mmxx - Stefanie Flores (Senior) While there are very negative aspects surrounding time in quarantine, it has taught me to be more grateful for what I have. When it was the spring I was a junior and I was focused on the next thing and the next thing and not truly living in the moment. I turned 17 in January and it was my first surprise party! My mom coordinated the whole event and friends to come over, I hadn’t expected it at all and I was very grateful. I then asked my mom why she picked my 17th birthday for the surprise party, and she said because she felt that now was the right time to have it. Looking back at when I had my party, I was able to realize that the connections I had with friends and family are very special. We take so much time for granted and we truly don’t know the last time we will see someone. So much so I remember during the time I was in my time at Musings, the “Literary Magazine Club,” the moderator for the club was expecting to have a baby. So we decided to have a surprise baby shower for her and we kept moving the date for the celebration, until I had this feeling it had to be soon, so we planned it to be on March 10, 2020. . .exactly 3 days before what we saw would no longer be our normal. It wasn’t until Friday March 13, 2020, that not only my life, but everyone around me’s life was about to change. We were in a global pandemic, and everyone didn’t know what was next. . .While I was looking forward to the next thing in the future, it was just as important to have seen what was in front of us right then and there. So if I learned anything from my time reflecting during this pandemic, was to enjoy time with your family, laugh, live, spend time with friends and lastly live in the moment responsibly.
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