Since the week I began taking our oldest son Jordan (now graduating from law school) to Pre-K, our weekly routine included a Friday morning stopover at Panera for bagels and cream cheese. That routine continued with our second (Jared, now graduating from college) and then our third (Isabella, a high school junior). Our three sweethearts over 20 years of Panera Fridays! While we are all hunkered down as a family sheltering in place, I do miss that unremarkable yet gracious custom which seemed to have become a waypoint in the rhythm and flow of ordinary life.
Originally posted for the Orlando Sentinel’s Central Florida 100.