Well, I told you that some days would be short and sweet and this is one of those days. I just got the kids to bed and settled down at the laptop. It's been a surprisingly long week, even though I had Monday off. In any event, I'm tired and want to go to bed soon. But as promised, I'm committed to writing a post to my blog everyday this year.
Tonight, I had an awesome family dinner with my mom, brothers and sister-in-laws. I brought the kids and my nephew was there too so the next generation cousins had a good time as well. Caitlyn even taught Mason how to act like a dog (long story, hope it's just a quick phase). Anyway, I realized tonight that more nights and weekends like this would be awesome. Not only was it fun for everyone but it was free. Well, I guess technically it wasn't free for my mom since she bought all the food and cooked it. But we could all share the cost if we rotated where we had "family dinners" and had a different family member host it each time.
So, the main point of my post today is that there are still many things you can do that are fun, which don't cost anything (or very little). And for us, one of the main reasons we decided to move back to the Seattle area was to be closer to family. We've definitely reaped the rewards of that decision already (family holiday parties, family birthday parties, etc...) but it's nice every once in awhile just to hang out. In a world where we feel the need to be entertained at all times, tonight was a great example of the fact that you don't need very much money to have fun with people you love!
Tonight, I had an awesome family dinner with my mom, brothers and sister-in-laws. I brought the kids and my nephew was there too so the next generation cousins had a good time as well. Caitlyn even taught Mason how to act like a dog (long story, hope it's just a quick phase). Anyway, I realized tonight that more nights and weekends like this would be awesome. Not only was it fun for everyone but it was free. Well, I guess technically it wasn't free for my mom since she bought all the food and cooked it. But we could all share the cost if we rotated where we had "family dinners" and had a different family member host it each time.
So, the main point of my post today is that there are still many things you can do that are fun, which don't cost anything (or very little). And for us, one of the main reasons we decided to move back to the Seattle area was to be closer to family. We've definitely reaped the rewards of that decision already (family holiday parties, family birthday parties, etc...) but it's nice every once in awhile just to hang out. In a world where we feel the need to be entertained at all times, tonight was a great example of the fact that you don't need very much money to have fun with people you love!
I agree! How about every other Friday night we have dinner together, and after dinner we can play a board game?
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