Our Big Birthdays 2021 Holiday Cancelled

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Yo. How are you all? I'm not too bad. Just had a few days off work with a few more coming up. On Tuesday and Thursday this week, I went over to see my parents. Dad had recently had a fall and hurt himself so I'd gone over to see if he needed any help with anything. He's alright but would be better if he took advice. On Wednesday, I met up with my best friend at the park near me. We went for a lovely muddy walk along the canal. There was a bit of a path that was unfamiliar so, of course, I suggested going along it. Turned out I had been on that path before, but not for a while, and I couldn't remember exactly where it went. We followed it through a field. I knew we were heading back towards my home, just not exactly where it would bring us out. It was nice to get outside, go for a walk, and talk to someone different for once! Yesterday (which was Thursday), my big sister (dorypanda) also came over to see our parents. Dory gave me a lift to the supermarket and back home. While we are at Mum and Dad's, I got an email saying that the holiday we had booked for next year had been cancelled by the host. The holiday was intended to be a celebration of various birthdays. My husband and Dory's partner both turn 50 next year while my two sons will be 21 and 16. We'd talked about having a getaway together before, and decided it would be nice to do it then. There were to be 8 of us altogether (me, Dory, the four I just mentioned, and my nephew and his partner). The message via the holiday letting company was that the host has had to close her lettings business due to the impact of Covid. This made me feel sad for the host. I mean, cancelling because of uncertainty or because of rules that mean there would be too many of us - that'd be annoying. But it's a shame that it's because the entire business has had to close. Hopefully, we will be able to book something else, but it might be tricky if our 'rule of 6' still applies by then. The good thing is, I'll get my deposit back. That deposit will cover what I've spent on Christmas presents! Honestly, though, if a cancelled holiday is the worst thing to happen during these times, I don't have a lot to complain about. I hope you're all doing well. Let me know how your day/week/month/year/life is going in the comments. I must dash now as I am back to work today. Ta ta for now.