Looking back at the Covid times

👋 Madalyn here.

What's happening: The five-year mark of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic is (by some measures) today.

Flashback: Suddenly we were plunged into a Twilight Zone episode, unsure what was safe or unsafe, rational or irrational.

• Most of my time was spent working behind my laptop screen or tuning into the city's nightly COVID briefings, but there were some bright spots — like celebrating Fiesta at home to soften the sting of its cancellation, or driving through the San Antonio Zoo.
• I can't wait to tell my future kids I once cruised past Big Cat Valley in my Honda.

Then there was all the anxious wiping down of groceries with disinfectant wipes.

• And truth be told, the honking and hollering of car parades got a little annoying about six months in.

We want to know: What do you remember of the weird ways Covid affected your daily life in those early months of the pandemic?

• Reply to this email — and if you've got 'em, send us photos of Covid relics or memories like the images above.

The bottom line: That was a really, really, really strange time.