We are getting closer to ringing in the new year, something that many of us have been longing for. When the ball dropped last year, none of us imagined 2020 would unfold a global pandemic, socially distanced holiday parties, losing loved ones to a virus, virtual education and many more moments that were a history in the making.

When it was time for me to graduate college back in May, I felt this overwhelming disappointment wash over me. Planning my graduation party and how I would decorate my cap...