This pandemic has taken its emotional toll and with it quite a lot of joy. I went outside for the first time since Monday yesterday and realized just how much everything has changed. While I am trying to limit my trips to the grocery store, not see anyone in person for the month of January, and attempting to stay sane in a daunting political climate, the world around me continues to turn. Little things like the overwhelming amount of Giant Eagle branded items that now cover the shelves or the Get Go pump updates really catch my eye (not to mention, make me feel super lame). It is so strange to not be engaging with the city outside my window as much as I did even in the early days of the pandemic. What has kept me going, sane, and centered are meals with friends. Virtual dinners where we commiserate, ...