Game Night - A Family Tradition
Many years ago, my parents began a very cool tradition of Game Night. We took turns among my mom, dad, brother, and me choosing a game to play each week. It often fell on a Friday night, where pizza was the staple dinner before piling onto the king-size bed for board games and giggles. We even got to watch T.G.I.F. sometimes... which often led to some cheating by unnamed parties after some of us became distracted by the comedy on the screen.
But Game Night didn't always consist of board games or card games - oh no. Sometimes, when I was REALLY young, we'd have a dance competition with friends or cousins in our basement. Dad was the master DJ and did a great strobe-light impression (it still amazes me how fast he could turn that flashlight off and on!). We'd play oldies on the record player and dance until we were pooped! Some of us still talk about it today - awesome memories!
One of the coolest parts of Game Night is that the family tradition lives on in my home now. Mike and I have Game Night a few times a month, where we take turns picking some kind of activity for just the two of us. It's a wonderful way to relax, laugh, and focus our positive energies together.
Rock Band, anyone? Oh yes, we play that together sometimes... what, you haven't heard of the Burns Band touring the east coast? Or gin rummy (au to Meema). Scrabble (still haven't won one game yet!). Stratego (sigh - another one I can't win). And the list goes on...
There are some games we enjoy that require four or more players, so we have to wait to play those on our friend game nights. But, the point is this: my parents have instilled a sense of old-fashioned fun in me that continues on. I am so grateful they taught me to make time for my family, to engage one another, to support each other, to laugh together and encourage success. Be it pizza or a four-course meal that precedes the event, Game Night is a family tradition that will live on for as long as I can help it.
But Game Night didn't always consist of board games or card games - oh no. Sometimes, when I was REALLY young, we'd have a dance competition with friends or cousins in our basement. Dad was the master DJ and did a great strobe-light impression (it still amazes me how fast he could turn that flashlight off and on!). We'd play oldies on the record player and dance until we were pooped! Some of us still talk about it today - awesome memories!
One of the coolest parts of Game Night is that the family tradition lives on in my home now. Mike and I have Game Night a few times a month, where we take turns picking some kind of activity for just the two of us. It's a wonderful way to relax, laugh, and focus our positive energies together.
Rock Band, anyone? Oh yes, we play that together sometimes... what, you haven't heard of the Burns Band touring the east coast? Or gin rummy (au to Meema). Scrabble (still haven't won one game yet!). Stratego (sigh - another one I can't win). And the list goes on...
There are some games we enjoy that require four or more players, so we have to wait to play those on our friend game nights. But, the point is this: my parents have instilled a sense of old-fashioned fun in me that continues on. I am so grateful they taught me to make time for my family, to engage one another, to support each other, to laugh together and encourage success. Be it pizza or a four-course meal that precedes the event, Game Night is a family tradition that will live on for as long as I can help it.
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