Dinner Games
What is dinner like in your house?
When I was growing up, we had every meal together (as a family) at the kitchen or dining room table. We set the table, brought the food, said grace…the whole 9 yards. Then we sat and discussed the day, the news, the weather, etc. The candles were lit at dinner time. It was a wonderful time for us and I am so grateful that my parents were so strict about always eating together- it made us a stronger family.
Now, 12 years into our relationship and 5 years married, I almost always get my husband to the table for dinner. In the summer (when it’s not too hot) we eat on the deck. The table is never set before dinner. There are rarely napkins on the table. The candles are lit 10-20x out of 365- mostly the citronella torches when needed. Prior to the babies we would talk about our day, the news, the weather, etc. Now, we don’t talk- we eat as fast as we can to make sure we have a chance to eat before the babies start crying- rarely stopping to breathe.
Last night was different- it was wonderful! The babies were asleep and it was about 8:30pm before dinner was ready. We were talking and my husband asked a question- “You are on a deserted island for the rest of your life- what food type do you choose?” Being the questioner myself I said “As in ‘vegetables’ or ‘corn’?” Then the questions continued for 20+ minutes and we were laughing the whole time.
You have to choose one for the rest of your life and the other item will never exist again:
Rice or soybeans
Vegetables or meat
Trees or grass
Doors or windows
Cars or planes
Milk or alcohol
Sand or wind
Men or women- If you are a man and you choose women, you’d be the only man in the whole world. Would you be treated as a king or a servant? Would you survive even 10 seconds?
So, what are dinners like at your house? Do you have any entertaining ideas for me?
