didn't notice quite as much, in the past, or if it's more frequent, but people block products or stand there for what seems like hours contemplating the meaning of life. Or the meaning of the product, itself. I believe in the past I just said "Excuse me" and reached near them. Now with the social distancing, I have to wait...and wait....and wait. One couple were comparing expiration dates on cans of tuna. As if tuna in a can will expire in a week. It would probably be fine for 10 years!

Some poor clearly European lady was struggling in the tuna section, too. She asked "Miss, is this chicken or tuna? It's confusing. I'm looking for chicken." I looked at it and it was Chicken of The Sea tuna. I simply told her that it was tuna and that the brand name is just stupid. I honestly didn't know where canned chicken was since I've never bought chicken canned.

By the time I got to my car I was soaked wet with sweat. Then when I got home I just lost it. Luckily, my husband stepped away from his work (he's still working from home) to help me bring the stuff in. I had gone to the pharmacy twice during that trip. Once to pick up my husband's med, then I remembered I needed my Klonopin, so went back on my way home from the store. I did NOT want to have to go out again tomorrow or the next day. I figured I'd just make myself suffer today and be done with it.

My husband and I have to do a lot of research to find a place that will test and provide results for covid-19 within less than 72 hours. We don't have symptoms, but need the test before we fly abroad in four weeks. Most testing sites only provide results in five to seven days at the earliest. That won't fly because that long will prevent us from flying.

My husband's friend got back from Europe about five days ago. He took his daughter and her friend with him, as a b-day present to his daughter. He and his daughter have joint citizenship US/EU country. He had to finagle a way of getting the friend approved. My husband and I can go because my husband is an EU country citizen (and US citizen). I can go because I'm a spouse of an EU citizen. But we still need the covid-19 test results within the less than 72 hour test to result period. His friend said that his daughter and her friend enjoyed the trip not just because of the thrill of a vacation abroad, but because they said it was refreshing and a relief to be able to walk around normally (no masks needed, no required social-distancing, restaurants open inside, etc.) I look forward to that, too. It's almost be like a "Calgon, take me away!" experience. Once we're in Europe, we can travel, without issues, between other European countries.