March 18, 2020 -- our second night in Sag Harbor, we decided to take a walk into town... and suffice to say it was quite empty (but peaceful)
Also March 18th -- though in reality this could have been any ol' day these days... our backyward faces a small pond. The entire property is situated on approximately 1.3 acres (though as you can see the owners recently cut the trees down). We've been doing a lot of this in our backyard, it's nice to just open the door and let the boys roam around. Feeling blessed!
We spend a lot of time in the airy living room (with cathedral ceiling!). The boys love it, and it's a nice place for them to do their building/playing activities (when they're not fighting) #sagharbor
March 18, 2020 -- again, although this was taken on the second day of our arrival, it pretty much resembles our everyday. I feel like each day we have a little piece of delivery that comes in... as I frantically sort out what it is that I am missing. These days we try to minimize, to the extent possible, the number of times that each of us leave the house.
Hello from Sag Harbor! Like many Manhattanites... we decided to leave the city early last week (Monday the 16th to be exact). It was all so fast moving... I came back from the office on Wednesday the 11th, after being told that we would all switch to telecommute starting Thursday the 12th. The situation escalated to a point whereby both myself and hubby no longer felt it safe for the boys to go to school on Thursday. Can you believe that their school was even insisting on holding a group concert on Friday the 13th? Absolutely insane. We all sheltered in place that Thursday -- and have not had much contact with anyone since. EVERYTHING has become virtual in our lives.
By Sunday -- all of the schools in NYC have shut down (to be fair they should have closed it down long before then, but both Cuomo and De Blasio were slow to respond). In retrospect, that was a mistake -- see article here.
Monday, we rented a car, we found a house. Tuesday (March 17th), we packed up the few things that we could (or had the mental capacity to pack)... and we were out of here. I remember standing in the elevator with my husband, our children, thinking, "when will we return to our apartment?" I even dropped off my favorite plant (a salvaged orchid that had started to bloom again) with our downstairs neighbor before I left... later texting "please take good care of her!"
When WILL we be back in the city?
I still don't really have the answer to that question to be honest. It's a very disjointed feeling - to carry on in some respect as if everything was okay (work, child rearing, going for walks, texting with friends, cooking, cleaning-up). Yet, on the other hand -- knowing that life as we know it will never be the same.
Even looking back... to just a week ago, I realize that so much has changed in the world. I've stopped keeping track of the statistics regarding the pandemic. I know that it is bad, and I know that New York (particularly New York City) will be the hardest hit. There is a literal tsunami waiting to strike our city -- and per Cuomo it will hit us with 14-20 days.
So... for the time being we've decided to hunker down here in Sag Harbor -- at least for another week, before we relocate (but NOT back to the city, not with the way things have escalated in the last few days). In the meantime, I pray that everyone is staying healthy and connected! Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns. I'll be sharing my thoughts and experiences in the days to come.
Xo,
Rockshic


