Covid 19 & Range life: Part II
In late December, Jess, her parents (John & Julie), and I (Alex) had plans to spend the day in Napa. These plans were quickly altered with a second-round of Covid shutdowns, but with those cancellations came an opportunity. Due to our canceled plans, I asked Julie to text Jess about new plans and how we would still celebrate that day with some champagne and takeout from Range Life. The day came and it was time to “pick up our food.” I went in and texted Jess to come in as well… she said no… but upon a little persuasion agreed and moments later walked out back to a patio lit top-to-bottom with string lights, Amber Mark playing in the background, a bottle of white Lambrusco, and 838 days exactly from our very first date and at the very same restaurant I asked Jessica Jaclyn Fraser Howard to be my wife. She said yes, we drank, she cried and we took our food to her parent's house where her family and a small group of our friends were waiting for us, with my family and more friends standing by on zoom (it was Covid after all).