Then there was Benja's birthday (March 27th) way back when this all hit our shores and we were under stay at home orders. For Benja the most important element was having take out for every single meal, so it would feel as if we were on vacation. So that's what we did. Gotham Bagels for breakfast, Tex Tubbs for lunch, Laotian(?) for dinner.
At that point, everyone on social media shared ideas of alternative no risk celebration ideas--Zoom Parties, drive by parades. For Benja, we decided the way to go would be to make signs that said, "DON'T honk to wish Benja a Happy Birthday." ALMOST everyone on the busiest street nearby complied. At the end of the day, we would have said, had we actually carried this out IRL, rather than just in our heads, "Wow!! SO very many people wished you happy birthday today!" Many years his birthday has fallen over spring break, so luckily, we have had years of being creative with his celebration.
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