I finally got it
I made it almost three years without getting Covid. Ah well. That sore throat I felt on Christmas? Yep. Covid. What really tipped me off was Pedro feeling sick. Pedro never gets sick.
With the shops being closed for Christmas, I couldn't get tested until the following week. The NHS no longer provides free tests or feels the need to document cases anymore. Apparently, you don't even need to quarantine?? That just didn't feel right to us. I donned my Covid protective gear and went to Boots as soon as I confirmed stock of rapid tests. I got some of the last boxes, and sat down with Pedro to take one. I didn't even have to wait the 15 minutes before seeing that bold red line. *sigh* Pedro and I shut ourselves in the house and broke into our American medicine stock. Thankfully, we weren't too bad off. We were sick for just about 2 weeks.
Just before my birthday, I was finally testing negative. Pedro wasn't too long after. So for my birthday, we finally got out of the house, had a nice brunch and shopping trip in the city before crashing at home. We were still a bit tired out from Covid, but we got to enjoy the day at least.