Last year, as the world was shutting down over St. Patrick's Day weekend, my roommate, Lindsay, and I hunkered down. We stocked up on wine, ice cream and La Croix -- you know, the essentials! Like everyone else, we wondered what the next few weeks would look like. I specifically remember asking, "Will this ruin my birthday plans (on April 17th)?" and Lindsay assuring me, "Oh, no way. Not a chance. Everything will definitely be back to normal by then." Oh, how naive we were! But despite the terrible and difficult things that came with the past year, some wonderful...