Easter weekend this year was different. I think that goes without saying. Everything for basically the entire world has been different since this pandemic hit. Work, meals, shopping, socializing — everything revolves around social distancing.  But this weekend was the first holiday where we were forced to go it alone. Despite its difficulties, here’s how my Easter went.

My parents celebrated their Easter dinner on Saturday at their home in upstate New York. Lamb, potato salad and broccoli salad. I got the FaceTime update on all the delicious grilled food I would be missing. The tradition in my family is lamb, always (no one really likes ham). The lamb is marinated and then grilled, a recipe from my grandma. My mom makes her famous German potato salad, sweet, a little sour, and very colorful. Alongside is the broccoli salad, just as colorful and tasty.