Day 19: 29 Days of the Everyday

There are six of us.

Eric and I. Mark (Eric’s brother) and his wife, Jenni. Ted (Eric’s cousin) and his wife Shannon. We’re all pretty much the same age, give or take a few years.

A few years ago, we decided to get together for a low-maintenance game night where we’d bring booze and snacks to whosever house was hosting, and order in some food. We did it once, loved it, and now meet regularly every few months, taking turns at hosting. Through moves and babies (OK, just one) and career changes and struggles, we make time for Game Night, now capitalized.

The nights have blossomed into home cooked meals, once-in-a-while-as-a-treat snacks such as mega size bags of chips and gummi worms and chocolate almonds, and a whole history for us to draw on and laugh about each time we are reunited.

(oh, my oats!)

We play Pictionary, Cranium (although everyone is denying me this one now, jerks), Rumoli, Trival Pursuit, Balderdash, Uno, Clue, Family Feud, Sequence and more. Jenni is our referee and rule decipherer.

We laugh and gossip about family and share snippets of our lives and plan for the future and listen to cool tracks and bitch about work and eat until we’re all moaning and sick.

And they we say goodnight and count down the days until we do it again.

(For you, my sweet sugary Shannon, who hates my ketchup but loves my jellybeans. Sorry for the rindy orange ones. Also: You are sober in the photo! I said I would…)

Possibly related posts:

1. Sunday night
2. Day 2-4
3. Proof that babies really can sleep through anything
4. Thursday Night Toddler Terror
5. The name game