This is what vaccinations mean to me.

[sheshe2]

Saturday.

I got to hug my vaccinated nieces and nephew. My great nieces and nephews. First time in a year plus.

The only two not vaccinated were the 5 and 1 !/2 year old.

[dweller]

1. Tomorrow

I will be cooking out with my 2 daughters, their hubbies, and 2 stepgrands who are all vaxxed, and hugging on the soon to be 5yr old grandson and soon to be 2 year old grand babies (m/f) all afternoon ! 😍😍😍

I’m bringing the watermelon, and the wine
The weather is to be mid 70’s and sunny 😎

✌🏻

[sheshe2]

3. Huge hugs to you and yours.

It felt so good.

[Arkansas Granny]

2. Isn't it great? I had lunch today with my daughter and two great grandchildren.

I haven't seen those kids in a year! It was a beautiful day so we dined outside on the patio and had a great visit.

Next week I'm going camping with my middle son and his family at the lake. I haven't seen them in a year, either.

[sheshe2]

4. Vaccinations have helped us rejoin our families safely.

We did good.

Our little one never really new us. We saw each other from a distance, masked. With a little work we broke the ice. We built some Lego castles together.

Love and hugs to you and yours.

[GulfCoast66]

5. It means my very social, 83 year old mother is having social interaction with Friends.

After a year of being isolated she is now gathering with her friends for, bridge, going out to eat and returning to her church.

All her card friends are vaccinated.

I’ve been worried about her and have not seen her for 16 months.

Yeah, the wife and I can now do pretty much our normal thing now. But it is mother that means the most to me.

[sheshe2]

6. Good for her.

We all are still being careful. I will still where a mask to stores. Yet things are looking better.

One concern I have is what happens after 37 million are traveling for Memorial Day. Mandates have been lifted. I am still concerned, vaxed or not.

[GulfCoast66]

7. I understand your concern. Although personally don't share it.

I wear my mask where requested. Manners, you know.

I think we are headed to 4-6 months of continuing 200-500 deaths daily. All among the unvaccinated. A year ago I would have been upset at those numbers, but I’m past the point of empathy.

Had something cool happen that I think will become common. I am selling some some furniture on Craigslist. A young lady came by wearing a mask. The furniture was already outdoors. I held up a hand for her to stay back and told her “I’ll grab my mask but I’m fully vaccinated”. Her response was refreshing! Said no need for a mask and she was fully vaccinated but felt a cold coming on and did not want to spread it. I thought that very empathetic and decided anytime in the future I feel an illness coming on I will wear a mask.

I hope you have a meaningful Memorial Day holiday.

[Mad_Machine76]

8. Yay! For all of the talk about anti-vaxxers/anti-maskers that what they're doing is about "Freedom"

The truth of the matter is that, those of us whom have been following public health measures and guidelines and getting ourselves vaccinated, we are now able to SAFELY enjoy the FREEDOM of not having to continue to wear masks (unless we want to) and can resume some semblance of a NORMAL life, without worrying too much about getting sick or, more importantly, getting other people sick. My wife and I spent the day shopping at an outlet mall and, since we were vaxxed, we were not asked to wear masks at any of the stores we visited. It was really, pun intended, a breath of fresh air.

[progree]

10. "since we were vaxxed, we were not asked to wear masks" - did they ask if you were

vaxxed? Did they ask you to show your vaccination card? Or did they not bother to ask. Just curious. I haven't been out shopping lately.

[Mad_Machine76]

14. Nope

“Honor system”. They were operating based on current CDC guidance. There was a mix of people with masks and without. We live in Indiana. Most places outside of Indianapolis have little or no restrictions or mandates in place at the moment and Indy is due to lift our emergency orders in early June.

[MLAA]

9. That had to feel so, so good.

I had the nicest taste of normality on Friday. I had lunch inside at a friends house! There were 3 of us, all vaccinated. It was just a wonderful afternoon. First get together inside I’ve been to since it all started.

Then we all masked up and went to a locally owned boutique for a bit of shopping!

[sheshe2]

12. It felt good.

With like vaxed friends I will not wear a mask.

I like you will mask when I go out.

[George II]

11. That's great. I actually went to a restaurant and dined INSIDE without a mask for the first time...

...since March of last year.

Thanks President Biden. We're getting there.

[sheshe2]

13. Good for you, George.

I did that once in April. First for me with my niece. No one was there. Maybe six tables in a large restaurant. I felt a tad uncomfortable yet it eased and we had a great lunch.

[sheshe2]

16. Lol...

I just got an auto removed on my thread. Let me guess, anti-vax or GOP...not much difference. The are all assholes.

[George II]

17. That's what it was. A one-time poster - registered and gone in about 10 minutes.

[mcar]

18. We got to see our son and pregnant DIL at Easter

and have started socializing with friends again.

Seeing the joy, and feeling my own, in being able to hug friends and loved ones again is indescribable.

[sheshe2]

19. I am so happy for you and yours, mcar.

[mcar]

20. Thanks she

So nice to get together again.