When I was a young girl, the only time we had real family dinners with extended family or friends was on Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter. I think that's probably true of most families but I like today's trend even better. For a couple to plan a nice sit down dinner for family and friends without it being a holiday has become more commonplace. It's a nice way to connect.
Everyone seems to be so busy with work and household so it's a good thing to sometimes just slow down and invite the people you love over for a meal. It doesn't have to be anything special, either...even pizza among loved ones is fun!
The meal will be secondary to the catching up, the conversation, and the hugs. All of these are automatic at any get-together so you can see how beneficial they are.
In the old days, family and neighbors dropped by unannounced quite often but that has really fallen by the wayside. Because our lives are busier now, we've stopped even liking unannounced visitors. It's become imperative to at least call first. This change in habits means that having the occasional non-occasion meal for your loved ones is important now.
We had a lovely Easter dinner yesterday at Nick and Bev's but they've also taken up hosting the occasional family breakfast, too. Anywhere there's food, conversation, and good people is a great place to go! When I'm at the park in Florida, it is full of game evenings and planned group meals which are so much fun.
It's just the "being with people you like or love" that matters and not the occasion.
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