To say this year has been difficult would be an understatement. I think we’ve all been pushed to our limits in ways we didn’t even know were possible. But I was raised to believe that everything happens for a reason, and even during the struggle + the bad times, there is a lesson that makes that makes you stronger..and possibly the whole circumstance worth it.

This Thanksgiving looks soo different! I’m not gathering with my family around my Grandma’s dining room table, enjoying all of the dishes I’ve come to expect from the holiday, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t wake up with this immense feeling of gratitude.

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At this point it should be of no shock when anything is cancelled in 2020. And yet, when I received the call from my mom that my grandma didn’t think we should “all do Thanksgiving this year” my heart broke. Sure, I know why we shouldn’t all meet up, and if I’m being completely rational, it really is the safest option. But that didn’t take the sting of having to cancel Thanksgiving with my family away at all.

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The temperature is starting to cool in The South, so it’ s hard not to have fall on the brain! Of course, we’re forced to re-imagine the ways we celebrate this season change– but there’s still plenty to do!

Below you’ll find my list of social distancing activities that I’m making a point to get to this fall! Use it a a guide to help you make the most out of these next few months!

Continue reading Fall Social Distancing Bucket List // October + November 2020 at Shades of Pinck.