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Collected Item: “Birthday Bubble”

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Birthday Bubble

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

Text story and digital photograph

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

My son’s birthday was in May. We usually have a big party for him and invite all his friends. This year, by the time May came around, schools were closed so we did not distribute invitations to his classmates like we usually did. Geographically, we live in a bubble. We live in a rural community in a sparsely populated part of the country. So this year, the party was pared down, and took place outside. We invited only a couple friends who all lived within our little neighborhood and we had maintained close contact with since this all began. All went well, and for that I am thankful.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#Colorado, #birthday, #friends, #adapt, #ASU, #HST485

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Rachel Jenkin

Give this story a date.

2020-05-20
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